WE ARE THE RNLI THE CHARITY THAT SAVES LIVES AT SEA
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FACTSHEET May 2021
WE ARE THE RNLI
THE CHARITY THAT SAVES LIVES AT SEA
RNLI lifeboat crews and lifeguards are busier than ever, As a modern emergency service,
rescuing thousands of people and saving hundreds of lives and a charity, we depend on trained
around the coasts of the UK and Ireland every year. In 2020 and committed volunteer lifesavers.
alone, they saved 349 lives and helped over 33,546 people. As we strive to save every one, we also
depend on thousands of dedicated
Our lifesavers will always be there to more about in Our Watch, the RNLI’s volunteer fundraisers. The funds they
help those in danger in the water. But too strategic intent document. raise, together with supporter donations,
many lives are still being lost. Around 140 The RNLI works with communities powers RNLI lifesaving.
people* die accidentally in UK and Irish and partners – in the UK, Ireland and
waters every year. Globally, there are worldwide – to prevent people from
*
UK average (118 people) from the Water Incident
235,000 drowning deaths each year**. getting into danger before they need Database (WAID) 2017–19. Republic of Ireland
It’s a huge problem, but one we’re our help. We do this by creating greater average (23 people) from Water Safety Ireland
(WSI) 2011–15.
determined to tackle. Our vision is to awareness of drowning and promoting Global Health Estimates 2020,
**
save every one, which you can read safer behaviour around water. World Health Organization.
Our lifeboat crews Our lifeboat crews are ready to launch 24/7
from lifeboat stations around the UK and Ireland
LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT COSTS
LIFEBOAT CLASS BUILD & DELIVERY1 THROUGH-LIFE2 ALL-WEATHER INSHORE
Lifeboat crew members have all kinds of TRAINING rescue. That’s only possible thanks to our LIFEBOAT CREW KIT LIFEBOAT CREW KIT
£2,234,000 £3,633,000
backgrounds and jobs – from teachers to Today, only 1 in 10 of our volunteer crew generous supporters. Shannon (ALB)
(€2,484,000) (€4,039,000) Helly Hansen £800
tattooists, farmers to pharmacists. At a members has a maritime profession, so £1,500* Drysuit
layered clothing (€889)
ON SHORE £285,000 £841,000 (€1,668)
moment’s notice, they readily exchange training is essential. Crews don’t just learn B class (ILB) and boots
(€317,000) (€935,000) £336
work, comfort or sleep for cold, wet boathandling skills – they learn everything Volunteer shore crew are a vital part of the Lifejacket
£336 (€374)
and fatigue. from navigation and engine repair to first rescue team. They help with the launch £89,000 £262,000 Lifejacket
D class (ILB) (€374)
They spend many hours of their own aid and sea survival. We provide them and recovery of the lifeboat, sometimes (€99,000) (€291,000) £350
Helmet
£350 (€389)
time training together so they can meet with comprehensive training and carrying out challenging tasks such as 1 This
Helmet
(€389)
is the cost of building and delivering the boat to station, £230
the dangers and challenges they face on recognised qualifications. tractor launches in powerful breaking including crew training costs Thermal suit
search and rescue missions at sea. These high standards are maintained waves. The support of shore crew is Seagoing gloves £25 (€28) (€256)
2 This is the cost of the boat for its entire useful life,
and developed with the help of the training especially valued on a difficult or long including all refits and maintenance £25
RIVER THAMES Gloves
staff and facilities at the RNLI College in shout. They are described by lifeboat crews (€28)
The RNLI also provides a search and rescue Poole, Dorset, which complements training as the ‘unsung heroes’ of our rescues.
service for the tidal reaches of the River around the coast. This central facility also
OUR SUPPORT NETWORK *This is the recommended retail price (RRP).
