ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH DERBYSHIRE BRANCH

Registered charity 226142 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RSPCA - CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH DERBYSHIRE BRANCH, RSPCA CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH DERBYSHIRE BRANCH

The RSPCA Chesterfield & North Derbyshire Branch is a separately registered branch of the RSPCA. We carry out our animal welfare work in the areas of Chesterfield and North Derbyshire. Our main aim is to take in mistreated, abandoned and unwanted animals and find them new permanent homes. We also carry out activities to promote responsible pet ownership.

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: CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH DERBYSHIRE.

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

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Registered contact address: Chesterfield, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£303k

Latest spending

£372k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity has ceased its active operations and is no longer a going concern following the transfer of its activities to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,181,160 at year-end, which is significantly above the stated reserves policy target of an agreed £100 reserve.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: an agreed £100 reserve once all other assets have transferred (reserves figure: £2.2m)

“Apart from the assets not transferred due to legal formalities and an agreed £100 reserve once all other assets have transferred no other amounts are to be held” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)

“Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on the basis that it has ceased it's activities and is no longer a going concern.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations and goods from trustees/KMP

“Trustees and Key Management Personnel purchased goods from and made donations to the Branch during the year.” — page 23

“During the year grants amounting to £20,519 (2024 - £22,316) were received from the Society.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grants from National Society

“Trustees and Key Management Personnel purchased goods from and made donations to the Branch during the year.” — page 23

“During the year grants amounting to £20,519 (2024 - £22,316) were received from the Society.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Boarding income from National Society

“Trustees and Key Management Personnel purchased goods from and made donations to the Branch during the year.” — page 23

“During the year grants amounting to £20,519 (2024 - £22,316) were received from the Society.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Purchases from National Society

“Trustees and Key Management Personnel purchased goods from and made donations to the Branch during the year.” — page 23

“During the year grants amounting to £20,519 (2024 - £22,316) were received from the Society.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Matter of concern identified by examiner

“I have identified a matter of concern. The trustees, together with the national RSPCA, consider that the charity’s objectives of preventing cruelty to animals can be more effectively achieved through operation within a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). Consequently, disclosed in Notes 1.2 and 15, the charity ceased operations on 13 August 2025” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → not a going concern (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting 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: 100

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

Volunteers: 70
Government income: £10,377 — grants £10,377 (1); 1% of the £733,231 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 70
Government income: £11,344 — grants £11,344 (1); 2% of the £616,020 total gross income on the same return

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

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

Total income

£733k

Total spending

£551k

Cost of raising funds

£89k

Reserves (reported)

£1.1m

Employees

15

Reported reserves equal ~23.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 12.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

LESLIE WILKINSchair · trustee of 1 other charity
GEORGINA FRANCIS · trustee of 1 other charity
LISA BRAILSFORD
MICHAEL PINDER · trustee of 1 other charity
PETER CASHFORD
SARAH ELIZABETH WILSON · trustee of 1 other charity
STEPHANIE JANE BALL · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£303k	£372k
31/12/2024	£733k	£551k
31/12/2023	£616k	£509k
31/12/2022	£339k	£434k
31/12/2021	£471k	£455k

Common questions

Is ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH DERBYSHIRE BRANCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity has ceased its active operations and is no longer a going concern following the transfer of its activities to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,181,160 at year-end, which is significantly above the stated reserves policy target of an agreed £100 reserve. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE WILFRED AND ELSIE ELKES CHARITY FUND	1	£48k

Charities like this

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH DERBYSHIRE BRANCH	£303k	—	0	above	—	not going concern
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS DERBY AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025	£1.4m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS NORTH WEST LONDON AND SOUTH HERTFORDSHIRE BRANCH CIO FY2025	£1.0m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WEST DORSET BRANCH FY2025	£900k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS STAFFORDSHIRE NORTH BRANCH CIO FY2025	£384k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SURREY EAST BRANCH FY2025	£114k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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