Amongst the activities of the charity are the provision of financial assistance, convalescence care and retirement housing. It is a shareholder in the publisher of the
Morning Advertiser, the journal of the licensed trade. In 1867, the Licensed Victuallers Lifeboat Fund provided a self-righting 'pulling and sailing' (P&S) lifeboat for the
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), to be stationed at in
Norfolk. A second lifeboat was funded in 1887. A third one followed in 1900, which remained in service until 1931, when the station closed. All three lifeboats bore the name
Licensed Victualler. Over the period of 64 years service, the lifeboats were launched on 54 occasions, saving 117 lives.
Schools The Licensed Trade Charity operates three schools which are also open to the general public:
Licensed Victuallers' School near
Ascot, Berkshire, an independent all-ability school for students from 4–18, as well as
LVS Hassocks and
LVS Oxford, both specialist schools for young people with autism. ==See also==