01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 11 May 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £2,004,920
- Latest expenditure
- £2,160,086
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: R S P C A BRISTOL & DISTRICT BRANCH, 48 ALBERT ROAD, ST. PHILIPS, BRISTOL, BS2 0XA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bristolarc.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We are committed to preventing cruelty and promoting kindness to animals. We aim to reduce animal suffering and increase animal well-being through our activities. We do this via our veterinary services in a dedicated veterinary clinic, through re-homing and re-uniting owners of lost animals in our animal home (Bristol Animal Rescue Centre) and through Branch awareness activities.
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
- 4 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,004,920
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,160,086
- 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
- 9 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,694,252
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,867,042
- 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
- 5 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,568,064
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,675,385
- 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
- 8 August 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 August 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,263,186
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,623,114
- 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
- 27 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,878,193
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,501,952
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
- 4 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,004,920
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,160,086
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 89114
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 144
- 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
- 9 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,694,252
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,867,042
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 85583
- 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
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 150
- 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
- 5 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,568,064
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,675,385
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 46600
- 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
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 230
- 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
- 8 August 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,263,186
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,623,114
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 231
- 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
- 27 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,878,193
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,501,952
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 30042
- Income From Government Grants
- £7,054
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 420
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
- 4 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1673613
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 33490
- Income Charitable Activities
- 245011
- Income Investments
- 52791
- Income Other
- 15
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2004920
- Income Legacies
- 1349913
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £392,625
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,767,461
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2160086
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 13707
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 40995
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 779129
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 89169
- Gain Loss Investment
- 117973
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,633,086
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3522425
- Assets Own Use
- 1989820
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1532605
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,878,769
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £123,204
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,277,990
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 123204
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,597,368
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6275351
- Funds Restricted
- 2639
- Funds Total
- 6277990
- Count Employees
- 57
- 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
- 9 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2402738
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 202073
- Income Investments
- 48599
- Income Other
- 40842
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2694252
- Income Legacies
- 2122141
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £249,294
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,578,729
- Expenditure Other
- 39019
- Expenditure Total
- 1867042
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 358566
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 83826
- Gain Loss Investment
- 109913
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,304,653
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3505388
- Assets Own Use
- 2077049
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1428339
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,939,326
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £129,532
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,315,182
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 129532
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £924,168
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6304653
- Funds Restricted
- 10529
- Funds Total
- 6315182
- Count Employees
- 57
- 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
- 5 August 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1322970
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 24587
- Income Charitable Activities
- 177725
- Income Investments
- 42782
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1568064
- Income Legacies
- 1102124
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £279,134
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,396,251
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1675385
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 14658
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 382757
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 83855
- Gain Loss Investment
- 78583
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,130,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3630077
- Assets Own Use
- 2148210
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1481867
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,860,245
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £112,261
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,378,061
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 112261
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £606,106
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5373329
- Funds Restricted
- 4732
- Funds Total
- 5378061
- Count Employees
- 52
- 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
- 8 August 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2011924
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 25876
- Income Charitable Activities
- 182663
- Income Investments
- 42723
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2263186
- Income Legacies
- 1709159
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £267,606
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,355,508
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1623114
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 14916
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 18260
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 322094
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 87169
- Gain Loss Investment
- -255968
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,162,498
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3850008
- Assets Own Use
- 2232065
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1617943
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,693,435
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £136,644
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,406,799
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 136644
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £327,860
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5394564
- Funds Restricted
- 12235
- Funds Total
- 5406799
- Count Employees
- 52
- 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
- 27 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1674686
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 29257
- Income Charitable Activities
- 133807
- Income Investments
- 40443
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1878193
- Income Legacies
- 1415658
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £260,384
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,241,568
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1501952
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 14904
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 25440
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 300501
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 91200
- Gain Loss Investment
- 141428
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,222,695
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3881380
- Assets Own Use
- 2292619
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1588761
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,241,559
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £100,244
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,022,695
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 100244
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £387,604
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5008315
- Funds Restricted
- 14380
- Funds Total
- 5022695
- Count Employees
- 38
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- North Somerset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bristol City
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- South Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BRISTOL AND DISTRICT BRANCH
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-05-11T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- RSPCA BRANCH RULES EFFECTIVE 18 FEBRUARY 2009.
- 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
- CITY AND COUNTY OF BRISTOL.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 245396
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- RSPCA BRISTOL AND DISTRICT BRANCH
- Charity Name Id
- 245392
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- RSPCA - BRISTOL AND DISTRICT BRANCH
- Charity Name Id
- 597604
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BRISTOL ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE (BRISTOL A.R.C.)
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management