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RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch

Registered charity 222621 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS LEICESTERSHIRE BRANCH, RSPCA LEICESTER AND SOUTH LEICESTERSHIRE BRANCH, RSPCA LEICESTERSHIRE BRANCH, RSPCA Woodside, WOODSIDE ANIMAL CENTRE

We promote animal welfare and allieviate unnecessary suffering through education and support. Woodside Animal Centre is also an active force in achieving responsible pet ownership and responsible attitudes to all animals. We rehome (or return to the wild) and rehabilitate (where possible) animals bought to the centre.

Causes: Education/training · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity delivered a positive financial performance with total incoming resources increasing to £2,615,376 and unrestricted funds rising to £4,121,135. The trustees confirm the charity is in a stable financial position with adequate resources to continue operations, supported by stable cash balances and increased investments. The charity maintains free reserves equivalent to 9 months of expenditure, which exceeds its stated prudent policy target.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 9 months of expenditure (held: £4.1m)
“the Management Committee considers it prudent to maintain liquid or similar reserves equivalent to 9 months‘ expenditure as set out in the Statement of Financial Activities.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: RSPCA Woodside Trading Limited
“On the 29th April 2025 RSPCA Woodside Trading Limited was incorporated as a subsidiary of RSPCA — Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

What the charity says about itself

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

The provided text is a sustainability section of a report, not a full annual impact report. It contains no verifiable claims about animal welfare impact (e.g., animals rehomed, people helped). It only contains factual claims about the charity's operational baseline and future commitments. Per instructions, unverifiable quotes (like 'crucial step towards lasting change') are discarded. The remaining quotes are factual operational data.
“We employ over 70 staff and are supported by more than 300 volunteers”
Factual claim about operational scale.
“We run eight charity shops across Leicestershire, Rutland and Peterborough”
Factual claim about carbon baseline data.
“Our total Scope 1 and 2 emissions are 45 tonnes CO₂e”
Factual claim about current vehicle fleet status.
“We operate three vehicles for transporting donations between sites, none of these vehicles are electric”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — RSPCA Leicestershire Branch (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.7m
Total spending
£2.5m
Cost of raising funds
£441k
Reserves (reported)
£3.3m
Employees
71

Reported reserves equal ~15.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 16.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire · Peterborough City · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.6m£2.5m
31/12/2024£1.8m£2.2m
31/12/2023£1.8m£1.7m
31/12/2022£1.8m£1.5m
31/12/2021£1.3m£1.2m

Common questions

Is RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity delivered a positive financial performance with total incoming resources increasing to £2,615,376 and unrestricted funds rising to £4,121,135. The trustees confirm the charity is in a stable financial position with adequate resources to continue operations, supported by stable cash balances and increased investments. The charity maintains free reserves equivalent to 9 months of expenditure, which exceeds its stated prudent policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch£2.6m——unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BOURNEMOUTH, NEW FOREST AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025£273k—0above—no doubt
CANTERBURY AND DISTRICT BRANCH OF THE RSPCA FY2025£742k—0above—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS LEEDS, WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
WEST HATCH ANIMAL CENTRE FRIENDS GROUP (RSPCA) FY2025£168k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SUFFOLK CENTRAL BRANCH FY2025£1.6m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.