Canterbury and District Branch of the RSPCA

Analysis

Canterbury and District Branch of the RSPCA is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Canterbury and District Branch of the RSPCA reported income of £742k and spending of £1.0m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £492k to £742k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Canterbury and District Branch of the RSPCA sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Panthera Wildlife Trust Limited (£723k), British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (£746k) and Stray Aid Ltd (£714k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69% and donations and legacies 30%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £12k. Charitable activities took 74% of spending and raising funds 26%. Reserves of £461k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.