ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS NEWCASTLE AND NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND BRANCH

Registered charity 232240 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RSPCA - NEWCASTLE AND NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND BRANCH, RSPCA - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE BRANCH, RSPCA NEWCASTLE AND NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND BRANCH

To promote animal welfare in the Branch area

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: NEWCASTLE AND NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND.

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

Causes: Animals · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Northumberland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£406k

Latest spending

£267k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £138,379 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £405,696 against expenditure of £267,349. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,880,710, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of 24 months' reserves. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 24 months reserves (reserves figure: £1.9m)

“The Reserves Policy set in 2005 stated that the Branch would aim to have 24 months reserves.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Paying staff
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: 40

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

Volunteers: 40

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

Volunteers: 40

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — RSPCA Newcastle and North Northumberland Branch (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

PETER JAMES MAUGHANchair
ANN MARIE MURPHY
CLAIRE ANGELA SIMPSON
Callum Brown
HELEN EKHORELEN
Irene Davidson

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

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Northumberland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£406k	£267k
31/12/2024	£416k	£257k
31/12/2023	£382k	£245k
31/12/2022	£494k	£253k
31/12/2021	£220k	£221k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £138,379 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £405,696 against expenditure of £267,349. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,880,710, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of 24 months' reserves. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Community Foundation North East	16/12/2021	£13k	A grant to RSPCA

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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 NEWCASTLE AND NORTH NORTHUMBERLAND BRANCH	£406k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS PRESTON AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025	£657k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BLACKPOOL AND NORTH LANCASHIRE BRANCH FY2025	£852k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals North Wiltshire and Newbury District Branch FY2024	£0	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS LONDON SOUTH EAST BRANCH FY2025	£398k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH DERBYSHIRE BRANCH CIO FY2025	£415k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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