Proposed Friends of Lydia Eva & Mincarlo General Synopsis Calling this "Friends of" is perhaps a little misleading as this will be a very much simpler part of the organisation than it has been in the past. It may be better to call it something different such as "Shipmates-. The Intention is that we will have a small flyer type leaflet that can be popped into the little guide that we hand out on the ships. This flyer plus a few words of encouragement from the crew member handing it out, will offer people the opportunity to go onto the web site and sign up to receive a quarterly newsletter and pay a modest sum of probably £IO.IXI. For this they will get 4 newsletters a year plus any special news such as -Lydia will be in steam on such and such a date". The newsletter will go out by email, probably uslng a market&ng software program called mail diimp. I have set up the free version of this whith should Suit our needs for the foreseeable future. If this were to really tske off we would need to subscribe to it. Getting this started is a bit awkward as we won't really start handing out the flyers until we open the ships again in April, so at the fflofflent l affl thinking of the Ilrst fiewsletter goifig out in May. followed by one in August, November and then in February, to complete the year. My thoughts at the moment are that each newsletter will have a section on each ship. Typically. an update on what's been happenin& good news and bad, forthcoming activities Other ideas for items are possibly an historical or technical bit, focusing on some aspert linked to one of the ships. This might indude an explanakn to trawling or drifting, different ways of processing herring. Perhaps a "meet the crew- so if anyone has a special birthday or has completed a particular milestone with the trust we can do a little featu￿. There might also be a °situations vacant" bit rf we are looking for someone to do something specific. I have a lot to learn on how to use the mail chimp program for compiling the newsletter and sending them out. Also how to keep track of who has paid, send out reminders for renewal etc. 8ut I don't see anything that can't be overcome relatively easily. this is not unique. I have had a little try at the compilation of a newsletter on Mail chimp and it seems OK. My next step is to meet with the lady who does the web site. which should be in the next week or two. With her help and input I should be able to come up with a process and get it moving. The only ¢ost tg the trust at this stage will be to get some flyer5 printed, Vista print look as though they do IIX)O for £50. 50 once I get the process sorted I can. with the Trust's go ahead get those printed. This won't bring in big bucks but every little helps and who know what it could lead to. As I get the han8 of it we may at some point be able to offer a corporate membership, perhaps £50. some organisations have bronze. silver and gold supporters. maybe we can progress to that. Perhaps in the second year when we have some numbers. That's a bit down the road as yet. my aim is to learn how it all works. develop the process and get it moving. l am mindful of GDPR and I believe that the Mail Chimp software does look after some of that aspect. If anyone has any questions then feel free to contsct me. And finally if the trust decides it does not want me to progress with this then please tell me as soon as possible so that I don't waste too much of my time or anyone else's. 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March 2025 to end november2025. Mincarlo drydocking was postponed again till end October due to dredging campaign spring on us with discuss esc we will wait till autumn compaine ,dredging carried out mid September and mincarlo was moved to alongside quay awaiting drydocking by tugs she put up fight but eventually moved unfortunatply it meant closing b.er before end season crowdfurKling put in place to assist with cost and also grant for council Meanwhile Lydia was under going various ndt testing on boiler due to inaccurate reading Lydia did not steam this season also her class certificate has been suspended pending getting her back in steam. Like to express my thanks to maintenance crews and all volunteers for supporting me also bigthankyou to urwin foundation for funding Lydia drydock Also Henry for his help ,John from jetadventes for doing crowdfunding mike Smith for his 8UPPOrt photos and giving crowdfunding a push And Paul esc for getting dredging done and removing pontoon EArtis acting chairman MlncarLo Y•port March 2024-apn72025 of endfeb2025 Then d¥te suddgnty èppe8rfor end maTch beiw ofAyll to guch shortr￿fICe both mygev and Pau￿8$C} fettthl8w89 unachievable so itW8s agreed v￿W￿ld d•lerBny mmment for mincarto and d￿d&"fr& till au￿rnn comp¥irbe thi#w31)oth p8rtie8 • ch8nce fof r8ialn¢mor8lunds go mincgwlo cwld 3tsrt 2025 se8￿n from 1118pri12025 A*iirrfi énd rffrf2tr2S <>Jotsd ￿Ce￿*d from Smsfor thxkin8mlnc8rio£611￿.oo Mincarlo remained open tiu eariyseptwher* she rak#ed appr0x£6lK￿ shew8s CLOW dueto d[ed8￿gbe8lling bfw8ht fOrward,￿g order dYed•"ng Comff￿nCed mincwlow85 rem(1￿ to aiw"th. Lrf22 ￿ld¥ (Jjck Jwaitingentry ￿ end Oci dredreini Wa8 to be carrted OLSI to depth 4muswtth tauing in dèpth 2.Smtrs patd for ty esc and renwml of wnioonw*d mobib"s8tions ifie8n t.vrth us p8￿n810[Joanrt9 gandtu*ingtyjean t.mmc8rtoentewed dry dock 13Whoct*ith foll￿￿￿￿4 re8ult.SMS had been told thty had£310TrJ.00 to spend so quotewAs ¢hwry picked unf0rtunaletytheyl￿d S￿1￿8 W I￿Le5 in insidtsof hult8 1¥i7wlund poge W85 set upwth thanks to JOI￿ oliat boats rnY￿ to see ifwecix•kl rnise monrytodue *Uofquot• IE* cost pontoon remcw ale ano replaee£15(Xl*rw¥￿ moiileigatl￿ rrfjeant andocra £41(￿approX ## **Treasurers report YE 31/3/2025** **Once again another year comes around, and unfortunately the donations are once again well down. Although things looking better this is not because of donations etc. but because of a towards docking of the Lydia Eva by the Uren foundation.** **When you look at the accounts you will see a increase on the previous year(2024), and this was due to the generous donation by the Uren foundation. Facilitated by Henry Cator MBE.