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the communications and public service lifeboat fund

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Activities & Mission

The Lifeboat Fund (formerly called CISPOTEL) is an official charity of the Civil Service and receives donations from Royal Mail and BT staff. The Fund raises money for the RNLI to provide new lifeboats and to train and equip crews. Since it was founded in 1866, The Lifeboat Fund has provided 54 lifeboats, saving over 4,700 lives and has helped refurbish a lifeboat station on the River Thames.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£39,581
Latest Expenditure
£10,538

Financial Efficiency

Overall Efficiency 26.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Expenditure Ratio 26.6%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£39,581£10,5380 / 30
2023£48,157£67,6910 / 20
2022£108,332£112,4770 / 15
2021£72,428£90,7060 / 11
2020£70,874£53,0000 / 8

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Honorary Secretary
Civil Service Lifeboat Fund
DWP
2 St Peters Square
Manchester
M2 3AA
Registration Date
27 June 1966
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
248421
Charity Number
248421

Trustees

FRANCES KILNER MBE
Michael David Robinson
Angela Mary Saunders
Corin Jean Stella Robertson
Christopher Lamb BEM
Michael Joseph Paul Lawler
Matthew Derek Briggs
James Tristan Wyndham Dunstan
Jonathan Smith
Nicholas John Riddle
Toni Court
Peter Jamieson
John-Paul Marks CB
Colin Billingsley MBE
Andrew Theodore Goodman

Sectors & Classifications

Charity and VCS support Saving of lives

Also Known As

  • CIVIL SERVICE AND POST OFFICE LIFE BOAT FUND
  • CIVIL SERVICE,POST OFFICE AND BRITISH TELECOM LIFEBOAT FUND
  • THE LIFEBOAT FUND