RSPCA Assured Limited
Analysis
RSPCA Assured Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Horsham. It was registered in December 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02723670). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, RSPCA Assured Limited reported income of £6.6m and spending of £7.0m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.5m to £6.6m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, RSPCA Assured Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Small Animal Veterinary Association (£6.2m), Farplace Animal Rescue (£7.0m) and The Mare and Foal Sanctuary (£6.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 3.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £204k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 64 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Legacies 3.1%
- Charitable activities 97%
- Investments 0.3%
In the charity's own words
To prevent cruelty to animals by the promotion of humane farming, transportation, slaughter, and marketing of farm animals, in particular but without prejudice to generality of the foregoing, by implementing a set of rearing and handling standards approved and amended from time to time by the The Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals ("The RSPCA").
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| British Small Animal Veterinary Association | Gloucester | £6.2m |
| Farplace Animal Rescue | Tyne And Wear | £7.0m |
| The Mare and Foal Sanctuary | Devon | £6.0m |
| Environmental Investigation Agency UK | London | £7.1m |