Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals York, Harrogate And District Branch

Analysis

Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals York, Harrogate And District Branch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals York, Harrogate And District Branch reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.0m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £950k to £1.3m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 York, Harrogate 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 Dogstar Foundation (£1.3m), Gables Farm Dogs and Cats Home (£1.4m) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Cornwall Branch (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 42%, trading 29%, charitable activities 24% and investments 4.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £387k. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £300k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.