Who we are

The Lifeboat Fund - our 'short title' -  is proud to be the single largest regular contributor to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the charity that saves lives at sea.

The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund (our registered name) is an official charity of the Civil Service, the Royal Mail and British Telecom.

The charity benefits from giving by serving and retired employees and from legacies.  For example, civil servants the length and breadth of the UK organise fundraising collections and promote the lifesaving work of the RNLI.  All money raised by The Lifeboat Fund goes to support the vital work of that organisation.

The total raised for this cause in 2010 was over £131,700 - including a staggering 80% increase in traditional giving through the annual appeal.  In 2011, we raised more than £122,000, which was a fine achievement, especially given the harsh financial climate.

Our Patron is HRH The Duke of Kent.

You can read about The Lifeboat Fund's 2012 Appeal in  "News & Events" section of this website.  

Where not otherwise credited, all photos of lifeboats on this site were very kindly provided by the RNLI, to help promote our fundraising that supports their life-saving work

We support The Fund because...
Thank you for saving our lives

Martin Toner, a Welfare Officer from Belfast emailed us to say:
“ The RNLI saved me and two of my friends in 2001. 
“ We were treated for hypothermia in hospital and advised that we may have only survived another 5-10 minutes in the water, due to our body temperatures being so low.
"I cannot stress enough...

The Lifeboat Fund Events

This is a summary of the latest Lifeboat Fund events. Click on the headlines for the full article or visit the section.
What you are doing to support The Lifeboat Fund's Appeal?
The Annual Appeal season is September - or whenever you want it to be!