** **So Overall at 2024ye we had £2,468 profit for the year and for 2025ye we had £12,272 Loss. (Funded by our first emergency fund draw down £20k).** **Another year on and we are still in need of Major funds, and if any of you have any ideas, then please bring them up at Any Other Business.** **If things do not pick up funds wise we will be looking for a way of scrapping/gifting our ships to another charity. Sorry to say, The end is now within the next 3-4 years.** **As mentioned before we have to be very careful with our expenditure on both vessels, seeking the best prices for anything purchased.** **I would like to propose that EVERY expenditure more than £40 is run past the board, and that a proper budget is drawn up for each ship yearly, something that has been lacking since 2018.** **Mark Waltham** **Treasurer LE&MCT 08/11/25** **—————————————————————————————————————————————** **This is just for your interest and is not part of the official treasurer’s report for the AGM.** ## **WE ARE BROKE** **After the dry docking of Mincarlo which has cost us £39k for docking plus another £9k for tugs, we have had to once again draw down on our Emergency fund. The remains of which will have been re-allocated to each boat.** **The boats for 2025 year took in approximately (Lydia)£12k and (Mincarlo)8k, including any donations or grants from councils/companies. i.e. 20k total. Working out that docking is about £30k per ship (Minimum) every 5 years, that means as well as running the trust, paying insurance and generally keeping up painting and maintenance, with NO extra Steaming or Engine running we have to find about 15-6k per ship, per year to survive. Plus To keep Lydia in code costs us about another £8k per year for 1 extra docking and Boiler work’s, Coal is extra!** **By the time all bills are paid this winter we will have just enough for next May’s Insurance payments, but NO other expenditure.** ## **What do we do?** Registered number 02510307 The Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Limited ## Report and Accounts 31 March 2025 **The Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Limited Registered number: 02510307 Directors' Report** The directors present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025. ## **Principal activities** The company's principal activity during the year continued to be associated with raising funds for charitable purposes. ## **Directors** The following persons served as directors during the year: E Artis M Jackman J Knowles P R Mitchell (Chairman) R Read (Secretary) A Whittingstall M R Waltham S Bowers ## **Small company provisions** This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. This report was approved by the board on 03.11.25 and signed by its order. R M Read Secretary 1 ## **The Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Limited Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 March 2025** |**Income**
Direct costs
**Gross profit**
Administrative expenses
**Operating (loss)/profit**
Interest receivable
**(Loss)/profit before taxation**
Tax on (loss)/profit
**(Loss)/profit for the financial year**|**2025**
**£**
42,198
(11,879)
30,319
(44,810)
(14,491)
2,219
(12,272)
-
(12,272)|**2024**
**£**
18,397
(7,244)
11,153
(10,642)
511
1,957
2,468
-
2,468| |---|---|---| 2 **The Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Limited Registered number:** 02510307 **Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025** |**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
3
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**Capital and reserves**
Profit and loss account
**Shareholders' funds**|59,307|**2025**
**£**
2
59,307
59,309
59,309
59,309|71,579|**2024**
**£**
2
71,579
71,581
71,581
71,581| |---|---|---|---|---| The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. P R Mitchell Director Approved by the board on 03.11.25 3 **The Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Limited Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025** ## **1 Accounting policies** ## _**Basis of preparation**_ The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard). |**2**
**Employees**
Average number of persons employed by the company
**3**
**Tangible fixed assets**
**Cost**
At 1 April 2024
At 31 March 2025
**Depreciation**
At 31 March 2025
**Net book value**
At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2024|**2025**
**Number**
0|**2024**
**Number**
0
**Historic**
**Ships**
**£**
2
2
-
2
2| |---|---|---| ## **4 Other information** The Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Limited is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in England. Its registered office is: Cowtrott Cowtrott Lane Rollesby Great Yarmouth NR29 5ED 4 ## **The Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Limited Detailed profit and loss account for the year ended 31 March 2025** _This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts_ |**Income**
Direct costs
**Gross profit**
Administrative expenses
**Operating (loss)/profit**
Interest receivable
**(Loss)/profit before tax**|**2025**
**£**
42,198
(11,879)
30,319
(44,810)
(14,491)
2,219
(12,272)|**2024**
**£**
18,397
(7,244)
11,153
(10,642)
511
1,957
2,468| |---|---|---| 5 ## **The Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Limited Detailed profit and loss account for the year ended 31 March 2025** _This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts_ |**Income**
Donations, gifts and grants
**Direct costs**
Steaming, seagoing and engine running
**Administrative expenses**
Employee costs:
Volunteer welfare
Premises costs:
Light and heat
General administrative expenses:
Stationery and printing
Professional fees and Bank charges
Insurance
Repairs and maintenance
Miscellaneous and Contingency expenses
Legal and professional costs:
Accountancy fees
Advertising and PR|**2025**
**£**
42,198
11,879
393
393
370
370
222
2,534
3,522
35,634
684
42,596
720
731
1,451
44,810|**2024**
**£**
18,397
7,244
1,397
1,397
299
299
211
2,524
3,521
1,190
171
7,617
792
537
1,329
10,642| |---|---|---| 6