Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Southport, Ormskirk and District Branch
Analysis
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Southport, Ormskirk and District Branch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southport. 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.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Southport, Ormskirk and District Branch reported income of £653k and spending of £592k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £372k to £653k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 Southport, Ormskirk 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 All Creatures Great and Small (£651k), Moreton-In-Marsh and District Agricultural and Horse Show Society (£655k) and The Leaf Foundation (£646k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 42%, charitable activities 34%, trading 7.8% and investments 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £230k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £896k would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 7.1%
- Legacies 35%
- Charitable activities 34%
- Trading 7.8%
- Investments 1.9%
- Other 14%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the Branch are to promote the work and objects of the National Society of the RSPCA, with particular reference to the area of the Branch. This includes the promotion of kindness and to prevent cruelty to animals and to do such lawful acts as the Society may consider being conducive to the attainment of its objectives.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| All Creatures Great and Small | Cwmbran | £651k |
| Moreton-In-Marsh and District Agricultural and Horse Show Society | Moreton In Marsh | £655k |
| The Leaf Foundation | Kettering | £646k |
| Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Preston and District Branch | Preston | £657k |