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- Your benefits include:
- Welcome pack
- Member's handbook
- Quarterly Lifeboat magazine
- Exclusive items in RNLI Shop and much more
- Quarterly Lifeboat magazine
- Welcome pack and handbook
- Postcards, newsletters and more
- All adult membership benefits
- Quarterly Offshore magazine
- Offshore boat sticker
- All other membership benefits
- RNLI flag pin badge
- Have your say in how the RNLI is run
- Storm Force magazine
- Online activities
- Membership pack
What you get from your membership
Not only do you get an exclusive range of benefits, designed to make you feel a part of our lifesaving family. You get the knowledge that you’ll be helping to save lives at sea. That you are a part of a force for good.
You’ll get closer to the lifesavers too with Lifeboat magazine. Each issue takes you behind the scenes and brings you interviews with lifesavers, true tales of courage from our history, and recent rescue stories of hope and gratitude. And our exclusive range at RNLI Shop will allow you to show off your membership with pride.
What we get from your membership
When you become a member, you are letting us know that you will be there for RNLI lifesavers. The kit, training and operational support our lifesavers rely on is only possible thanks to the generosity of supporters like you.
But it’s more than that. It’s knowing you are a part of our lifesaving family, working together with us in our mission to save every one. It’s the extra boost our lifesavers need whenever the call to rescue comes in.
Frequently asked questions
Find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about RNLI membership. See our full membership FAQs.
If you wish to upgrade your membership level, you can contact our Supporter Experience Team on 0300 300 9990 (from the UK), 01 511 9836 (from Ireland) and +44 1202 663234 (from any other country).
Yes. You can boost your membership fee by 25p for every £1 you donate.
To be eligible to sign up for Gift Aid you must be a UK taxpayer and understand that if you pay less Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than the amount of Gift Aid claimed on all your donations in that tax year, it is your responsibility to pay any difference.
All we need from you is a single Gift Aid declaration, which will not only cover your future donations but also donations you have made for the past 4 years. To make your declaration, you can either:
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Call our Supporter Experience Team on 0300 300 9990 (from the UK)
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Download the RNLI Gift Aid donation form (PDF 574KB), complete it and send it back to: 'FREEPOST RNLI'. No stamp or other address details required.
Please remember to inform us if you have changed your name and address, or no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains tax, either by completing our online enquiry form or calling us on 0300 300 9990. Our Supporter Experience Team is available Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm, and will be happy to answer any of your queries or provide assistance.
To renew your RNLI membership, simply call us on 0300 300 9909 (from the UK), 01 511 9836 (from Ireland) and +44 1202 663234 (from any other country) and we will be more than happy to do this for you. Our Supporter Experience Team are available Monday–Friday between 8am and 6pm.
You can make payment by debit or credit card or can set up a Direct Debit, so you will need these details available when you call.