01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 4 March 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: RSPCA Taylors Rehoming Centre, Higher Dairy, Kingston Maurward College, KINGSTON MAURWARD, DORCHESTER, DT2 8PY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.rspcawestdorset.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The charity promotes the work and objects of the National RSPCA being to prevent cruelty, promote kindness to and alleviate suffering of animals, in the West Dorset and Axminster Devon area. It takes into care and rehomes unwanted and stray pets, assists owners with payment for veterinary treatment, and contributes to South West regional RSPCA schemes.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dorset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Devon
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WEST DORSET BRANCH CIO
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-03-04T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 04 Mar 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE BRANCH ARE TO PROMOTE THE WORK AND OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, IN THE AREA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICIES OF THE SOCIETY.(THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY (AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME) ARE "TO PROMOTE KINDNESS AND TO PREVENT OR SUPPRESS CRUELTY TO ANIMALS".)
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 710925
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- RSPCA WEST DORSET BRANCH