How the RNLI is run

It cost £188M (€212M) in 2022 to run our lifesaving service – all funded by our generous supporters.

The Royal Charter and Byelaws are the RNLI's two key constitutional documents. 

The Executive Team are the RNLI’s senior managers, responsible for the day-to-day running of the RNLI. 

Vice Presidents are appointed by the Trustee Board as a mark of special recognition of service to the RNLI.

Our trustees are a body of volunteers who carry full financial and legal responsibility for everything the RNLI does. 

Get the latest Annual Report and Accounts here to learn more about our charity’s activities, impact and finances in 2022.

As an organisation that employs over 250 people in Great Britain, the RNLI is legally required to publish its gender pay gap figures. 

The RNLI Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on Thursday 8 June 2023 at 30 Euston Square, London NW1 2FB.

This year’s Annual Meeting of the RNLI in Scotland takes place at 2pm on Wednesday 1 June at Perth Concert Hall.