# The Tyne Life-Boat Society

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 226098 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/226098)
- Company number: 00083687
- Latest income: £1,402; spending £43
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: South Tyneside, Northumberland
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/tyne-life-boat-society

The Tyne Lifeboat Society supports local good causes on Tyneside that are involved with saving lives on the River Tyne and around the immediate coastline and also youth organisations with a marine context.Organisations that benefit include Volunteer Lifeguards, Volunteer Life Brigades, Sea Cadets, Sea Scouts and Marine Emergency Units.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £1,402 | £43 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £539 | £13 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £629 | £13 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £436 | £13 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £533 | £13 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1) to build, equip and maintain life-boats, transporting carriages, boat-houses and slipways at or near the entrance to the river Tyne, and to carry out all other purposes incidental to the objects of saving life from shipwreck, and assisting vesseslin distress. 2) to grant rewards, donations or annuities to any deserving person or persons who have been identified with the work of life-saving, and who shall be in poor circumstances, or to any other person or persons in consideration of services given in furtherance of the object of the society. (for further details see memorandum of association).

## What it funds

The Tyne Life-Boat Society is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Tyne Life-Boat Society reported income of £1,402 and spending of £43. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £95 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as South Tyneside and Northumberland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Tyne Life-Boat Society in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Tyne Life-Boat Society open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Tyne Life-Boat Society is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Tyne Life-Boat Society fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as South Tyneside and Northumberland.

### Does The Tyne Life-Boat Society give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Tyne Life-Boat Society makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Tyne Life-Boat Society give each year?

The register does not break out The Tyne Life-Boat Society's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £43. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £19 a year.

### How large is The Tyne Life-Boat Society?

In its latest reported year The Tyne Life-Boat Society reported income of £1,402 and spending of £43.


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