HAMBLE LIFEBOAT LIMITED

Registered charity 265661 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAMBLE INSHORE RESCUE, HAMBLE LIFEBOAT, HAMBLE RESCUE, THE INSHORE RESCUE SERVICE CHARITY LIMITED

Lifeboat rescue services, to assist people in trouble on or in the water. Inshore rescue of Hamble River and Southampton water.Independent Charity from the RNLI. Charity Registration No 265661

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Latest income
£126k
Latest spending
£94k
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an overall surplus of £32,008 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a significant increase in donation income. The charity holds total funds of £656,159, including a designated capital assets replacement fund of £164,410 intended for future lifeboat replacements. The trustees consider the charity's financial position healthy, noting that the general undesignated reserve is just under their stated minimum policy target of £30,000 but can be supplemented by designated funds if necessary.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £21k; policy: at least £30,000)
Whilst the balance on the general undesignated reserve is just under this figure at the year-end
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hamble Lifeboat (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£126k£94k
31/12/2023£80k£96k
31/12/2022£65k£93k
31/12/2021£60k£86k
31/12/2020£84k£69k

Common questions

Is HAMBLE LIFEBOAT LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an overall surplus of £32,008 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a significant increase in donation income. The charity holds total funds of £656,159, including a designated capital assets replacement fund of £164,410 intended for future lifeboat replacements. The trustees consider the charity's financial position healthy, noting that the general undesignated reserve is just under their stated minimum policy target of £30,000 but can be supplemented by designated funds if necessary. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HAMBLE LIFEBOAT LIMITED£126k0belowno doubt
HEMSBY INSHORE RESCUE SERVICE FY2025£150k0aboveno doubt
PETT LEVEL INDEPENDENT RESCUE BOAT ASSN. FY2025£159k0unclearno doubt
SIDMOUTH LIFEBOAT FY2025£638k0above10.0%no doubt
THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION FY2024£251.3m138withinno doubt
LOCAL SOLUTIONS FY2025£14.6m3aboveno doubt

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