NATIONAL INDEPENDENT LIFEBOAT ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1197997 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NILA

The National Independent Lifeboat Association will ensure the preservation and protection of life on the water by supporting independent lifeboats and associated organisations throughout the UK. In order to save lives and promote water safety, the NILA will provide access to training, group purchasing, public education and fundraising support, as well as raise awareness both locally and publicly.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE NATIONAL INDEPENDENT LIFEBOAT ASSOCIATION IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ENSURE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF LIFE ON THE WATER BY SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT LIFEBOATS AND ASSOCIATED ORGANISATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UK. IN ORDER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROMOTE WATER SAFETY, THE NILA WILL, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROVIDE ACCESS TO OPERATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING, GROUP PURCHASING, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND FUNDRAISING SUPPORT, AS WELL AS RAISE AWARENESS OF THE WORK OF INDEPENDENT LIFEBOATS NATIONALLY BOTH PUBLICLY AND POLITICALLY AND ACT AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS AND THE MCA / RNLI.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £32,815.02 against expenditure of £4,674.36, resulting in a closing balance of £34,125.81. The document notes that the organization's strength lies in its members retaining their independence rather than operating as a centralized corporate body.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Neil Daltonchair
• David Harvey
• Michael Messenger
• Sean Patrick McCarry OBE
• Shaun Egan
• Wayne Brian Monks

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

Operates in: Jersey · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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