Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Manchester and Salford Branch

Analysis

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Manchester and Salford Branch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Manchester and Salford Branch reported income of £660k and spending of £798k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £470k to £660k (+40%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 Manchester and Salford Branch sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include F.a.i.t.h. (For Animals in Trouble There's Hope) (£660k), South Cumbria Rivers Trust Limited (£663k) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Preston and District Branch (£657k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 72%, donations and legacies 23% and charitable activities 4.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4,612. Charitable activities took 47% of spending and raising funds 53%. Reserves of £323k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.