Charity Filings Record

United Kingdom · Registered charity (England and Wales)

RNLI: financial filings

RNLI, registered as THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION, is on the register of charities kept by the Charity Commission for England and Wales, charity number 209603. The figures below are total gross income and total expenditure for the 5 most recent financial periods shown on the register's financial history page, as the register displays them (GBP, rounded to millions to two decimal places).1

IdentifierRegistered charity number 209603
RegulatorCharity Commission for England and Wales
Income, year to 31 December 2025GBP 286.7 million
ExpenditureGBP 258.1 million

Filings by year

2021: GBP 219.9 million2021: GBP 199.8 million20212022: GBP 231.8 million2022: GBP 233.0 million20222023: GBP 249.6 million2023: GBP 242.6 million20232024: GBP 251.3 million2024: GBP 250.7 million20242025: GBP 286.7 million2025: GBP 258.1 million2025
Total incomeTotal expenditure
Year endingFormIncomeExpenditure
31 December 20251Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 286.7 millionGBP 258.1 million
31 December 20241Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 251.3 millionGBP 250.7 million
31 December 20231Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 249.6 millionGBP 242.6 million
31 December 20221Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 231.8 millionGBP 233.0 million
31 December 20211Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 219.9 millionGBP 199.8 million

Rounded by the register to two decimal places of GBP millions or billions, so totals shown here are the register figures, for example £286.70m.

Where the money came from and went

Line31 December 202131 December 202231 December 202331 December 202431 December 2025
Income from government contractsGBP 3.4 millionGBP 3.5 millionGBP 4.7 millionGBP 4.4 millionGBP 4.9 million
Income from government grantsGBP 385,200GBP 286,910GBP 158,220GBP 50,850GBP 54,150
Income - Donations and legaciesGBP 197.8 millionGBP 207.3 millionGBP 222.6 millionGBP 222.4 millionGBP 255.5 million
Income - Other trading activitiesGBP 13.9 millionGBP 16.3 millionGBP 16.3 millionGBP 18.2 millionGBP 17.5 million
Income - Charitable activitiesGBP 4.2 millionGBP 4.4 millionGBP 4.9 millionGBP 5.2 millionGBP 5.9 million
Income - EndowmentsGBP 0GBP 0GBP 0GBP 0GBP 0
Income - InvestmentGBP 1.3 millionGBP 3.3 millionGBP 4.6 millionGBP 4.6 millionGBP 6.9 million
Income - OtherGBP 2.7 millionGBP 500,000GBP 1.2 millionGBP 900,000GBP 900,000
Income - LegaciesGBP 137.6 millionGBP 140.8 millionGBP 156.9 millionGBP 151.3 millionGBP 180.2 million
Expenditure - Charitable activitiesGBP 157.8 millionGBP 177.2 millionGBP 185.6 millionGBP 195.3 millionGBP 205.3 million
Expenditure - Raising fundsGBP 42.0 millionGBP 55.8 millionGBP 57.0 millionGBP 55.4 millionGBP 52.8 million
Expenditure - GovernanceGBP 499,780GBP 551,000GBP 500,000GBP 1.1 millionGBP 1.7 million
Expenditure - Investment managementGBP 564,000GBP 313,000GBP 200,000GBP 300,000GBP 300,000
Expenditure - OtherGBP 0GBP 0GBP 0GBP 0GBP 0

Figures are as reported in the filing for each year, in the currency of the filing. Totals are not adjusted for inflation.

Sources

  1. Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities, THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION, charity number 209603, financial history (28 October 2026)