Société Royale Protectrice des Animaux de Charleroi

Société Royale Protectrice des Animaux de Charleroi is a registered animal welfare nonprofit based in Charleroi, Hainaut, Belgium. It is registered with the Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO). It was founded in 1938 and has been operating for 88 years. Its registration number is 0408.503.622. It has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 59/100 (Partial transparency), indicating some public data is available but key signals are missing. This is above the average of 54/100 for animal welfare charities in Belgium. The organization reports €1M in annual revenue.

Société Royale Protectrice des Animaux de Charleroi has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 59/100. This score combines five components: Registration (20 pts), Financial Transparency (30 pts), Governance (20 pts), Contact Availability (10 pts), and Data Recency (20 pts), with negative adjustments for any red flags. A score of 59 ('Partial transparency') means some public data is on file but key signals are missing - worth a closer look before donating. For comparison, the average integrity assessment for animal welfare charities in Belgium is 54/100.

Société Royale Protectrice des Animaux de Charleroi is located in Charleroi, Hainaut, Belgium. The organization was established in 1938 and has been active for 88 years.

Based on official tax filings, Société Royale Protectrice des Animaux de Charleroi has €1M in annual revenue. Create a free GiveRadar account to view the complete financial breakdown with year-over-year trends.

Société Royale Protectrice des Animaux de Charleroi is classified as a Animal Welfare organization, registered in Belgium. It operates as a VZW / ASBL. It has €1M in annual revenue.

Société Royale Protectrice des Animaux de Charleroi has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 59/100. We recommend reviewing the full profile before making a donation decision. The organization is overseen by the KBO. You can donate directly through their official donation page linked on their GiveRadar profile. GiveRadar provides data for research purposes and does not endorse any organization. Always do your own due diligence.

Our animals to adopt are waiting for you. Thank you for them! Société Royale Protectrice des Animaux de Charleroi is classified as a animal welfare organization registered in Belgium. The organization was founded in 1938.

Among animal welfare charities registered in Belgium: Société Royale Protectrice des Animaux de Charleroi's GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 59/100 is above the peer average of 54/100. Its annual revenue of €1M is comparable to the peer average of €1M.

Yes - Société Royale Protectrice des Animaux de Charleroi is on the FOD Financiën (SPF Finances) official list of approved tax-deductible institutions under article 145³³ CIR/WIB. As a Belgian taxpayer, you can claim a 45% tax reduction on annual donations of at least 40 euros to this organisation. The organisation must issue a fiscal certificate (fiscale attest / attestation fiscale) for donations of 40 euros or more - keep it for your tax return. The ministerial recognition is re-published yearly and GiveRadar synchronises against the official PDF weekly.

Société Royale Protectrice des Animaux de Charleroi is a Belgian non-profit association (VZW in Dutch / ASBL in French) - the country's standard legal form for civic, cultural, charitable and sports associations. A VZW/ASBL is a separate legal entity governed by a general assembly and a board of directors, regulated by the Code of Companies and Associations (CSA / WVV). VZW/ASBL is the dominant legal form for Belgian charities, civic associations, cultural and sports groups: there are roughly 145,000 of them on file at the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO). It is registered with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen / Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises), with KBO number 0408.503.622.

You can verify Société Royale Protectrice des Animaux de Charleroi's legal status in three ways. First, look up the KBO record directly: https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/zoeknummerform.html and enter 0408.503.622 (or 0408503622). The result page shows the official name, legal form, address, status, and registration date. Second, look up the most recent annual accounts at the National Bank of Belgium Central Balance Sheet Office (https://consult.cbso.nbb.be/consult-enterprise) using the same KBO number - Belgian non-profits above the small-association threshold (around €312,000 in revenue, or any with paid staff) are legally required to file there each year. Third, every legal-form change, board appointment, statute amendment, dissolution and registration appears as a public notice in the Moniteur belge / Belgisch Staatsblad (https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be) - searchable by KBO number. If those three sources agree on name, address and current legal form, the organisation is legitimate.

You can donate to Société Royale Protectrice des Animaux de Charleroi directly through its donation page (https://www.spa-charleroi.be/faire-un-don-devenir-membre.php). Belgian charities typically accept domestic transfers via Bancontact, SEPA bank transfer, and online payment processors (Mollie, Stripe). A large share of larger Belgian charities channel donations through the King Baudouin Foundation (KBS-FRB / kbs-frb.be), which administers project funds and issues the fiscal certificate on behalf of the recipient charity. International donors can give by SEPA transfer (Belgium is in the eurozone, so intra-EU transfers are inexpensive), PayPal, or fundraising platforms common in Belgium such as iRaiser, HelloAsso, Donorbox, and GoFundMe. Always confirm the recipient's IBAN and KBO/enterprise number before sending funds, and ask the organisation to send the fiscal certificate (fiscale attest / attestation fiscale) for donations of 40 euros or more if you intend to claim the 45% tax reduction.

Yes - Société Royale Protectrice des Animaux de Charleroi filed its FY2024 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium Central Balance Sheet Office (NBB CBSO). The filing is public and can be downloaded (PDF, XBRL or CSV) at https://consult.cbso.nbb.be/consult-enterprise/0408503622. Headline figures for the latest filing: total operating income €1,438,611; total operating expenses €1,122,604; total assets €12,757,769. Belgian non-profits above the small-association threshold are legally required to file annual accounts with the NBB; small VZW/ASBL below the threshold may file an abbreviated micro-model or no filing at all.

Société Royale Protectrice des Animaux de Charleroi is based in Charleroi, in the Walloon Region (French-speaking). Belgium is a federal state with three regions (Flemish, Walloon, Brussels-Capital) and three official language communities (Dutch, French, and a German-speaking community in the east). Charities may operate in one or all of these.