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INTERNATIONAL MARITIME RESCUE FEDERATION

Registered charity 1100883 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q1666741 · Wikipedia · also known as THE INTERNATIONAL LIFEBOAT FEDERATION

To improve maritime search and rescue (SAR) capability worldwide by:- Providing & facilitating training; - Promoting technical co-operation, exchange of information, advice & consultancy;- Encouraging & promoting the formation & development of maritime SAR services; and- Promoting public education and raising awareness of maritime SAR & water safety issues.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PREVENT LOSS OF LIFE, TO PROMOTE SAFETY AND TO PROVIDE RELIEF FROM DISASTER AT SEA AND ON INLAND WATERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY, IN PARTICULAR, (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):3.1 PROMOTING CO-OPERATION, EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, ADVICE AND CONSULTANCY BETWEEN MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE SERVICES OF THE WORLD;3.2 ENCOURAGING AND PROMOTING THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; AND3.3 PROMOTING PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS REGARDING SAFETY ON WATER

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Merton, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£635k
Latest spending
£449k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £185,511 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £468,946. The accounts state that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The trustees maintain that sufficient funding is in place to support all planned future activities.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 6 and 8 months of operating costs (reserves figure: £469k)
“Best practice for an organisation of the IMRF’s size is to maintain reserves sufficient to cover between 6 and 8 months of operating costs.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Membership fee paid by entity where a Trustee is an employee
“FLBI is related as one of the Trustees is an employee of this entity. FLBI paid a membership fee of £3,700” — page 35
“Marine Rescue New South Wales (NSW) is related as one of the Trustees is an employee of this entity until 12 September 2025. Marine Rescue NSW paid a membership fee of £3,700” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Membership fee paid by entity where a Trustee is an employee
“FLBI is related as one of the Trustees is an employee of this entity. FLBI paid a membership fee of £3,700” — page 35
“Marine Rescue New South Wales (NSW) is related as one of the Trustees is an employee of this entity until 12 September 2025. Marine Rescue NSW paid a membership fee of £3,700” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Membership fee and financial donation from entity where a Trustee is an employee
“FLBI is related as one of the Trustees is an employee of this entity. FLBI paid a membership fee of £3,700” — page 35
“Marine Rescue New South Wales (NSW) is related as one of the Trustees is an employee of this entity until 12 September 2025. Marine Rescue NSW paid a membership fee of £3,700” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Membership fee and donations from entity where a Trustee is Finance Director
“FLBI is related as one of the Trustees is an employee of this entity. FLBI paid a membership fee of £3,700” — page 35
“Marine Rescue New South Wales (NSW) is related as one of the Trustees is an employee of this entity until 12 September 2025. Marine Rescue NSW paid a membership fee of £3,700” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£635k
Total spending
£449k
Reserves (reported)
£469k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~12.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (64% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Antigua And Barbuda · Australia · Bangladesh · Belgium · Brazil · British Virgin Islands · Bulgaria · Canada · Cape Verde · Chile · China · Croatia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£635k£449k
31/12/2024£388k£309k
31/12/2023£389k£406k
31/12/2022£506k£310k
31/12/2021£255k£245k

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL MARITIME RESCUE FEDERATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £185,511 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £468,946. The accounts state that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The trustees maintain that sufficient funding is in place to support all planned future activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds INTERNATIONAL MARITIME RESCUE FEDERATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL MARITIME RESCUE FEDERATION as a grant recipient include THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STROND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STRONDFY2025£45kPublic Safety and Education (THMC/DfT Fund)
THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STRONDFY2022£20kPublic Safety and Education (Restricted DfT Fund)

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
LLOYD'S REGISTER FOUNDATION2£40k
RNLI LIFESAVING ENDOWMENT1£640k
ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND1£384k
THE LATE GWYNETH MON WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST1£308k
THE I T F SEAFARERS TRUST1£283k
THE BAND TRUST1£270k
THE KENNETH & SUSAN GREEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£185k
THE VALERIE EVELYN MORANT TRUST1£151k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MARITIME ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME RESCUE FEDERATION£635k——unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN MARITIME ASSOCIATION FY2025£231k——unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY FY2025£16.2m——above—no doubt
THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION FY2025£286.7mmore than £60,000125within—no doubt
THE I T F SEAFARERS TRUST FY2025£852k—3unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RISK AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT FY2025£1.2m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.