# THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 209603
- **Other names:** ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK, ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK, LIFEBOATS, RNLI
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 27, 1963
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=209603


## Contact

- **Address:** RNLI, West Quay Road, Poole
- **Postcode:** BH15 1HZ
- **Phone:** 0300 300 9990
- **Email:** company_secretary@rnli.org.uk
- **Website:** www.rnli.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 3. THE OBJECT OF THE INSTITUTION ("THE OBJECT") SHALL BE TO SAVE LIVES AT SEA AND ON INLAND AND FLOOD WATERS. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECT, THE POWERS OF THE INSTITUTION SHALL WITHOUT LIMITATION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:3.1 TO PROMOTE SAFETY AND PROVIDE RELIEF FROM DISASTER AT SEA AND ON INLAND AND FLOOD WATERS;3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS RELATING TO SAFETY AT SEA AND ON INLAND AND FLOOD WATERS AND IN THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE INSTITUTION;3.3 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF RESCUE SERVICES AT SEA AND ON INLAND AND FLOOD WATERS; AND3.4 TO RELIEVE AND ASSIST THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SAVING LIVES AT SEA AND ON INLAND AND FLOOD WATERS IN ANY CAPACITY AND WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH RELIEF OR ASSISTANCE BY REASON OF POVERTY, DISABILITY, INFIRMITY OR OTHERWISE, AND THE DEPENDENTS.

**Activities:** To save lives, promote safety and rescue service efficiency, and provide relief from disaster at sea and on inland and flood waters; to advance the education of the public in matters relating to sea, inland and flood water safety, and in the history and heritage of the Institution; to relieve/assist those who have been involved in saving lives at sea and on inland and flood waters in any capacity.

**Area of benefit:** PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN AND AROUND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, THE ISLE OF MAN, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bangladesh
- Guernsey
- Ireland
- Isle Of Man
- Jersey
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Tanzania
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £251300000 | £250700000 | £816500000 | 1859 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £249600000 | £242600000 | £796300000 | 2445 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £231800000 | £233000000 | £775300000 | 2405 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £219912000 | £199803000 | £798200000 | 2398 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £199171000 | £172549000 | £757400000 | 2059 |



## Trustees

- **Janet Legrand** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 26, 2023
- Denis Woulfe OBE — appointed July 17, 2019
- Dr John James Killeen — appointed Nov. 5, 2020
- Dr Philip Goodwin — appointed July 19, 2018
- Fiona Catherine Fell — appointed Nov. 5, 2020
- Jamshaid Islam — appointed July 22, 2022
- Mark Gregory Wordsworth — appointed April 15, 2021
- Mark Sedwill — appointed July 22, 2022
- Mike Sturrock — appointed Nov. 16, 2016
- Paddy McLaughlin — appointed Nov. 5, 2020