RSPCA Burton upon Trent & District Branch

Analysis

RSPCA Burton upon Trent & District Branch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burton-on-Trent. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, RSPCA Burton upon Trent & District Branch reported income of £518k and spending of £625k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £445k to £518k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 141%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, RSPCA Burton upon Trent & District Branch sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pawprints Dog Rescue (£518k), Barn Owl Trust (£521k) and Spaniel Aid CIO (£517k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 44%, charitable activities 30% and donations and legacies 26%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £26k. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 29%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.