CCEW Charity Commission profile

RSPCA Devon Branch

Registered charity 205154 · organisation 205154

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
28 March 1962
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£2,445,656
Latest expenditure
£1,929,904
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: R S P C A, BLACK HAT LANE, BAKERS HILL, EXETER, EX2 9TA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.rspca-littlevalley.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
11 September 2026
Date Accounts Received
11 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,445,656
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,929,904
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
19 August 2025
Date Accounts Received
19 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,771,668
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,598,303
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
10 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
10 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,119,602
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,435,204
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
13 July 2023
Date Accounts Received
13 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,081,477
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,116,409
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
22 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
22 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£812,445
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,006,163

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
11 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,445,656
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,929,904
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
160
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
19 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,771,668
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,598,303
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
180
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
10 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,119,602
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,435,204
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
0
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
100
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
13 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,081,477
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,116,409
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
80
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
22 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£812,445
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,006,163
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£38,062
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
30

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
11 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
1740192
Income Other Trading Activities
571705
Income Charitable Activities
50640
Income Investments
83119
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2445656
Income Legacies
1502360
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£9,586
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,920,318
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1929904
Expenditure Investment Management
9586
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
294671
Expenditure Support Costs
294671
Expenditure Depreciation
111476
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
212227
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£6,938,193
Assets Total Fixed
5731585
Assets Own Use
3106251
Assets Long Term Investment
2625334
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,489,821
Assets Total Liabilities
£124,600
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£8,096,806
Creditors One Year Total Current
124600
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,592,116
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
6938108
Funds Restricted
1158698
Funds Total
8096806
Count Employees
44
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
19 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
990701
Income Other Trading Activities
592418
Income Charitable Activities
66178
Income Investments
122371
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1771668
Income Legacies
868098
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£21,245
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,577,058
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1598303
Expenditure Investment Management
21245
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
31854
Expenditure Support Costs
179008
Expenditure Depreciation
85197
Gain Loss Investment
155950
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,480,948
Assets Total Fixed
5114967
Assets Own Use
2722273
Assets Long Term Investment
2392694
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,350,127
Assets Total Liabilities
£96,182
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£7,368,912
Creditors One Year Total Current
96182
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,090,335
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
6342448
Funds Restricted
1026464
Funds Total
7368912
Count Employees
42
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
10 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1352895
Income Other Trading Activities
645335
Income Charitable Activities
47593
Income Investments
73779
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2119602
Income Legacies
1267605
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£87,959
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,347,245
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1435204
Expenditure Investment Management
19660
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
179794
Expenditure Depreciation
78905
Gain Loss Investment
136506
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£7,039,597
Assets Total Fixed
4674917
Assets Own Use
2488991
Assets Long Term Investment
2185926
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,445,400
Assets Total Liabilities
£80,720
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£7,039,597
Creditors One Year Total Current
62470
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
18250
Assets Cash
£2,269,172
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
6079682
Funds Restricted
959915
Funds Total
7039597
Count Employees
41
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
13 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
434354
Income Other Trading Activities
556594
Income Charitable Activities
45133
Income Investments
45396
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1081477
Income Legacies
363416
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£20,767
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,095,642
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1116409
Expenditure Investment Management
20767
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
174231
Expenditure Depreciation
61666
Gain Loss Investment
-214033
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,694,666
Assets Total Fixed
4493052
Assets Own Use
2471375
Assets Long Term Investment
2021677
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,785,912
Assets Total Liabilities
£60,271
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,218,693
Creditors One Year Total Current
60271
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,660,388
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5324041
Funds Restricted
894652
Funds Total
6218693
Count Employees
34
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
22 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
201526
Income Other Trading Activities
512484
Income Charitable Activities
39917
Income Investments
20456
Income Other
38062
Income Total Income And Endowments
812445
Income Legacies
117949
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£332,800
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£578,139
Expenditure Other
95224
Expenditure Total
1006163
Expenditure Investment Management
10728
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
104363
Expenditure Support Costs
208727
Expenditure Depreciation
90439
Gain Loss Investment
91082
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£6,390,882
Assets Total Fixed
3771513
Assets Own Use
2515248
Assets Long Term Investment
1256265
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,682,906
Assets Total Liabilities
£63,537
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,390,882
Creditors One Year Total Current
63537
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£926,647
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5353553
Funds Restricted
1037329
Funds Total
6390882
Count Employees
31
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Devon
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
111
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Animals
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
RSPCA Devon Branch
Charity Event Order
6
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-05-02T00:00:00
Reason
Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number
1011782
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1011782
Assoc Charity Name
MANDY THORNTON MEMORIAL TRUST
Charity Name
RSPCA Devon Branch
Charity Event Order
5
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2022-03-08T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number
1000072
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1000072
Assoc Charity Name
THE GRETA JOAN MINKS CHARITY
Charity Name
RSPCA Devon Branch
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1962-03-28T00:00:00
Charity Name
RSPCA Devon Branch
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2014-07-24T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
209547
Assoc Registered Charity Number
209547
Assoc Charity Name
RSPCA SOUTH DEVON BRANCH
Charity Name
RSPCA Devon Branch
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2017-07-24T00:00:00
Reason
Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number
5053572
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1159469
Assoc Charity Name
ANIMAL REHOMING CENTRE
Charity Name
RSPCA Devon Branch
Charity Event Order
4
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2021-11-29T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number
207708
Assoc Registered Charity Number
207708
Assoc Charity Name
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS NORTH DEVON BRANCH

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
RSPCA BRANCH RULES EFFECTIVE 18/02/2009 AS AMENDED 26/09/2012 as amended on 20 May 2021
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
SOUTH EAST AND WEST DEVON.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
235112
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS EXETER, EAST AND WEST DEVON BRANCH
Charity Name Id
235148
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
RSPCA EXETER, EAST AND WEST DEVON BRANCH
Charity Name Id
235116
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
RSPCA - DEVON - EXETER, EAST AND WEST DEVON BRANCH
Charity Name Id
565501
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
LITTLE VALLEY ANIMAL SHELTER
Charity Name Id
532713
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
RSPCA SOUTH EAST AND WEST DEVON BRANCH
Charity Name Id
235142
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
RSPCA - EXETER, EAST AND WEST DEVON BRANCH

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures