Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Central London Branch

Analysis

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Central London Branch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Enfield. It was registered in July 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Central London Branch reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.8m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.1m to £1.6m (-24%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Central London Branch sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Hillingdon, Slough, Windsor , Kingston and District Branch (£1.6m), Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Suffolk Central Branch (£1.6m) and Forever Hounds Trust (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 73%, charitable activities 18%, donations and legacies 6.9% and investments 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4,363. Charitable activities took 44% of spending and raising funds 56%. Reserves of £284k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 49 people.