Health & Wellbeing Community & Social Justice 2024
RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)

Trustees' Report and Accounts 2024

The RSPCA is the world's oldest and largest animal welfare charity, operating across England and Wales since 1824. In 2024, 61,000 cruelty complaints were investigated; 527 animal abusers were convicted; 47,966 animals received personalised care; 26,294 animals were rehomed; 5,989 wild animals were returned to the wild; and 200,000+ members of the public used the online triage tool. Total income was £152.5m; total expenditure £174.4m. Five new animal welfare laws were secured including a ban on live animal exports.

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Animal rescue and care (inspectorate, animal rescue volunteers, wildlife centres, animal hospitals, rehoming centres); RSPCA Assured farm welfare scheme (nearly 4,000 farms); advocacy and lobbying; prevention and education (WildThings, school programmes, Duke of Edinburgh); online triage system; community support (pet food banks, Community Paws events); RSPCA branches (134 branches, 48 animal centres, 25 clinics); RSPCA Trading; RSPCA Europe Custom geography from upload: England and Wales

📊Key Metrics

61,000 cruelty complaints investigated; 527 convictions secured; 40% more urgent cruelty/neglect cases attended following launch of online triage tool Key Metric 1
47,966 animals received personalised care; 26,294 animals rehomed; 5,989 injured/orphaned wild animals returned to the wild; 13,637 wild animals taken in Key Metric 2
200,000+ people used the new online triage tool; 800,000+ people in millions-strong movement; 424,000 regular giving supporters; 4,644 new volunteers welcomed; total income £152.5m Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Five new animal welfare laws achieved in 2024: ban on live animal exports; CCTV in Welsh slaughterhouses; Pet Abduction Act (pet theft now a crime); cat microchipping law; primates licensing scheme; Government committed to phasing out animal experiments
  • Online triage tool launched August 2024 — response times dropped 42% for high-need animals; 200,000+ people empowered to help animals themselves; rebrand launched in 200th anniversary year attracted 11,000% increase in career searches
  • Net expenditure of £9.5m in 2024 (vs £13.7m surplus in 2023) due to increased animal centre/hospital costs and digital transformation investment; legacy income £89.7m; RSPCA Assured commissioned second independent review following media scrutiny; 200th anniversary marked with rebrand and refreshed 10-year strategy

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