During 2010 it cost approx. £145,400,000 to run the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (approx. cost of £397,000 per day). For every £1 donated, around 78p is spent on the rescue service itself, which includes the cost of the crew, the boats and the station properties as well as sea safety and education, 19p is used for fundraising and 3p for support.

Any surplus of income over expenditure is held in the RNLI’s reserve fund, which is used to guarantee the RNLI’s boat building programme and other capital projects.

All weather lifeboats (ALB)
Lifeboat Class	Length	Cost - New Build
Tamar Class	17m	£2.7 million

Inshore Lifeboats (ILB)
Lifeboat Class	Length	Cost - New Build
D Class (IB-1)	4.3m	£39,000
B Class - (Atlantic 85)	8.3m	£180,000

Crew Protective Equipment - Costs?
Crew Lifejacket (ALB)	£452
Crew Lifejacket (ILB)	£222
All in-one Drysuit (ILB Only)	£319
Waterproof Jacket (ALB)	£170
Waterproof Trouser's (ALB)	£165
Crew Safety Helmet	£166
Thermal Suit	£82
Steel Toe Capped Boots (ALB Only)	£40
Gloves	£16

Link - The RNLI - Fundraising/how you can help??