Thames. There are four RNLI lifeboat provides accommodation, classrooms
We always seek to obtain the best price for all kit
stations on the Thames – at Teddington, and distance-learning resources. The Sea The RNLI Support Centre in Poole, Dorset, and equipment. Where possible, we will negotiate
Chiswick, Tower and Gravesend. All except Survival Centre with its state-of-the-art stores and distributes the items needed a lower cost, so may not always pay the full RRP.
Teddington are crewed 24 hours a day, lifeboat simulator, wave tank and live to run all our lifeboats, stations, lifeguard
7 days a week, by full-time helms and
volunteers. Teddington is crewed entirely
engine workshop give our volunteers
hands-on experience.
units and support offices in the UK
and Ireland.
OUR
by volunteers who operate on the RNLI’s Lifeboat volunteers need and deserve Specialist engineers, surveyors, RESCUE MAP
crew pager system. the very best training and equipment to technicians and training experts look after
keep them safe when they launch to the the requirements of stations in their region. RING OF SAFETY
There are 238 lifeboat stations around
the UK and Ireland, covering 19,000 miles
of coastline. They include four on the River
Thames, and five inland – at Loch Ness
Crew training onboard Tower RNLI’s
E class lifeboat Hearn Medicine Chest in Scotland and Carrybridge, Enniskillen,
during the Covid-19 pandemic Lough Ree and Lough Derg in Ireland.
And RNLI lifeguards operate at busy times
Rescue Map key
on 248 UK and Channel Island beaches.
Lifeboat stations
Lifeguard Support centres The RNLI is responsible for maintaining
these lifeboat stations and beach lifeguard
facilities, building new or replacement ones
when required.
The demands of saving lives on the
water constantly evolve – and so do we.
This means we regularly review our lifeboat
and lifeguard provision.
IN 2020
8,239 8,374
PEOPLE
LIFEBOAT
239 23
PEOPLE
LAUNCHES AIDED LIVES
SAVED
AIDED EACH DAY
ON AVERAGE
London/River Thames close up
Staithes and Runswick crew return to station following
a night-time launch and recovery exercise
Our lifeguards LIFEGUARD KIT COSTS
£250
Water safety
Full wetsuit (€278)
RNLI lifeguards – highly-trained and professional – advise, £100 Around 140 people die by accident in UK and
supervise and rescue people on beaches around the UK Binoculars (€111) Irish waters each year*. Half of those who
and Channel Islands £45 drown never intended to enter the water
Sunglasses (€50)
They are responsible for making beaches a are often the first on hand to help. All
safer place, so visitors can enjoy their time RNLI lifeguards hold an internationally £60 SHARING OUR EXPERIENCE
Rash vest (€67)
at the coast and return home safely at the recognised beach lifeguard qualification. From our analysis we know that 51% of total annual accidental
Lifeguards Gus England and Greg Laing launching a
end of the day. As well as having vital lifesaving skills, rescue watercraft at Sandbanks Beach £60 coastal deaths occur in just 11 of the 79 coastal counties in the UK
Swimsuit / trunks (€67)
Each lifeguarded beach (called a they must be able to complete: and Ireland. We also know men over 35 are the most at risk group.
lifeguard unit) is equipped with rescue • a 400m pool swim* in under By working with partners, the RNLI influences improved safety on
boards, rescue tubes, first aid kits, 7½ minutes and beside the water.
defibrillators and various other items • a consecutive 25m underwater and We’re asking the public to help save more lives by sharing some
of essential lifesaving equipment. 25m surface pool swim* in under simple survival skills:
Some are also equipped with inshore 50 seconds • Float to live. If you find yourself in the water unexpectedly, fight
rescue boats, rescue watercraft and • a 200m beach run in under your instincts and float until the effects of cold water shock pass.
four-wheel-drive vehicles. 40 seconds. • If you see someone else in trouble at the coast, call 999 or 112
and ask for the coastguard.
TRAINING *Due to the difficulty securing swimming pool hire
in 2020, our fitness test was modified to include COASTAL WALKING SAFETY TIPS
Lifeguards must reach people in trouble a lifeguard run-swim-run consisting of a 200m
quickly. When someone’s in danger in beach run, 200m open water swim and a further • Be wary of all edges around the sea and waterside.
