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You can find important information about donating dormant funds on our webpage.
Funds from dormant accounts help to protect our volunteers at sea.
Your donation could fund the kit that keeps our volunteer crews safe as they launch to the rescue in dangerous conditions. Or it could help to maintain a lifeboat - a lifeboat that lifesavers rely on to break through huge waves to reach a frightened person struggling to stay afloat.
As a charity independent of government, we rely on voluntary donations to power our vital work. This year marks 200 years of RNLI lifesaving. It’s a story of both courage and kindness that, with the support of donations from dormant funds, will continue into the next century.


Delve into the history of the RNLI through our timeline and discover key events and innovations in our lifesaving history.
Browse our timeline

We’re committed to being one of the most efficient charities in the UK and Ireland. As a charity, separate from the coastguard and independent from government, we are reliant on voluntary donations to power our lifesaving work.
See where your money goes

With an active fleet of 431 lifeboats, we can reach people in all kinds of situations.
About our lifeboats