International Maritime Rescue Federation

Analysis

International Maritime Rescue Federation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04852596). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, International Maritime Rescue Federation reported income of £635k and spending of £449k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £255k to £635k (+149%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, International Maritime Rescue Federation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Darnall Well Being (£634k), The Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Charity (£635k) and The Vavengers (£634k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64%, charitable activities 34% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £469k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.