THE COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC SERVICE LIFEBOAT FUND

Charity number: 248421
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Lifeboat Fund (formerly called CISPOTEL) is an official charity of the Civil Service and receives donations from Royal Mail and BT staff. The Fund raises money for the RNLI to provide new lifeboats and to train and equip crews. Since it was founded in 1866, The Lifeboat Fund has provided 54 lifeboats, saving over 4,700 lives and has helped refurbish a lifeboat station on the River Thames.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £48,157
Total expenditure: £67,691

People

16 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 June 1966: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE LIFEBOAT FUND (Working name)
  • CIVIL SERVICE AND POST OFFICE LIFE BOAT FUND (Previous name)
  • CIVIL SERVICE,POST OFFICE AND BRITISH TELECOM LIFEBOAT FUND (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

16 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Simon Case CVO Chair 11 May 2023
None on record
Andy Headworth Trustee 11 May 2023
None on record
Peter Jamieson Trustee 11 May 2023
None on record
Toni Court Trustee 11 May 2023
None on record
Matthew Derek Briggs Trustee 11 May 2023
None on record
Nicholas John Riddle Trustee 11 May 2023
None on record
James Tristan Wyndham Dunstan Trustee 11 May 2023
None on record
Jonathan Smith Trustee 11 May 2023
None on record
Michael Joseph Paul Lawler Trustee 28 February 2023
None on record
Christopher Lamb BEM Trustee 20 June 2022
None on record
Corin Jean Stella Robertson Trustee 23 May 2022
None on record
Rebekka Burrows Trustee 21 May 2020
None on record
Jonathan Mark Davies Trustee 30 April 2018
None on record
Michael David Robinson Trustee 05 August 2015
None on record
FRANCES KILNER MBE Trustee 12 June 2012
None on record
Angela Mary Saunders Trustee 01 September 2010
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £87.13k £70.87k £72.43k £108.33k £48.16k
Total expenditure £187.33k £53.00k £90.71k £112.48k £67.69k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 21 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 21 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 12 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 12 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's 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

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.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Honorary Secretary
Civil Service Lifeboat Fund
Department for Work and Pensions
2 St Peters Square
Manchester
M2 3AA
Phone:
0300 038 9303
Email:
lifeboat.fund@dwp.gov.uk
Website:

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