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

Analysis

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Preston and District Branch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. 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.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Preston and District Branch reported income of £657k and spending of £603k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £498k to £657k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Preston and District 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 Moreton-In-Marsh and District Agricultural and Horse Show Society (£655k), F.a.i.t.h. (For Animals in Trouble There's Hope) (£660k) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Southport, Ormskirk and District Branch (£653k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 50% and charitable activities 49%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £262k. Charitable activities took 64% of spending and raising funds 35%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 22 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.