Registered charity · Norwich
The Bitternes Afloat Christian Cruise
The Bitternes Afloat Christian Cruise is a registered charity (number 1164746) based in Norwich, governed by 2 trustees and chaired by Andrew Hamilton since 2014. Latest income £38k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Bitternes Afloat (Charity Commission)
- 2 trustees
- Income £38k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Religious Activities
- Where
- Norfolk
- Website
- www.bitternesafloat.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£38k£37k
- 2024£30k£28k
- 2023£24k£29k
Earlier years
- 2022£25k£18k
- 2021£13k£1k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE MEMBER ORGANISATIONS/PARTNER CHURCHES, BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 18 YEARS OR SUCH OTHER YOUNG PERSONS AGED 11 TO 18 YEARS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT; AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF CHRISTIAN SAILING HOLIDAYS (INCLUDING INSTRUCTION IN SAILING AND IN TEAMWORK), ON BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE NORFOLK BROADS, WITH THE AIM OF NURTURING YOUNG CHRISTIANS AND PROMOTING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
2 trustees on the board
- Andrew Hamilton Chair since 2014
- Nick Smith since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew Hamilton Chair since 2014
- Nick Smith since 2014
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1164746
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01 AUG 2014AS AMENDED ON 19/09/2015
- Contact on the register
- 01603270982 · commodore@bitternesafloat.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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