Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Also known as: RNLI
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC037736
- Status
- Active
- Reporting
- Up to date Last filed Sept. 25, 2026. Filing history
- Registered
- Jan. 17, 2007
- Legal form
- Statutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)
Address
- Address
- RNLI
West Quay Road
Poole
Dorset
BH15 1HZ
Contact
- Website
rnli.org
Activities
'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'
'the saving of lives'
Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'
Objectives: 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:- to promote safety and provide relief from disaster at sea and on inland and flood waters. 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. to promote the efficiency of rescue services at sea and on inland and flood waters. and 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 their dependants.
Geography
- Main operating location
- Outwith Scotland
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
Finances
| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | Sept. 25, 2026On time | £286,700,000 | £258,100,000 | 2,781 |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | Sept. 29, 2025On time | £251,300,000 | £250,700,000 | 2,438 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | Sept. 25, 2024On time | £249,600,000 | £242,600,000 | 1,873 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | Aug. 10, 2023On time | £231,800,000 | £233,000,000 | 2,405 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | Aug. 3, 2022On time | £219,900,000 | £199,800,000 | 2,398 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | Aug. 23, 2021 | £199,100,000 | £172,600,000 | 2,059 |
Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.
Linked charities
- Darroch Bequest Fund (SC043646)
Nearby
- The Dashwood Trust 0.0 mi
- The Friends Of RNLI (UK) Limited 0.0 mi
- The Royal National Lifeboat Institution 0.0 mi
- RNLI Lifesaving Endowment 0.0 mi
- Poole Quays Forum 0.2 mi