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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Registered charity 209603, on the register since 27 March 1963. The 27th largest charity in England and Wales by income.

What it says it does

To save lives, promote safety and rescue service efficiency, and provide relief from disaster at sea and on inland and flood waters; to advance the education of the public in matters relating to sea, inland and flood water safety, and in the history and heritage of the Institution; to relieve/assist those who have been involved in saving lives at sea and on inland and flood waters in any capacity.

In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.

Its causes

Arts/culture/heritage/scienceEducation/trainingGeneral Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Where it works

It names no single council area: it works across England and Wales, or further.

Check it yourself

Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website

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