The Communications And Public Service Lifeboat Fund
Civil Service And Post Office Life Boat Fund, Civil Service,post Office And British Telecom Lifeboat Fund, Civil Service Lifeboat Fund, The Lifeboat Fund
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 248421
- Status
- Registered
- Reporting
- Up to date Last filed Sept. 18, 2026. Filing history
- Registered
- June 27, 1966
- Legal form
- Other
Address
- Address
- Honorary Secretary
Civil Service Lifeboat Fund
Dwp
2 St Peters Square
Manchester
M2 3AA
Contact
- Phone
- 0300 038 9303
- lifeboat.fund@dwp.gov.uk
- Website
thelifeboatfund.org.uk
Activities
The Lifeboat Fund (formerly called CISPOTEL) is an official charity of the Civil Service and receives donations from Royal Mail and BT staff. The Fund raises money for the RNLI to provide new lifeboats and to train and equip crews. Since it was founded in 1866, The Lifeboat Fund has provided 54 lifeboats, saving over 4,700 lives and has helped refurbish a lifeboat station on the River Thames.
Objects: The Objects Of The Fund Shall Be The Preservation And Protection Of Life At Sea By Raising Money To Further The Work Of The RNLI By Providing From Time To Time The Cost, In Whole Or In Part, Of Replacement Of Cispotel Boats And/or Additional Lifeboats At Other Stations; And In Any Other Related Manner That May Be Agreed Between Cispotel And The RNLI.
Classification
- How
- Other Charitable Activities
- What
- General Charitable Purposes
- Who
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Geography
- Country
- Northern Ireland, Scotland
- Region
- Throughout England And Wales
Finances
| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | Sept. 18, 2026On time | £48,797 | £91,415 |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | Oct. 16, 2025On time | £39,581 | £10,538 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | Oct. 28, 2024On time | £48,157 | £67,691 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | Sept. 21, 2023On time | £108,332 | £112,477 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | Sept. 12, 2022On time | £72,428 | £90,706 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | Oct. 29, 2021 | £70,874 | £53,000 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| John-Paul Marks CB (Chair) | July 11, 2025 |
| Andrew Theodore Goodman | July 11, 2025 |
| Angela Mary Saunders | Sept. 1, 2010 |
| Christopher Lamb BEM | June 20, 2022 |
| Colin Billingsley MBE | July 11, 2025 |
| James Tristan Wyndham Dunstan | May 11, 2023 |
| Jonathan Smith | May 11, 2023 |
| Matthew Derek Briggs | May 11, 2023 |
| Michael David Robinson | Aug. 5, 2015 |
| Michael Joseph Paul Lawler | Feb. 28, 2023 |
| Nicholas John Riddle | May 11, 2023 |
| Peter Jamieson | May 11, 2023 |