Costs
But saving lives comes at a cost, and every day it
costs the RNLI over £300.000 to run the UK'S lifeboat
service, every penny of which comes from voluntary contributions.
The
direct costs of launching a lifeboat are relatively small
(service payments and fuel). But if all the other running
costs of a lifeboat station are taken into account - ie; stores,
maintenance of lifeboats and lifeboat stations - the average
cost of launching Cullercoats Lifeboat is about £2,200.
These figures do not include the substantial cost of depreciation
of the lifeboat.
It
costs over £1,600 to kit out each crewmember.
An all-weather lifeboat cost £2,000,000, and an inshore
lifeboat costs about £25,000.
Raising
the money
For
every £1 spent, 80 pence is spent on maintaining and
replacing the existing fleet 17 pence is used for fundraising
and 3 pence for administration.
RNLI
Fundraising takes a variety of approaches to appeal to everyone
with an interest in raising money for the lifeboats. |
