Loadsamoney! RSPB reports record annual income growth of £169.9-million - up almost four per cent on last year

 

'We remain financially resilient' says the RSPB

A YEAR of record income growth has been reported by the RSPB.

The charity's annual statement reveals report income of  £169.9-million - up by 3.9 per cent on the previous year.

Subscriptions from its 1.1-million membership obviously proved lucrative, but so did legacies left in wills and grants from organisations such as Natural England. 

Dividends from companies listed on the Stock Exchange brought in £1.56-million, while interest from cash holdings reached £150,000.

Despite describing three Cabinet ministers as 'liars' in a controversial social media message, the society also received almost £9-million courtesy of the last Conservative Government

Much of the income was spent on further fundraising, on remunerating the 2,517 staff  and on maintaining some 220 reserves.

But, even so,  there was enough left in the kitty for the organisation to realise a surplus for the year of £4.7-million.

Overall, the RSPB now has a total of £42-million free financial reserves.

It says: "We remain financially resilient and in a good position to navigate the current economic outlook."