RSPCA SUNDERLAND, HARTLEPOOL & SOUTH TYNESIDE BRANCH

Charity number: 232265
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Animal welfare support in Sunderland, Hartlepool and South Tyneside (including some areas in County Durham and Gateshead). We provide welfare assistance (signposting and advice), assisted neutering scheme, pet food bank, education and funded vet clinics (criteria apply to all services). This branch does not currently have animal shelter facilities or accept animals from the public.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £145,352
Total expenditure: £171,291

People

4 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Durham
  • Hartlepool
  • South Tyneside
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 December 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • RSPCA DURHAM, HARTLEPOOL AND DISTRICT BRANCH (Working name)
  • ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRSPCA HARTLEPOOL & DISTRICT BRANCH (Previous name)
  • ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS DURHAM, HARTLEPOOL AND DISTRICT BRANCH (Previous name)
  • RSPCA - DURHAM - HARTLEPOOL AND DISTRICT BRANCH (Previous name)
  • RSPCA HARTLEPOOL & DISTRICT BRANCH (Previous name)
  • RSPCA - HARTLEPOOL AND DISTRICT BRANCH (Previous name)
  • RSPCA - HARTLEPOOLS AND DISTRICT BRANCH (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Matthew Shaw Trustee 22 May 2025
None on record
Neil Hewitt Trustee 22 May 2025
None on record
Kathryn Scott Trustee 27 November 2024
None on record
Peter Collins Trustee 27 November 2024
TRUE COLOURS THEATRE
Received: On time

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 £247.94k £82.75k £47.76k £66.21k £145.35k
Total expenditure £376.55k £211.95k £130.43k £147.48k £171.29k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £54.31k £17.03k N/A N/A N/A

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 17 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 17 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 22 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 22 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 27 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 27 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 15 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 15 August 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 22 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 22 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

RSPCA BRANCH RULES EFFECTIVE 1 JANUARY 2003.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE BRANCH ARE TO PROMOTE THE WORK AND OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY [ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (219099)], WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE AREA OF THE BRANCH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICIES OF THE SOCIETY.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

HARTLEPOOL AND DISTRICT.

Contact information

Address:
RSPCA
19 Front Street
CHESTER LE STREET
County Durham
DH3 3BQ
Phone:
01913805636
Email:
enquiries@rspca-sunderland.org.uk
Website:

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