ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS DURHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH

Registered charity 232263 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RSPCA DURHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH

To take animals from the National society Inspectors, to assist the National charity in it's aims of protecting animals and to find homes for those animals which come into our care. To assist with individuals with the care of their animals.

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: DURHAM AND DISTRICT.

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

Latest income

£315k

Latest spending

£329k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £854,969 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet any reduction in incoming resources. The charity reported a net expenditure of £14,399 for the year, resulting in a decrease in fund balances from £869,368 to £854,969. The trustees maintain that the existing reserves are prudent and allow for flexibility in reacting to events and meeting lease obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months of running costs (reserves figure: £855k)

“The trustees consider that holding twelve months of running costs to be an appropriate level of 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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest 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: 25
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Volunteers: 21

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

Volunteers: 15
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Brian Folkard
CHRISTINE CECILIA WHILLIS
KATHLEEN JUDITH MYATT
PAULINE BARTLETT · trustee of 1 other charity
Susan Fleming · trustee of 1 other charity
Susan Khan · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£315k	£329k
31/12/2024	£339k	£323k
31/12/2023	£341k	£395k
31/12/2022	£331k	£362k
31/12/2021	£378k	£293k

Common questions

Is ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS DURHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £854,969 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet any reduction in incoming resources. The charity reported a net expenditure of £14,399 for the year, resulting in a decrease in fund balances from £869,368 to £854,969. The trustees maintain that the existing reserves are prudent and allow for flexibility in reacting to events and meeting lease obligations. 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
PROJECT GIVING BACK	1	£324k
PHILIP BREEZE WILL TRUST	1	£10k

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 - ROCHDALE AND DISTRICT BRANCH.

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - ROCHDALE AND DISTRICT BRANCH income £699k
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS PRESTON AND DISTRICT BRANCH income £657k
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CRAVEN AND UPPER WHARFEDALE BRANCH income £55k
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BARNSLEY AND DISTRICT BRANCH income £171k
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS income £171.5m
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CAMBRIDGE AND DISTRICT BRANCH income £386k

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 DURHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH	£315k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - ROCHDALE AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025	£699k	—	0	unclear	—	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 CRAVEN AND UPPER WHARFEDALE BRANCH FY2025	£55k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BARNSLEY AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025	£171k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS FY2025	£171.5m	—	151	above	—	no doubt

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