RSPCA Devon Branch

Charity number: 205154
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote kindness and to prevent cruelty to animals by all lawful means. This involves the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of mistreated, abandoned and unwanted animals, support for the RSPCA inspectorate in the branch area and promotion of the work and objects of the National Society.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Devon

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 March 1962: Standard registration
  • 24 July 2014: Funds received from 209547 RSPCA SOUTH DEVON BRANCH
  • 24 July 2017: Funds received from 1159469 ANIMAL REHOMING CENTRE
  • 29 November 2021: Funds received from 207708 ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANI...
  • 08 March 2022: Funds received from 1000072 THE GRETA JOAN MINKS CHARITY
  • 02 May 2024: Funds received from 1011782 MANDY THORNTON MEMORIAL TRUST
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • LITTLE VALLEY ANIMAL SHELTER (Working name)
  • RSPCA EXETER, EAST AND WEST DEVON BRANCH (Working name)
  • ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS EXETER, EAST AND WEST DEVON BRANCH (Previous name)
  • RSPCA - DEVON - EXETER, EAST AND WEST DEVON BRANCH (Previous name)
  • RSPCA - EXETER, EAST AND WEST DEVON BRANCH (Previous name)
  • RSPCA SOUTH EAST AND WEST DEVON BRANCH (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CAROL BARBARA ALLAN Chair
WILLAND VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND
Received: On time
Steven John Wilson Trustee 27 February 2025
None on record
Helaine Hudson Trustee 25 April 2024
None on record
Sarah Cochrane Trustee 30 November 2023
None on record
Evelyn Mundy Trustee 02 June 2016
None on record
ELAINE MCPHAIL Trustee 01 January 2013
ABDUREHMAN BRUNEL CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
MARGARET HARDY Trustee
None on record
MRS JACKIE WILLIAMS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £1.71m £812.45k £1.08m £2.12m £1.77m
Total expenditure £945.92k £1.01m £1.12m £1.44m £1.60m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £199.38k £38.06k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £1.19m £201.53k £434.35k £1.35m £990.70k
Income - Other trading activities £362.35k £512.48k £556.59k £645.34k £592.42k
Income - Charitable activities £34.64k £39.92k £45.13k £47.59k £66.18k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £26.25k £20.46k £45.40k £73.78k £122.37k
Income - Other £93.38k £38.06k £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £1.11m £117.95k £363.42k £1.27m £868.10k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £526.93k £578.14k £1.10m £1.35m £1.58m
Expenditure - Raising funds £387.01k £332.80k £20.77k £87.96k £21.25k
Expenditure - Governance £68.62k £104.36k £0 £0 £31.85k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £11.99k £10.73k £20.77k £19.66k £21.25k
Expenditure - Other £31.99k £95.22k £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Own use assets £2.56m £2.52m £2.47m £2.49m £2.72m
Long-term investments £1.16m £1.26m £2.02m £2.19m £2.39m
Other assets £1.82m £2.68m £1.79m £2.45m £2.35m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £39.91k £63.54k £60.27k £80.72k £96.18k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 19 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 19 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 10 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 10 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 13 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 13 July 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 22 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 22 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
R S P C A
BLACK HAT LANE
BAKERS HILL
EXETER
EX2 9TA
Phone:
01392439898