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ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SOUTH LONDON BRANCH

Registered charity 276861 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CROYDON AND CRYSTAL PALACE BRANCH RSPCA, ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CROYDON, CRYSTAL PALACE AND DISTRICT BRANCH, RSPCA CROYDON, CRYSTAL PALACE AND DISTRICT BRANCH, RSPCA Croydon, RSPCA SOUTH LONDON BRANCH, RSPCA South London

ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR PET NEUTERING AND MICROCHIPPING. ASSIST PEOPLE ON A LOW INCOME WITH PET TREATMENT COSTS. PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP. CONDUCT RSPCA HOME VISITS FOR REHOMING PURPOSES. WE WORK IN CROYDON, CRYSTAL PALACE AND DISTRICT AREAS.

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: CROYDON, CRYSTAL PALACE AND DISTRICT.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£333k
Latest spending
£326k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity transferred all assets and operations to a successor CIO entity and has ceased operations, with financial statements prepared on a basis appropriate for an entity that has wound up. The charity ended the period with a profit of £6,962 and held unrestricted reserves of £453,610, which were transferred to the new entity. The trustees noted that the CIO entity holds free reserves equal to 13 months of operational expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 9 months’ operational expenditure (held: £454k)
“The Trustees have looked at the current level of free reserves and feel they should be at a minimum level of 9 months’ operational expenditure.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“Following the transfer of assets, liabilities and operations to the CIO detailed in note 3 of the financial statements, the Trustees intend to complete the winding up of the Charity. Accordingly the financial statements have been prepared on a basis appropriate to an entity that has ceased operations.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£625k
Total spending
£510k
Cost of raising funds
£297k
Reserves (reported)
£441k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~10.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (60% 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: 47.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.0%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Croydon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£333k£326k
31/12/2024£625k£510k
31/12/2023£364k£409k
31/12/2022£354k£325k
31/12/2021£411k£264k

Common questions

Is ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SOUTH LONDON BRANCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity transferred all assets and operations to a successor CIO entity and has ceased operations, with financial statements prepared on a basis appropriate for an entity that has wound up. The charity ended the period with a profit of £6,962 and held unrestricted reserves of £453,610, which were transferred to the new entity. The trustees noted that the CIO entity holds free reserves equal to 13 months of operational expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS FINCHLEY, GOLDERS GREEN, HENDON AND DISTRICT BRANCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SOUTH LONDON BRANCH£333k—0unclear—not going concern
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS FINCHLEY, GOLDERS GREEN, HENDON AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025£310k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ESSEX MID & NORTH BRANCH CIO FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - HANTS AND SURREY BORDER BRANCH FY2024£329k—0above—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WEST DORSET BRANCH FY2025£900k—0above—no doubt
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Central London Branch FY2025£1.6m—0below—no doubt

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