TRUSTEES' REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2024 63
Unrestricted funds
Restricted
funds
(Direct)
£'000
Endowment
funds
(Direct)
£'000
Total
2024
£'000
Total
2023
£'000
Direct
£'000
Support
costs
£'000
Total
£'000
3. Expenditure
a) Charitable activities
CHARITY
Field animal welfare:
Hospitals and animal centres 30,965 15,514 46,479 3,301 - 49,780 44,209
Inspectorate 35,105 10,910 46,015 638 - 46,653 44,888
Prosecutions - animal care 6,163 636 6,799 13 - 6,812 4,425
Support to branches 10,760 902 11,662 49 - 11,711 8,041
Prosecutions - legal 4,124 314 4,438 - - 4,438 4,817
Campaigns, communications, publications 7,292 1,614 8,906 - - 8,906 6,732
Science 1,126 602 1,728 212 - 1,940 1,862
Education 1,309 652 1,961 117 - 2,078 1,749
International 4 52 56 951 - 1,007 956
RSPCA total cost of charitable activities 96,848 31,196 128,044 5,281 - 133,325 117,679
GROUP
Field animal welfare:
Hospitals and animal centres 30,848 15,514 46,362 3,301 - 49,663 43,855
Inspectorate 35,105 10,910 46,015 638 - 46,653 44,888
Prosecutions - animal care 6,163 636 6,799 13 - 6,812 4,425
Support to branches 10,760 902 11,662 49 - 11,711 8,041
Prosecutions - legal 4,124 314 4,438 - - 4,438 4,817
Campaigns, communications, publications 7,292 1,614 8,906 - - 8,906 6,732
Science 1,126 602 1,728 212 - 1,940 1,862
Education 1,309 652 1,961 117 - 2,078 1,749
International 4 52 56 951 - 1,007 956
RSPCA charity total costs
of charitable activities
96,731 31,196 127,927 5,281 - 133,208 117,325
RSPCA Assured Ltd charitable expenditure - - - 5,953 - 5,953 5,390
RSPCA Europe charitable expenditure 9 - 9 - - 9
Total group costs of charitable activities 96,740 31,196 127,936 11,234 - 139,170 122,715
Expenditure on charitable activities in 2023 for the group (charity) was £122,714k (£117,677k), of which £108,529k (£108,884k) was unrestricted and
£14,185k (£8,795k) was restricted.