TRUSTEES' REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2024
64
Total
2024
£'000
Total
2023
£'000
3. Expenditure continued
a) Charitable activities continued
CHARITY AND GROUP
Support to branches:
Branch support officers 2,647 2,351
Shared fundraising income grant* 3,471 3,650
Grants 1,058 354
Cost of sales 627 1,013
Boarding support 3,018 -
Other support 890 673
Total support to branches 11,711 8,041
*The shared fundraising income is a fixed rate payment to all branches based on the income collected by the RSPCA from door-to-door campaigns.
Unrestricted funds
Restricted
funds
£'000
Endowment
funds
£'000
Total
2024
£'000
Total
2023
£'000
Direct
£'000
Support
costs
£'000
Total
£'000
b) Raising funds
CHARITY
Total RSPCA fundraising activities 29,306 3,534 32,840 - 689 33,529 25,695
GROUP
Total RSPCA fundraising activities 29,306 3,534 32,840 - 689 33,529 25,695
RSPCA Trading Limited expenditure 1,719 - 1,719 - - 1,719 1,045
Total costs of raising funds 31,025 3,534 34,559 - 689 35,248 26,740
Expenditure on raising funds in 2023 for the group (charity) was £26,740k (£25,695k), of which £26,727k (£25,682k) was unrestricted, £13k (£13k) was
in respect of endowment funds and nil (nil) was restricted.
c) Support, governance and administration costs
CHARITY AND GROUP
Governance 2,742 2,156
Finance, transformation and supporter service 13,078 10,704
Headquarters services 730 1,462
Central information technology and communications 7,669 6,545
Legal 534 562
Human resources and training 7,029 6,894
Property, printing, purchases and transport 2,948 1,175
Total support, governance and administration costs 34,730 29,498
Notes to the accounts continued
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024