Rhyl Lifeguard Callum Robinson wearing the
the water, seconds count and lifeguards 200m beach run. additional PPE needed for casualty care during the • Take a means of calling for help.
Covid-19 pandemic • Check the weather and tide times.
ACTIVITY TIPS
Swimming – swim at a lifeguarded beach, between the red
Lifeguard Tomas Thorndycraft and yellow flags.
dashes into the sea at
Bournemouth with his
Angling from rocks – wear a lifejacket and carry a means
rescue board of calling for help.
Kayaking – carry a means of calling for help and keep it on you.
Scuba diving – check that you’re fit to dive.
Sailing and motorboating – wear a lifejacket or buoyancy aid,
ensure everyone onboard knows how to call for help, get appropriate
training, and check your engine and fuel before every trip.
Paddleboarding – wear a leash and flotation device, and keep a
means of calling for help on you.
KNOW WHAT TO DO
Visit RNLI.org/safety.
*UK average (118 people) from the Water Incident Database
(WAID) 2017–19. Republic of Ireland average (23 people) from
Lifeguard Jade Skilton Water Safety Ireland (WSI) 2011–15.
patrolling Sandbanks
Beach in Poole
IN 2020 They are responsible
for making beaches a
25 ,172
safer place, so visitors
PEOPLE 10,687 110
LIVES
can enjoy their time
at the coast and
return home safely
AIDED INCIDENTS SAVED at the end of the day. Before the pandemic: a face-to-face fundraiser shares water safety advice
with a member of the public at the Airborne Eastbourne event. Getting back
to this level of personal engagement is key to saving more lives
Our fleet
Launching
We have two types of lifeboat – all-weather and inshore – serving different locations. The lifeboat/s
on service at a particular station depends on geographical features, the kind of rescue work carried There are four main ways of launching shore-mounted crane (davit), modular
out and the cover provided by neighbouring stations an all-weather lifeboat: from a floating pontoons, floating boathouse
mooring, alongside a pontoon, down or slipway. E class inshore lifeboats –
RNLI designers and engineers meet the in tidal mudflats and other areas Since 2015, the RNLI has built and a slipway, or from a carriage hauled used exclusively on the Thames –
changing needs of the lifeboat service by that are inaccessible to inshore and maintained all-weather lifeboats under across the beach. Shore crew help with are moored afloat.
developing new classes of lifeboat and all-weather lifeboats. one roof at the All-weather Lifeboat Centre slipway and carriage launches. Hovercraft can launch from any
making improvements to existing ones. The relief fleet vessels are ready to in Poole, Dorset. The RNLI’s Inshore Lifeboat Our D class inshore lifeboat flat area, such as a car park or beach,
There are 458 lifeboats (including relief replace operational craft during routine Centre in Cowes on the Isle of Wight supplies can usually be launched from a provided there is enough room.
fleet) on service, comprising 163 all-weather maintenance or emergency repairs. Our and maintains over half our inshore lifeboats, trolley. The larger B class Atlantics Specialist transporter vehicles
lifeboats, 288 inshore lifeboats and lifeguards use two types of powered craft – as well as seasonal lifeguard units. are launched using a tractor-hauled move them between sites. Atlantic 85 launching from a
drive on-drive off carriage
7 hovercraft. RNLI hovercrafts can operate inshore rescue boats and rescue watercraft. drive-on drive-off (DoDo) carriage,
All-weather lifeboats are capable of high speed in offshore conditions and can be operated safely in
All-weather lifeboats all weathers. They are inherently self-righting after a capsize and fitted with navigation, location and
communication equipment.
