01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 21 February 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £3,619
- Latest expenditure
- £18,963
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 2 Selborne Road, MARGATE, Kent, CT9 3SP
Website recorded by the regulator: www.nila.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The National Independent Lifeboat Association will ensure the preservation and protection of life on the water by supporting independent lifeboats and associated organisations throughout the UK. In order to save lives and promote water safety, the NILA will provide access to training, group purchasing, public education and fundraising support, as well as raise awareness both locally and publicly.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,619
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,963
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £32,814
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,674
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,655
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £891
- Fin Period Start Date
- 21 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,002
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £865
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,619
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,963
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 11
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £32,814
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,674
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 14
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 9 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,655
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £891
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 7
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 21 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 29 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,002
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £865
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Jersey
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL INDEPENDENT LIFEBOAT ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-02-21T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 21 Feb 2022
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT OF THE NATIONAL INDEPENDENT LIFEBOAT ASSOCIATION IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ENSURE THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF LIFE ON THE WATER BY SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT LIFEBOATS AND ASSOCIATED ORGANISATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UK. IN ORDER TO SAVE LIVES AND PROMOTE WATER SAFETY, THE NILA WILL, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROVIDE ACCESS TO OPERATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING, GROUP PURCHASING, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND FUNDRAISING SUPPORT, AS WELL AS RAISE AWARENESS OF THE WORK OF INDEPENDENT LIFEBOATS NATIONALLY BOTH PUBLICLY AND POLITICALLY AND ACT AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS AND THE MCA / RNLI.
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 651126
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- NILA
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests