Health & Wellbeing Community & Social Justice 2024
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)

Annual Report and Accounts 2024

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea around the UK and Ireland, operating through volunteer lifeboat crews, beach lifeguards, and water safety education. In 2024 — the charity's 200th anniversary year — lifeboat crews launched 9,141 times, helped 17,068 people, and saved 437 lives with more than 8,800 volunteers across 238 lifeboat stations. The charity relies entirely on public donations and legacies, receiving less than 1% of funding from government.

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More than 8,800 volunteers across 238 lifeboat stations

📊Key Metrics

9,141 lifeboat launches in 2024, the fourth-busiest year on record Key Metric 1
437 lives saved in 2024 (352 by lifeboat crews, 85 by lifeguards) Key Metric 2
17,068 people aided by lifeboat crews and lifeguards in 2024 Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • £222.4 million received in donations and legacies in 2024
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📍Geography

UK-Wide

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