Inshore lifeboats Inshore lifeboats are designed for rescues closer
to shore – in shallow waters, surf and near rocks. Lifeguard craft
SHANNON TAMAR TRENT MERSEY SEVERN ATLANTIC 85 D CLASS E CLASS RESCUE INSHORE
Introduced in 2013, the Introduced in 2005, the Trent has the same hull Introduced in 1988 as Introduced in 1995, the (B CLASS) Introduced in 1963, the Introduced in 2002, WATERCRAFT RESCUE BOAT
Shannon is the newest Tamar is designed to be shape as the Severn class the RNLI’s first ‘fast’ Severn is still the largest Introduced in 2005, D class has evolved into the E class is the fastest (RWC) (IRB)
lifeboat in the fleet. launched from a slipway, but is smaller. The sheerline carriage lifeboat, the lifeboat in the fleet. this B class is larger than a highly capable modern lifeboat in the RNLI’s fleet. Fast, agile and durable, Introduced in 2001, IRBs
Propelled by waterjets, but can also lie afloat. sweeps down for ease of Mersey can also lie She carries a Y class the Atlantic 75, has a lifeboat. It is the workhorse It uses waterjets rather the RWC is easy to launch are hand-built at the
she has greater speed and A computerised Systems survivor recovery. Last built afloat or slipway-launch inflatable that can be faster top speed, radar, of the RNLI’s fleet and is than propellers and and can get through RNLI’s Inshore Lifeboat
manoeuvrability and can and Information in 2003. if required. Last built launched with a crane. VHF direction finder, ideal for working close is designed especially for surf quickly. The RNLI’s Centre in East Cowes.
operate in shallow waters Management System in 1993. Last built in 2004. provision for a fourth inshore, near rocks or in use on the River Thames, RWCs have a rescue sled Sturdy enough for heavy
Length: 14m shallow water in moderate where it’s stationed.
and confined spaces. (SIMS) allows many of A programme of crew member, and and the waterjets mean surf conditions, IRBs are
Speed: 25 knots Length: 12m conditions. It can be
Specially designed seats the onboard controls to upgrades will give the more survivor space. that it is easy and safe to still light enough for just
Range: 250 nautical miles Speed: 17 knots Length: 9m
and SIMS (see Tamar be operated from any Severn a new lease of life righted by the crew if it manoeuvre close to people two people to launch.
Construction: FRC Range: 140 nautical miles Length: 8.5m Speed: 40 knots
panel) improve position and the crew can as she approaches the capsizes and a customised in the water. Mainly used
Crew: 6 Construction: aluminium Speed: 35 knots Endurance: 4 hours
crew safety. remain in their ergonomic end of her operational version forms part of the at lifeguarded beaches,
Weight: 27.5 tonnes or FRC Endurance: 3 hours max at maximum speed
seats for longer, further life. She will be fitted with RNLI Flood Rescue Team’s there are a few at
Length: 13.6m Launch: moored afloat Crew: 6 Construction: FRC Construction: aluminium
improving their safety. more modern technology fleet of boats. lifeboat stations.
Speed: 25 knots Weight: 13 tonnes Crew: 3–4 alloy with closed cell
and have significant Length: 5m polythene foam collar
Range: 240 nautical miles Length: 16m Launch: carriage, slipway Weight: 1.8 tonnes
safety enhancements. Speed: 25 knots Crew: 3
Construction: fibre Speed: 25 knots or moored afloat Engine: 2 x 115hp
This will ensure she can Endurance: 3 hours max Weight: 3.5 tonnes
reinforced composite (FRC) Range: 250 nautical miles Launch: trolley, floating
continue to meet the Construction: Hypalon- Launch: moored afloat
Crew: 6 Construction: FRC boathouse or davit
demands of some of coated polyester
Weight: 17 tonnes Crew: 6
the most challenging Crew: 2–3
Launch: slipway, carriage Weight: 30 tonnes
stretches of coastline Weight: 436kg
or lying afloat Launch: slipway or ATLANTIC 75
and be fit for purpose Launch: trolley or davit
lying afloat
for another 25 years. (B CLASS)
This rigid inflatable lifeboat
Length: 17m replaced the Atlantic 21
Speed: 25 knots in 1993. Crew can right the
Range: 250 nautical miles
Construction: FRC
craft using an inflatable
bag should it capsize, and
HOVERCRAFT There are 458
Crew: 6
Weight: 41 tonnes
the engines are inversion-
proofed to restart from wet.
