The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Communications and Public Service Lifeboat Fund

Registered charity 248421 Registered since 1966

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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15
trustees on the board
4.9y median 3y
average tenure
16y
longest tenure
3
trustees past 6 years
5y
average years in governance
14 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 15Education/training 1

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Contact

Websitewww.thelifeboatfund.org.uk
Emaillifeboat.fund@dwp.gov.uk
Phone0300 038 9303
AddressHonorary Secretary, Civil Service Lifeboat Fund, DWP, 2 St Peters Square, Manchester, M2 3AA

Finances

£39,581 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£70,874£53,000
2021£72,428£90,706
2022£108,332£112,477
2023£48,157£67,691
2024£39,581£10,538

What it does

What

General Charitable Purposes

Who

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How

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Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE FUND SHALL BE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF LIFE AT SEA BY RAISING MONEY TO FURTHER THE WORK OF THE RNLI BY PROVIDING FROM TIME TO TIME THE COST, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OF REPLACEMENT OF CISPOTEL BOATS AND/OR ADDITIONAL LIFEBOATS AT OTHER STATIONS; AND IN ANY OTHER RELATED MANNER THAT MAY BE AGREED BETWEEN CISPOTEL AND THE RNLI.

Governing document: OBJECTS AND METHOD OF MANAGEMENT AS APPROVED 8 JULY 1949 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 6 MARCH 1969 AS AMENDED BY AGM 1984 AS AMENDED 23 MARCH 1993 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 1 JUNE 1999 AS AMENDED BY CONSTITUTION DATED 16 MARCH 1999 AS AMENDED 20 MARCH 2002 AS AMENDED ON 22 APRIL 2015 as amended on 10 Sep 2019

Trustees (15)

15trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

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