Hamble Lifeboat Limited

Analysis

Hamble Lifeboat Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in June 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01082684). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hamble Lifeboat Limited reported income of £147k and spending of £100k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £60k to £147k (+148%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Hamble Lifeboat Limited sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Horsley, Bookham and Leatherhead RDA (£146k), Huntingdonshire Volunteer Centre (£148k) and Camden Highline (£145k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.