Common questions about RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch a good charity? +
RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch scores 81 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 67% of its spending goes to charitable activities (3-yr avg) and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.
Is RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch a legitimate charity? +
The register data used for this profile lists RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch as a registered charity (charity number 222621). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=222621&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.
What is RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch's charity number? +
RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch's charity number is 222621. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.
What is RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch's charity rating? +
RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch scores 81 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.
Does RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (one red flag on this profile: high fundraising costs). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How much of my donation reaches RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 67% of RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.
What are RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch's overheads? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 33% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 35% of expenditure (2022–2024, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch. RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee). Individual salaries, including the chief executive's, are disclosed in the trustees' annual report rather than on the register.
How much income does RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch receive? +
RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch reported £1.8m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable.
Are RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: up to date (last filing 2025-10-30). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch based? +
RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch's registered contact address is in Leicester (LE3 1UQ). It tells the regulator it operates in Leicestershire, Leicester City, Rutland, Peterborough City, with a focus on animals.
How much is RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch's chief executive paid? +
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch's money come from? +
RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch reported £2.7m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.1m (41%), donations and legacies £1.1m (39%), trading and fundraising events £398k (15%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £810k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch? +
The register records RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch's trustees paid? +
RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch previously called? +
The register lists these previous names for RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch: Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Leicestershire Branch; RSPCA Leicester and South Leicestershire Branch; RSPCA Leicestershire Branch.
When was RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch registered as a charity? +
RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch was entered on the register on 28 August 1963.
How does CharityCompare score RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.
How often is this page updated? +
This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and RSPCA Leicestershire, Peterborough and Rutland Branch's most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.