Leave a gift in your Will

2am. The shout goes out. Butchers, hairdressers, accountants … rush out into the freezing wind and darkness to save someone they’ve never met.

Newquay lifeboat volunteers onboard their B class Atlantic 85 lifeboat, The Gladys Mildred B-821 — Newquay B class Atlantic 85 lifeboat, The Gladys Mildred B-821

Your legacy is our lifeline

Gifts in Wills help bring our brave lifeboat crews home safely. Your legacy will be the protective kit they can count on. The training that keeps them safe. And the strong lifeboat that ploughs through fierce winds and waves to reach people in distress.

Ways to contact us

Our Gifts in Wills Team is available Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.

Write to:

Gifts in Wills Team
RNLI
West Quay Road
Poole
Dorset
BH15 1HZ

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Kilmore Quay lifeboat crashes through a large wave

How to include a gift in your will

Get advice on how to give a legacy gift to charity.

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Tower RNLI Crew Member Adam Bancroft with his wife Paula, who was also a Crew Member at Tower for over 10 years

What can a gift in your Will do?

Your generosity can help train and equip lifeboat volunteers like Adam Bancroft.

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Scarborough Lifeboat Operations Manager John Senior and Swanage Crew Member Becky Mack

Our legacy promise

We will answer your questions. We won’t put you under pressure.

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Pay in a legacy

If you are paying in an amount left as a gift to the RNLI in a Will, please use the form on this page.

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An RNLI lifeguard speaks with a child on Woolacombe Beach

Free Wills Service

We have a special scheme that enables you and your partner to make your Wills for free, using qualified solicitors within reasonable travelling distance of where you live.

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