Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Central London Branch

Registered charity 248489 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CENTRAL & NORTH EAST LONDON BRANCH, ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CENTRAL, WEST & NORTH EAST LONDON BRANCH, RSPCA - CENTRAL LONDON BRANCH, RSPCA CENTRAL LONDON BRANCH, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Central London

Promoting animal welfare and endeavouring to prevent cruelty to animals in the Central, West and North East areas of London.

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Latest income

£1.6m

Latest spending

£1.8m

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds reduction of £171,901 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by total costs of £1,792,713 against income of £1,590,468. The trustees note that the level of 2025 expenditure is unsustainable due to rising costs, although they have taken steps to reduce the operating deficit. Free reserves available for future projects stood at £284,353, representing 1.9 months of total expenditure, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £284k; policy: three months of operational costs)

“The free reserves represent 1.9 months of total expenditure. The current reserves policy set by trustees is to keep a minimum of 3 months operational costs. We are compliant with the policy if we include designated funds.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£1.6m

Total spending

£1.8m

Cost of raising funds

£999k

Reserves (reported)

£284k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (73% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 62.8% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (23/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (20/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (21/07/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Angela Beatriz Eugenia Hayes · trustee of 1 other charity
Christine Julie Beaumont-Kerridge · trustee of 3 other charities
Daniel Thomas Oliver Caines · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Leigh Chantal Pharand · trustee of 1 other charity
Elena Arau · trustee of 1 other charity
Jennifer Margaret Cranston · trustee of 1 other charity
Mary Jane Kirkby · trustee of 1 other charity
William Dulude · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.6m	£1.8m
31/12/2024	£1.8m	£1.9m
31/12/2023	£2.1m	£2.0m
31/12/2022	£2.0m	£2.1m
31/12/2021	£2.1m	£1.7m

Common questions

Is Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Central London Branch financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds reduction of £171,901 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by total costs of £1,792,713 against income of £1,590,468. The trustees note that the level of 2025 expenditure is unsustainable due to rising costs, although they have taken steps to reduce the operating deficit. Free reserves available for future projects stood at £284,353, representing 1.9 months of total expenditure, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

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 BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

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.

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 Central London Branch	£1.6m	—	below	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - ROCHDALE AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025	£699k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS KENT ISLE OF THANET BRANCH FY2025	£506k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS KENT NORTH WEST BRANCH FY2024	£217k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BURY OLDHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2024	£1.0m	—	below	—	noted
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - HANTS AND SURREY BORDER BRANCH FY2024	£329k	—	above	—	no doubt

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