From our Branch Historian Les Bridgewater comes this list of organisations that have funded lifeboats
|
Funder |
Lifeboat Name |
Type |
Stationed |
| Birds Eye Foods | Birds Eye | Oakley 37-25 | New Quay |
| BBC Blue Peter | Blue Peter 1-7 (25 Boats) | Various | 7 stations |
| British Petroleum | B.P. Forties | Arun 54-05 | Aberdeen |
| Boy Scout Association | The Scout | Waveney 44-018 | Hartlepool |
| The Churches Association | The Good Shepherd | Tyne 47-012 | Relief fleet |
| Girl Guide Association | Guide of Dunkirk | S.R.S. 35’6″ | Cadgwith |
| Himley Hall Sailing Club | Himley Hall | Atlantic 21 B-530 | Macduff |
| Ancient Order of Forresters | Forresters Future | Brede 33-08 | Relief fleet |
| Inner Wheel Clubs | Inner Wheel | Brede 33-07 | Poole / Calshot |
| MacRoberts trust | Lady MacRobert | Solent 48-014 | Montrose |
| Baltic Exchange | Various (7 Boats) | Various | Salcombe (current) |
| Bellsize Charity | Belsize Charitable Trust | C class C-516 | St Ives |
| The Lofthouse family | Fishermans Friend | Mersey 12-33 | Relief fleet |
| London Underwriters | Institute of London Underwriters | Atlantic 21 B-579 | Clacton |
| Order of Oddfellows | Unity of Oddfellows | Atlantic 75 B-702 | Sherringham |
| Newspaper Society | Newsbuoy | Arun 52-31 | Relief Fleet |
| Sealink Ferries | Sealink Endeavour | Mersey 12-02 | Hastings |
| R.A.O.C | Spirit of R.A.O.C. | D class D-461 | Looe |
| Vandervell Foundation | Tony Vandervell | Arun 54-34 | Weymouth |
| Bingo Association | Bingo Lifeline | Mersey 12-25 | Relief Fleet |
| UK Constabularies | Her Majesty the Queen | Mersey 12-30 | Relief Fleet |
| Worshipful Company of Shipwrights | Royal Shipwright | Mersey 12-004 | Relief Fleet |
| Grand Lodge of Freemasons | The Duchess of Kent | Arun 52-20 | Relief Fleet |
| Mark Master Masons | Mark Mason | Tamar 16-11 | Angle |
| CISTOPEL (Civil Service, BT and Post Office) | Various (43 Boats) | Various | Various |
