ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CHILTERN BRANCH

Registered charity 275326 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS MID BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BRANCH, RSPCA MID BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BRANCH · filing overdue (register status)

The promotion of animal welfare in the Branch area, principally by rehoming unwanted / rescued animals and providing financial assistance for veterinary treatments to those on means tested benefits.

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: CHILTERN

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: Buckinghamshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £24,305 for the year ended 31 December 2024, compared to a deficit of £36,368 in the prior year. The charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £165,021, which the trustees aim to maintain to cover annual activity costs. The trustees identify recruiting new trustees and a branch manager as key future steps to support operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity 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.

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 20/11/2024, 20 days after the 31/10/2024 due date); year ending 31/12/2022 (received 07/04/2024, 159 days after the 31/10/2023 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 31/03/2023, 151 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).

1 further annual return is past its due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Shane Grahamchair
• Lisa Palmer
• Lisa Wagstaff
• Lucy Baker
• Rebecca Aitken

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BATH AND DISTRICT BRANCH income £2.9m
• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS HEREFORDSHIRE BRANCH income £70k
• 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 COVENTRY AND DISTRICT BRANCH CIO income £1.3m
• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS PRESTON AND DISTRICT BRANCH income £657k
• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS KENT WEST BRANCH income £35k

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