Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bath and District Branch

Analysis

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bath and District Branch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in July 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bath and District Branch reported income of £2.9m and spending of £3.2m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £2.9m (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bath and District Branch sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Windmill Hill City Farm Limited (£2.8m), Lincolnshire Agricultural Society (£2.9m) and Happy Doggo (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 65%, trading 16%, charitable activities 8.8% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.3m. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 21%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 69 people.