The royal national lifeboat institution also known as RNLI, which was established in 1824, has just recently reached the 200 year mark. Along the shores of Ireland and the UK, it has made its mission to save lives at sea.
With approximately 238 lifeboat stations and 240 lifeguard units the RNLI has contributed to the saving of thousands, all out of the kindness of the 209,892 volunteers that work around the clock.
The Charity commission reports that the RNLI had a total income of 231,800,000 pounds from the start to finish of 2022, all coming from several different sources of income such as;
Donations and legacies – £207.30m
Charitable activities – £4.40m
Other trading activities – £16.30m
Investments – £3.30m
Other – £500k
The largest amount of income comes from the generosity of the donations and legacies of everyday people. If you’re wondering where the money of these donations end up, the vast majority of it is used to fund things like the equipment and activities of RNLI. For every 1 pound donated, 81 pence of it is used for this. The other 19 pence is designated to generate funds to continue to save lives at sea for years to come.
George & Will Yr 9
Carre’s Grammar School, Sleaford
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Interesting article – what an important job the RNLI do!
It’s good to know that the RNLI are there to assist anyone in trouble at sea – and all volunteers!
I grew up by the sea and there were always lots of fundraising RNLI events going on around the lifeboat station, what a great article!