Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Wirral and Chester Branch
Analysis
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Wirral and Chester Branch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wallasey. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Wirral and Chester Branch reported income of £764k and spending of £475k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £383k to £764k (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 99%. 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 Wirral and Chester Branch 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 The Shark Trust (£764k), The British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre (£772k) and Dogs' Friends (£760k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74%, charitable activities 21% and trading 5.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £462k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 32 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 13%
- Legacies 61%
- Charitable activities 21%
- Trading 5.6%
- Investments 0.4%
- Other 0.0%
In the charity's own words
TO PROMOTE THE WORK & OBJECTIVES OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY - TO PROMOTE KINDNESS AND TO PREVENT OR SUPPRESS CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, BY ALL LAWFUL MEANS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICIES OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY AND BRANCH IN PLACE AT ANY TIME AND WITHIN THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO US.TO RAISE FUNDS TOWARDS OPERATING COSTS AND TO CARRY OUT LOCAL ANIMAL WELFARE WORK.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Shark Trust | Devon | £764k |
| The British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre | Lancaster | £772k |
| Dogs' Friends | Wells | £760k |
| Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour Limited | Sheffield | £773k |