Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Registered charity 219099 Registered since 1964
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- Amanda Jane Bringans since 2021
- Brenda Shore since 2019
- Ian Jeffrey Jacobs since 2025
- Josie Woodward since 2024
- Karen Harley since 2019
- Mark Wright since 2022
- Sally Hyman since 2025
- Stuart Howells since 2022
3.9y median 4y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Brenda Shore since 2019
- Karen Harley since 2019
9.4y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Amanda Jane Bringans since 2021
- Brenda Shore since 2019
- Josie Woodward since 2024
- Karen Harley since 2019
- Mark Wright since 2022
- Sally Hyman since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Ian Jeffrey Jacobs since 2025
- Stuart Howells since 2022
2
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Animals 8Education/training 2The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 2
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Health and social care 4Business services 2Education 2
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£152.5m latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
7.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 7.0 in 2020
1791 from 1488 in 2020
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Gynaecology Cancer Research Fund 1 shared trustee
- Tough to Talk 1 shared trustee
- Nottinghamshire County Scout Council 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Dogs Trust Similar size; both Animals
- The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals Similar size; both Animals
- Cats Protection Similar size; both Animals
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.rspca.org.uk |
| executive@rspca.org.uk | |
| Phone | 03001234555 |
| Address | R S P C A, Parkside, Chart Way, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1GY |
Finances
£152,530,354 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £116,525,000 | £140,543,000 |
| 2021 | £151,765,000 | £115,448,000 |
| 2022 | £152,107,708 | £126,719,965 |
| 2023 | £151,622,308 | £149,454,737 |
| 2024 | £152,530,354 | £174,418,169 |
What it does
What
AnimalsWho
Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
TO PROMOTE KINDNESS AND TO PREVENT OR SUPPRESS CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
Governing document: R.S.P.C.A. ACTS 1932, 1940 AND 1958
Trustees (8)
8trustees
66median age
0aged 70+
- Amanda Jane Bringansage band 60-64 since 2021
- Brenda Shore since 2019
- Ian Jeffrey Jacobsage band 65-69 since 2025
- Josie Woodward since 2024
- Karen Harley since 2019
- Mark Wright since 2022
- Sally Hyman since 2025
- Stuart Howells since 2022
Connected charities (3)
- Nottinghamshire County Scout Council 1 shared trustee
- Gynaecology Cancer Research Fund 1 shared trustee
- Tough to Talk 1 shared trustee
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