Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Blackpool and North Lancashire Branch

Analysis

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Blackpool and North Lancashire Branch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poulton-Le-Fylde. It was registered in November 1964, 62 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 and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Blackpool and North Lancashire Branch reported income of £852k and spending of £803k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £846k to £852k (+0.6%), an average of +0.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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 Blackpool and North Lancashire Branch sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Veg Trust Incorporating the Matthew Eyton Animal Welfare Trust (£850k), Yorkshire Cat Rescue (£860k) and Animal Equality (£849k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 79%, trading 11%, charitable activities 7.3% and investments 2.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £628k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £3.9m would cover about 58 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.