Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Essex South and Southend Branch
Analysis
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Essex South and Southend Branch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hockley. It was registered in September 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 Essex South and Southend Branch reported income of £304k and spending of £323k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £138k to £304k (+121%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Essex South and Southend Branch sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Country Hill Animal Shelter (£303k), Lincoln Cat Care (£305k) and Thin Blue Paw Foundation (£303k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To prevent suffering and to give renewed quality of life to abandoned and mistreated animals in the Essex South and Southend Area
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Country Hill Animal Shelter | Devon | £303k |
| Lincoln Cat Care | Lincoln | £305k |
| Thin Blue Paw Foundation | Hertfordshire | £303k |
| Racehorse Relief | Helston | £307k |