Introduced to the fleet
in 2002, hovercraft can lifeboats (including
Launch: moored afloat
Length: 8m
operate in areas of mud,
sand and very shallow relief fleet) on service:
St Bees Atlantic 85 inshore
Speed: 32 knots
Endurance: 3 hours max
water – useful for
shoreline searches. 163 all-weather
lifeboat Joy Morris mbe Construction: glass-
reinforced plastic (GRP)
Length: 8m
Speed: 30 knots lifeboats, 288 inshore
Crew: 3
Weight: 1.7 tonnes
Endurance: 3 hours
at maximum speed
Crew: 2–4
Weight: 2.4 tonnes lifeboats and
Engine: 2 x 75hp
Launch: trolley, floating
Construction: marine
grade aluminium with
Engine: 2x75hp
Launch: bespoke 7 hovercraft.
boathouse or davit moulded FRC transporter
Abdul (15) and Shaiful (14) fish
Our people International with a homemade net on monsoon
floodwaters submerging the village of
Kolapra in Barishal, Bangladesh
The RNLI is unique – as a modern emergency Our founder, Sir William Hillary, had the
service, and as a charity. We rely on people vision that we should ‘extend our views
from all walks of life, with a huge range of [of drowning prevention] from our own
skills and experience, to keep our lifesaving immediate coasts, to the most remote
service running quarters of the globe, and to every
OUR VOLUNTEERS
neighbouring state’. These values are still
Over 95% of the RNLI’s people are volunteers – from lifeboat
as important today. A shocking 235,000*
crew, lifeguards and shore crew to fundraisers, water safety lives are lost to global drowning each year.
advisers and press officers. Thousands of dedicated RNLI Many of these drownings are preventable,
volunteers save lives, raise funds, raise awareness, give water
Torbay Crew Member James Hoare
and it’s a situation that has to change
safety advice, and help in our museums, shops, visitor centres takes the helm of D class inshore
and offices. They are at the heart of the RNLI; without them lifeboat Lesley & Mary Daws The RNLI’s international work is a small but important
we couldn’t carry out our vital lifesaving service. part of what we do. We aim to be a catalyst for drowning
prevention, working with partners globally and in countries
OUR STAFF where drowning is a significant problem to raise awareness,
The RNLI could not run as effectively as it does without its widen the research base, and identify cost effective and
staff, based around the UK and Ireland and at the RNLI Support practical solutions to save more lives.
235,000
Centre in Poole, Dorset. Staff members include those with
expertise in subjects such as lifeboat design, engineering, IN 2020
training, surveying, marketing, IT, HR, safety, and many The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on
others who support our volunteers on the front line. communities around the world. But in 2020 we still
PEOPLE DROWN
227
managed to work closely with partners in Bangladesh and
GOVERNANCE Tanzania to support and adapt lifesaving work to raise WORLDWIDE
EACH YEAR
The RNLI’s work is overseen by the charity’s trustees and awareness of both Covid-19 and drowning prevention.
council members – volunteers who lend their skills and
CHILDREN UNDER
experience to help govern the RNLI. Our incredible volunteer retail crew
work tirelessly all year round to deliver
Despite the challenges we helped:
• over 23,000 people in Bangladesh to learn about ONE PERSON THE AGE OF 15
EVERY 2 MINUTES*
the income that supports saving lives
water safety close to their homes or at the beach DROWN EVERY DAY*
• support a beach lifeguard service in Cox’s Bazar,
Bangladesh, where lifeguards rescued 25 people
during their curtailed season
• reach over 250,000 people in Barishal, Bangladesh COSTS
Hoylake’s volunteer shore with awareness messages about Covid-19 and In 2020, we spent £2.5M (€2.8M) on our international lifesaving
crew wash down their drowning prevention through door-to-door activities, work – about 2% of the RNLI’s total charitable spend. This includes
lifeboat and launching gear
following a search for a lost text messages, radio and loudspeaker announcements money received from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development
fishing boat and crew and engaging community leaders. Office and other donors.
