ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS FURNESS AND BARROW BRANCH

Registered charity 232247 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RSPCA - FURNESS AND BARROW BRANCH, RSPCA FURNESS AND BARROW BRANCH

Providing advice, animal welfare and rehoming assistance for animals in need in the branch area. Provide kennelling and care for animals which are considered to have a welfare need and which usually come to us via the RSPCA Inspectorate. Provide financial assistance towards neutering and veterinary treatment through a voucher system for members of the public who are on certain specified benefit.

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: BARROW AND FURNESS.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the branch held unrestricted funds of £256,178 at the end of the year, an increase from £244,475 the previous year, despite reporting an excess of income over expenditure of only £11,703. The branch received just under £12,000 from donations and fundraising events and paid £9,810 through its voucher scheme to assist the public with veterinary costs. The independent examiner reported no matters coming to their attention regarding the preparation of the accounts or compliance with accounting requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHELLE ROUNDchair
• Alexandra Reid
• Audrey Round
• Claire Rigg
• Eve Brockway
• Kath Unwin
• MANDY CHRISTOPHER
• Rhianna Todd

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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