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ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SHEFFIELD BRANCH

Registered charity 225570 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RSPCA - SHEFFIELD BRANCH, RSPCA SHEFFIELD BRANCH, SHEFFIELD ANIMAL SHELTER

Animal welfare, providing a rehoming programme for unwanted and abandoned animals, as well as a Welfare Clinic providing reduced-cost preventative veterinary care for pet owners on a low income

Causes: Animals · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£939k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net income increase to £155,693, driven by higher legacies and donations, while total funds grew to £5,940,811. Unrestricted reserves stood at £2,661,681, which the trustees describe as a 'heavy surplus' that they are actively seeking to invest for future animal care. The accounts confirm adequate resources to continue operations with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: £60,001 - £70,000 1” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: £60,001 - £70,000 1” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: more than 12 months of the operating costs (held: £2.7m)
“We are holding more than 12 months of the operating costs as our reserve target”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kingswood Allotts Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Sheffield City CouncilThe Provision of Dog Kennelling Services -Lease of Kennels——

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£939k
Cost of raising funds
£237k
Reserves (reported)
£2.7m
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~34.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 21.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.1m£939k
31/12/2023£804k£713k
31/12/2022£678k£650k
31/12/2021£801k£575k
31/12/2020£1.2m£808k

Common questions

Is ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SHEFFIELD BRANCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a net income increase to £155,693, driven by higher legacies and donations, while total funds grew to £5,940,811. Unrestricted reserves stood at £2,661,681, which the trustees describe as a 'heavy surplus' that they are actively seeking to invest for future animal care. The accounts confirm adequate resources to continue operations with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Kingswood Allotts Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SHEFFIELD BRANCH earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED1£2k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CAMBRIDGE AND DISTRICT BRANCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SHEFFIELD BRANCH£1.1m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CAMBRIDGE AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025£386k—0above—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS COVENTRY AND DISTRICT BRANCH CIO FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS LEEDS, WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS NORWICH BRANCH CIO FY2025£2.3m—0below—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ESSEX MID & NORTH BRANCH CIO FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt

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