95%
OF RNLI PEOPLE VOLUNTEER CREW
9,100+ 23,000
ENGAGEMENT AND WATER
Female community swimming instructors
receive training before providing
SwimSafe lessons for children in specially
ARE VOLUNTEERS AND LIFEGUARDS SAFETY VOLUNTEERS adapted village ponds in Bangladesh
*Global Health Estimates 2020, World Health Organization
To book a water safety school visit
Children and www.rnli.org/youth-education
Our proud history
young people Sir William Hillary founded the RNLI back in 1824. The
Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Life from
RNLI lifeguards and water safety volunteers Shipwreck, as it was called then, organised dedicated lifeboats
deliver lifesaving education to help keep young for volunteer crew to help save those in trouble at sea Sir William Hillary
people safe in, and near, the water
1824
Our heritage team cares for objects and the RNLI’s most decorated lifeboatman
Learning takes place on the beach, in lifeboat stations, in schools, archive materials to preserve the history of Henry Blogg, at Cromer. Housed in
colleges and at youth groups around the UK and Ireland. the RNLI, and to inspire future generations of modern buildings, they feature
supporters and lifesavers. family-friendly displays.
WATER SAFETY WORKSHOPS The RNLI manages museums and visitor Eastbourne, Whitby, Poole and Salcombe THE YEAR THAT
THE RNLI
Educating young people about water safety is fundamental centres around the UK, and collections at museums are set in their historic boathouses.
to saving lives at sea and a core part of our water safety work. the RNLI Support Centre in Poole, Dorset. Chatham Historic Dockyard holds the RNLI
The more people we can reach with our water safety messages, Historic items are also displayed in many of Historic Lifeboat Collection and the RNLI’s WAS FOUNDED
the more lives we can save now and in the future. Through our our lifeboat stations. Seawatch Centre at Moelfre tells the story
work to support teachers and youth leaders, we really can make External heritage funding has supported of local maritime and lifeboat history.
a lifesaving difference. Recorded online fun safety the redevelopment of museums celebrating Find out more and plan a visit to any of
videos can be viewed at
Teachers and youth leaders can download resources www.rnli.org/youth-education
the life of Grace Darling, at Bamburgh, and these venues at RNLI.org/heritage.
at RNLI.org/education.
SWIM SAFE
Children aged 7–14 can learn how to stay safe in open water by
taking part in free, practical Swim Safe sessions. Swim Safe – 143,500+
a partnership between Swim England and the RNLI –takes place
every summer* at inland and coastal sites throughout the UK. LIVES SAVED
Learn more about Swim Safe at swimsafe.org.uk.
SINCE OUR
STORM FORCE
Storm Force, our membership club for young people, inspires and
Grace Darling who risked her life to rescue nine
survivors from the wrecked SS Forfarshire in 1838
RNLI medallists on the Thames
embankment in London in 1967
FORMATION
educates 7 to 11-year-olds. It also sows the seed for children to
become RNLI supporters, volunteers or lifesavers in later life.
*Due to Covid-19, Swim Safe did not take place in 2020.
In 2024, we’ll be marking
FE
Water safety tips the RNLI’s bicentenary with
B E S A F U N! for children an exciting programme of
HAVE If you are in
and around
the water national and regional
ALWAYS RE
MEMBER TO:
INK
If you are in and around the water, events. We want to inspire
1
TH
STOP AND
always remember to: a new generation of
ER
2
TH
STAY TOGE
1. stop and think supporters and volunteers
3 FLOAT 2. stay together at home, and around the
3. float world, who will ensure we
4 CALL 999
can continue to save lives
4. call 999 or 112 and ask for the coastguard. After serving Longhope RNLI for nearly a century, the old boathouse is now an
FIND MORE
FUN
TIPS AT
for another 200 years. independently run museum, complete with retired Watson class lifeboat Thomas
Find out more at RNLI.org/education.
