RSPCA Essex South, Southend and District Branch

The RSPCA Essex South, Southend and District Branch is one of 144 independently registered branch charities supporting the work of RSPCA Inspectorate in the local area around Southend. It is volunteer run and the team fundraise locally to support animal welfare within the district of the branch (postcodes SS0 through SS12).

The branch is run by a dedicated committee of locally elected volunteers and they are fully committed to improving the lives of local animals as well as offering veterinary financial assistance for those most in need. RSPCA Essex South, Southend and District offer advice, support and guidance and aim to promote responsible pet ownership through local microchipping and neutering campaigns.

In 2022-2023, RSPCA Essex South, Southend and District rehomed 142 cats and kittens. It was a busy and challenging year, taking in 85 dogs and puppies in need, providing veterinary care and rehabilitation, where necessary and eventually finding suitable new homes for them.

Within the financial means available to the branch, they provide vouchers to subsidise veterinary treatment for animals, which are sick or injured and belong to local people on low incomes.

From your very first game, you will be helping RSPCA Essex South, Southend and District Branch to raise vital funds, some examples of what your contribution could pay for:

• £6 helps to pay for food of a dog for one day whilst in care at the branch.

• £10 helps to pay for bandages for a cat or dog.

• £15 can help to pay for a cat or dogs’ clinical exam.

• £20 can help pay towards a bird catching kit to use in the local community.

Registered Charity Number: 208538

www.rspca.org.uk/local/essex-south-southend-and-district-branch

How To Play The Lottery

Each entry to the draw costs £1. Our draws are run every week of the year, usually on a Friday. You can either set up a membership to provide your chosen cause with a regular and reliable income, every week of the year, or you can play as and when you want to, whatever suits you best!

Lottery fundraising is a really easy and fun way to provide good causes with an income that they can plan for the future with. You need to be 18 or over and living in Great Britain to take part.
Last year (April 2022-March 2023):

• Lottery Income that went towards charitable causes = £573,922.20 (38.9%)
• Lottery income that went on expenses = £741,499.80 (50.3%)
• Lottery income that went on prizes = £132,500.00 (10.8%)

What are my chances of winning?

Any prize = 1 in 204 tickets entered into the draw will win a prize.

These figures are estimated using current plays and figures and can vary slightly from each week. These are an approximate and can be updated at any time.

In total, there were an average 27,819 weekly plays across our charity partners, with 6,734 prizes being given away over the year.

Please call us if you would rather set your lottery membership up over the phone 0300 303 4500.

How Do I Win?

When you join, we will allocate you with a lottery play number. Our draws are randomly drawn each Friday (with exception when this is a Bank Holiday, when it will take place the working day prior). You don’t need to check the results every week, although you can if you want to. If you win, we will contact you to let you know. If we have your email, your prize winnings will automatically go into your make a smile lottery account; where you can then request a withdrawal, after which monies are then transferred into your bank account, or if you don’t have an email with us, a letter and cheque will be sent via post (please make sure that we have your up to date address).