Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Cotswolds, Gloucester & District Branch

Analysis

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Cotswolds, Gloucester & District Branch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in July 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Cotswolds, Gloucester & District Branch reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.1m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.2m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Cotswolds, Gloucester & District Branch sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dogs Trust Legacy (£2.2m), Shrimp Welfare Project Ltd (£2.2m) and The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 65%, donations and legacies 23%, charitable activities 7.0% and investments 4.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £426k. Charitable activities took 46% of spending and raising funds 53%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 54 people.