TRUSTEES' REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2022
58
Total
2022
£'000
Total
2021
£'000
3. Expenditure (continued)
c) Support, governance and administration costs
CHARITY AND GROUP
Governance 1,740 918
Finance, transformation and supporter service 6,592 4,307
Headquarters services 1,843 1,030
Central information technology and communications 6,584 5,984
Legal 578 488
Human resources and training 6,285 4,847
Property, printing, purchases and transport 737 939
Total support, governance and administration costs 24,359 18,513
Allocation of support and governance costs
Total cost 24,359 18,513
Charitable activities (22,331) (17,062)
Raising funds (2,028) (1,451)
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d) Grants payable
CHARITY AND GROUP
Expenditure on charitable activities includes the following grants payable:
Support to branches* 4,354 4,142
Science, international, other 407 625
Total grants payable included in charitable activities 4,761 4,767
Recipients of institutional grants:
RSPCA branches - door-to-door grants 3,904 3,993
RSPCA branches - neutering grants 102 149
RSPCA branches - other grants 348 -
Other 407 625
Total institutional grants paid 4,761 4,767
* Support to branches is made up of the shared fundraising income grant (£3,904k) and other grants payable to branches (£450k).
Notes to the accounts continued
Year ended 31 December 2022