AND SAFETY
RNLI.org McCunn. The RNLI’s historic collections and museums – together with independent
museums like this – keep our inspiring stories of lifeboat crew courage alive
lives at sea
charity that saves in England and Wales
The RNLI is theInstitution (RNLI), a charity registered
Lifeboat
Royal National .
Scotland (SC037736) in the Republic of Ireland
(209603) and
number 20003326
Registered charity
Money matters
As a charity, the RNLI depends on donations to power its lifesaving work.
We can only continue to save lives now, and in the future, thanks to the
generosity of our wonderful supporters
FUNDRAISING Gifts in Wills are our crew’s protection RNLI-related and other products, with all
In 1891, the RNLI became the first charity at sea – funding vital training, equipment profits going towards lifesaving. You can
to organise a street collection, marking the and kit. They account for 68% of total also shop online at shop.RNLI.org.
beginning of a strong fundraising tradition. net income – in 2020, the RNLI received
Today, supporters are our lifeblood. We £131.5M (€148.6M) from these OTHER WAYS TO GIVE
are separate from the coastguard and lifesaving legacies. There are lots of other ways you can
independent of government, so we rely Visit RNLI.org/legacy for more donate. From playing the Lifeboat Lottery
on the generosity of our supporters, information about leaving a gift in your to making a one-off gift, from RNLI
fundraising volunteers and groups – Will to the RNLI. membership to payroll giving. For more
many with links to their local lifeboat information, visit RNLI.org/donate or
stations – to fund our work. RNLI SHOP RNLI.org/membership.
During the pandemic, many of our RNLI shops are run entirely by volunteers. We also rely on other organisations for
fundraising activities have moved online, They boost funds and public support, support – so if you’re a company or a trust,
with volunteer groups and individuals and you can find them at many lifeboat you may be interested in specific
all over the UK and Ireland continuing stations. They stock a range of funding opportunities.
to fundraise from home. Events have
included everything from virtual coffee
mornings to home-based challenges. WHERE YOUR A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER
Mayday – our national fundraising MONEY GOES The global health crisis had a huge
campaign – is a particular focus. impact on our charity in 2020. Lockdown
To take part in an organised 14p in every £1
restrictions disrupted many of our usual
fundraising event or plan your own, donated is used
activities, including fundraising, crew
visit RNLI.org/fundraising for ideas and to generate
training, lifeguard roll out, building new
more information. Or, to donate visit more funds
lifeboats and station improvements.
RNLI.org/donate. Lifesaving continued throughout,
86p in every £1 thanks to the selflessness and adaptability
GIFTS IN WILLS
funds our lifesaving of our people. From crews and lifeguards
6 out of 10 lifeboat launches are only activities adjusting to new Covid-19 safe procedures
possible thanks to the kindness of and wearing extra PPE, to staff working
supporters who leave gifts in their Wills. Figures taken from the RNLI Annual Report and Accounts 2020 from home or being on furlough.
Yarmouth’s Severn class lifeboat
Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer)
IN 2020
£139.2M (€157.3M)
spent on charitable
activities
£47.1M (€53.2M)
raised through
donations
£131.5M (€148.6M)
raised through
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1HZ legacies
0300 300 9990 (UK), 01 511 9836 (Ireland) or +44 1202 663234 (international)
RNLI.org
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution, a charity registered in England and Wales (209603),
Scotland (SC037736), the Republic of Ireland (CHY 2678 and 20003326), the Bailiwick of
facebook.com/rnli twitter.com/rnli instagram.com/rnli
Jersey (14), the Isle of Man (1308 and 006329F), the Bailiwick of Guernsey and Alderney
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Photos: GMB Akash, RNLI/(Harrison Bates, Georgina Bottriell, Dave Cocks, Stephen Duncombe,
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