Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Derby and District Branch
Analysis
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Derby and District Branch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in August 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Derby and District Branch reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.2m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £847k to £1.4m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 52%. 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 Derby and District Branch sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gables Farm Dogs and Cats Home (£1.4m), Sumatran Orangutan Society (£1.4m) and Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals York, Harrogate And District Branch (£1.3m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 46%, trading 43% and charitable activities 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £263k. Charitable activities took 57% of spending and raising funds 43%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 27%
- Legacies 19%
- Charitable activities 11%
- Trading 43%
- Investments 0.2%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
The charitable objects of the RSPCA are to promote kindness and to prevent or suppress cruelty to animals and to do all such lawful acts as the Society may consider to be conducive or incidental to the attainment of those objectives. Derby & District RSPCA Branch mission is to promote responsible pet ownership and to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome animals in need.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Gables Farm Dogs and Cats Home | Plymouth | £1.4m |
| Sumatran Orangutan Society | Oxfordshire | £1.4m |
| Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals York, Harrogate And District Branch | York | £1.3m |
| Cornwall Animal Hospital Charity | Cornwall | £1.4m |