ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WEST GWYNEDD BRANCH

Registered charity 226126 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RSPCA CAERNARVON - WEST BRANCH, RSPCA Gwynedd, RSPCA WEST GWYNEDD BRANCH

RSPCA West Gwynedd Branch runs an almoning scheme offering free or subsidised neutering of cats and dogs to owners on means-tested benefits, while funds last. We also provide assistance for paying veterinary bills on the same proviso.We re-home cats & kittens.Fund-raising is primarily via our shop at Pwllheli. Details of other activities are given on our website at www.RSPCAWestGwynedd.org.uk

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE BRANCH ARE TO PROMOTE THE WORK AND OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY [ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (219099)], WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE AREA OF THE BRANCH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICIES OF THE SOCIETY.

Area of benefit: WEST GWYNEDD.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Animals · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Gwynedd, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£253k

Latest spending

£140k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that incoming resources significantly increased to £252,949, driven largely by a substantial legacy, while expenditure rose to £140,214. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £392,647, which the trustees assess as providing approximately 2.5 to 3.0 years of reserve capital against current expenditure levels.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two to three years’ expenditure (reserves figure: £393k)

“The trustees have established a policy of holding reserves of unrestricted funds equivalent to two to three years’ expenditure.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by W J Matthews & Son. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 20
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 30
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 20
Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANN ELIZABETH REESchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Alexandra Sarah Rachel Latham · trustee of 1 other charity
DAVID HIBBERT · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr ALUN TUDOR REES · trustee of 2 other charities
Freda HOLME · trustee of 1 other charity
Mair Eluned Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
Osian Gruffydd Richards · trustee of 1 other charity
PATRICIA MARY HIBBERT · trustee of 1 other charity
Rachele Luisa Follini

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

Operates in: Gwynedd

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£253k	£140k
31/12/2024	£106k	£106k
31/12/2023	£92k	£111k
31/12/2022	£95k	£92k
31/12/2021	£100k	£87k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that incoming resources significantly increased to £252,949, driven largely by a substantial legacy, while expenditure rose to £140,214. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £392,647, which the trustees assess as providing approximately 2.5 to 3.0 years of reserve capital against current expenditure levels. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by W J Matthews & Son.

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WEST GWYNEDD BRANCH	£253k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SURREY EAST BRANCH FY2025	£114k	—	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS NORTH WEST LONDON AND SOUTH HERTFORDSHIRE BRANCH CIO FY2025	£1.0m	—	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS NOTTINGHAMSHIRE EAST BRANCH FY2025	£38k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WARRINGTON, HALTON AND ST HELENS BRANCH FY2025	£438k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WEST DORSET BRANCH FY2025	£900k	—	above	—	no doubt

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