THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION

Registered charity 209603 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIFEBOATS, RNLI, ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK, ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC037736 (OSCR)

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stood at £157.9M at the end of 2024, representing 9.7 months of charitable expenditure, which is at the upper end of the Trustees' stated policy range of 4–10 months. The charity reported a strong balance sheet with consolidated net assets of £816.5M, driven by investment gains and increased donation income, while maintaining a stable financial position despite inflationary pressures.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BDO LLP.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (21/07/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (30/03/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (27/03/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (23/03/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (02/03/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (01/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees

• Janet Legrandchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Breno Gentil
• David Miles Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• Denis Woulfe OBE
• Dr John James Killeen
• Dr Philip Goodwin
• Fiona Catherine Fell
• Jamshaid Islam · trustee of 1 other charity
• Janet Ann Pamment
• Joanna Danton
• Mark Gregory Wordsworth · trustee of 1 other charity
• Paddy McLaughlin
• Simon Christopher Bowen

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Guernsey · Ireland · Isle Of Man · Jersey · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Tanzania · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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