A detailed breakdown of financial projections for both the construction and operational phase of the project are available if required in support of funding due diligence. Operating costs comprising Crew/Staffing, Admin/Overhead and Maintenance costs are projected to run at ~£250,000 per year over the first 10 years of service.

Operational income from multi-day voyages, day sailing, private hire, in harbour tours, accommodation and film/media revenue is projected to provide sufficient revenue to offset operating costs over the first 5 years of service, with the potential of modest profit to be made for the years thereafter.
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This provides the confidence that the project is cashflow positive for each of the first 10 years of operation and is projected to accumulate some cash surplus in case of unforeseen maintenance costs or down turn in revenue stream for any particular year, demonstrating the robustness of the project as a sustainable entity.

As the SCIO is a Charitable Organisation all profits will be channelled back into the Muirneag na Mara for ongoing upkeep of the SV Muirneag or into other charitable enterprises.Costs and revenue streams have been benchmarked against other similar vessels/enterprises.