PAPER TO: Bitternes Afloat Trustees and Members
FROM: Commodore
DATE: 31[st] August 2025
SUBJECT: Bitternes Afloat Annual Report
1 Bitternes A Report
The Easter event comprised 13 yachts, plus a half decker with 53 young people including 14 attending for the first time. The event passed without any significant issues or events and excellent feedback was received from parents and the young people post the event.
2 Bitternes B Report
Bitternes B in July 2025 increased to more similar numbers after a drop in 2025. The spiritual programme worked well this year with good discussions led largely by the young adults.
However a loss was made on the event of around £500.
3 Bitternes Women’s Weekend
A new event has been trialled in July 2025 with a sailing weekend exclusively for women. Intended to encourage women to get together and share their faith in a sailing environment. This first even was mainly attended by current or previous Bitternes Team members but with the intention that it would be offered more widely in the future is successful and well received. Feedback has been excellent and it is intended to undertake a further event in 2026.
4 Finance Report - August 2024 to July 2025
The accounts continued to produce a small surplus of £907 in 24/25 compared to £1,745 in 23/24. This was in part due to the cost of the Bitternes A event being increased boosting income by around £3000.
Bitternes B continued to make a loss but this reflects our desire to support this age group as they become financially independent of parents.
| BITTERNES | |||||||
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| AFLOAT | 2025 | 2025 | |||||
| 2025 ACTUAL | 2024 Actual | 2025 ACTUAL | 2024 Actual | ||||
| INCOME | EXPENDITURE | ||||||
| Bitternes A | |||||||
| HOLIDAY PAYMENTS | 24,026.27 | 21,904.00 |
BOATS | 14,928.00 | 15,556.01 |
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| BANK INT/CHARGES | 71.46 | 47.27 |
FOOD | 2,953.17 | 2,571.98 |
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| TRAVEL | 2,974.68 | 2,786.54 |
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| DONATIONS - regular | 600.00 | 915.00 |
MISC | 1,373.83 | 330.06 |
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| - unclaimed cruise expenses | 832.70 | 35.00 |
HALL / TOILETS | 1,615.00 | 1,731.25 |
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| - Friends for holiday payments | 2,485.00 | 1,540.00 |
INSURANCE | 560.71 | 560.71 |
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| - from PCC for holiday | |||||||
| payments | BANK INT/CHARGES | ||||||
| - External trainng | |||||||
| - Friends for training | 1,427.00 | ||||||
| - Friends for holiday | |||||||
| - to Friends | 2,630.30 | 2,476.99 |
payments | 2,485.00 | 1,540.00 |
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| Payments for next year | 603.75 | ||||||
| Sub Total | 32,676.48 | 26,918.26 |
26,890.39 | 25,076.55 |
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| Training - | 500.00 | 560.00 |
Training - | 1,057.02 | 1,114.79 |
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| - exec / barn / skip | 100.00 | - exec / barn / skip | 1,741.30 | ||||
| Bitternes B | 3,335.00 | 2,650.00 |
Bitternes B | 4,373.99 | 2,191.16 |
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| WotW | 1,200.00 | WotW | 1,414.98 | ||||
| Clothing | Clothing | ||||||
| - Friends for training | 1,427.00 | ||||||
| TOTAL INCOME | 37,811.48 | 30,128.26 | TOTAL COSTS | 36,904.68 | 28,382.50 | ||
| Surplus/Deficit | 906.80 | 1,745.76 |