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.

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Latest income
£625k
Latest spending
£510k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £114,698, driven by a significant merger with the Purley Branch which contributed £230,426 in incoming funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £440,846, equating to 12 months of operational expenditure, which exceeds the trustees' stated minimum policy target of 9 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine months of operational expenditure (held: £441k)
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 FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Croydon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£625k£510k
31/12/2023£364k£409k
31/12/2022£354k£325k
31/12/2021£411k£264k
31/12/2020£277k£242k

Common questions

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

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £114,698, driven by a significant merger with the Purley Branch which contributed £230,426 in incoming funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £440,846, equating to 12 months of operational expenditure, which exceeds the trustees' stated minimum policy target of 9 months. Its FY2024 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£625k0unclearno doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS FINCHLEY, GOLDERS GREEN, HENDON AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2024£352k0aboveno doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ESSEX MID & NORTH BRANCH CIO FY2025£1.1m0aboveno doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - HANTS AND SURREY BORDER BRANCH FY2024£329k0aboveno doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WEST DORSET BRANCH FY2025£900k0aboveno doubt
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Central London Branch FY2024£1.8m0unclearno doubt

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