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Become a member. Join a force for good.

As an RNLI member, you might not be driving the lifeboat - but you will be driving us to save every one we can

Choose your RNLI membership

Adult

adult
From £3 per month
From £36 per year
From €3.50 per month
From €42 per year

Benefits
Welcome pack, including member handbook
Quarterly Lifeboat magazine
Set of postcards
Email newsletter


Join a force for good

Joint

Join
From £5.50 per month
From £66 per year
From €6 per month
From €72 per year
Benefits
Welcome pack, including member handbook
Quarterly Lifeboat magazine
Membership card
Email newsletter
Join a force for good
Three lifeboat volunteers are aboard an inshore lifeboat, powering out to sea. The waves are choppy and the sky is grey.

Photo: Nick Mailer

Closer to your crew

As a member of our lifesaving family, you'll be part of a force for good. You’ll be helping to fund everything our lifesavers need to save lives at sea, including vital crew kit and training, well-equipped lifeboat stations and lifeguard units, the best lifeboats and education materials. You’ll also be part of our work to help tackle drowning in communities at risk all around the world. So, when lives are on the line, you’ll make all the difference.

You’ll get closer to the crew too, with a host of exclusive benefits. This includes a handbook to help you get the most from your membership, and our quarterly magazine Lifeboat, which 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.

Top down view of the complete printed membership welcome pack.

RNLI/Andrew Perryman

Other memberships

An inshore lifeboat is afloat on the horizon in relatively calm waters underneath a bright white cloudy sky.

Photo: Oscar Johnson

Offshore From £7 per month/£84 per year

As a water user or watersports enthusiast not only will you get the fantastic Lifeboat magazine four times a year.

Benefits: Member handbook, Quarterly Lifeboat magazine, Membership card, welcome pack

Become an Offshore member
A Severn class lifeboat at sea during rough weather under a stormy sky.

Photo: RNLI/Nigel Millard

Governor From £9.50 per month/£114 per year

Share your passion for the RNLI and help shape the future with likeminded enthusiasts. As well as all the benefits that come with other memberships, you'll also have the opportunity to have your say on how the RNLI is run with voting rights at the Annual General Meeting.

Benefits: Member handbook, Membership card, welcome pack, Quarterly Lifeboat magazine.

Become an RNLI Governor
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Storm Force £14/€12.50 per year

Looking to light a passion for the RNLI into the young ones in your life? Want them to learn vital water safety lessons in a fun and engaging manner? Or simply want to give the gift of a great kid's magazine to someone you care about? Storm Force is the perfect way to inspire and engage children under the age of 11.

Benefits: Storm Force magazine, Online activities, Membership pack

Become a Storm Force member

Frequently asked questions

Find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about RNLI membership. See our full membership FAQs.

You will receive a new welcome pack shortly after you join. It contains our new RNLI handbook, RNLI postcards, a copy of Lifeboat Magazine, a welcome letter and membership card.

Memberships last for 12 months and whether it automatically renews depends on how you pay. If you pay by monthly direct debit it would renew automatically, if you made a one off payment you receive a renewal invitation letter prior to your membership year ending.

If you wish to upgrade your membership level you can contact our Supporter Experience team on 0300 300 9909 (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:

  • Call our Supporter Experience Team on 0300 300 9990 (from the UK)

  • Download the RNLI Gift Aid donation form (PDF 574KB), complete it and send it back to: Gift Aid, RNLI, FREEPOST, BH173, West Quay Road, Poole, BH15 1HZ.

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.