Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bury Oldham and District Branch

Analysis

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bury Oldham and District Branch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bury Oldham and District Branch reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.1m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £877k to £1.7m (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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 Bury Oldham and District Branch sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Freshfields Animal Rescue (£1.7m), Uganda Conservation Foundation (£1.7m) and RSPCA Halifax,Huddersfield,Bradford and District Branch CIO (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 46%, trading 45% and charitable activities 8.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £661k. Charitable activities took 15% of spending and raising funds 83%. Reserves of £522k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.