Covid 19 and membership

If the RM concerned was "speculating?" then who knows

Correct FB, this a business not a club.

that we should be happy to continue paying...

I do so wish you would not make things up to support your point, either you do not read my posts or are trying to stir things up, I'll give you a BOD.

If that was aimed at me you will not find anywhere that I have said anyone should be happy to continue paying (please find and repost?) In fact I have said the opposite, and I have only said that I am happy to continue paying to support the club and everyone else should make their own mind up. Perhaps you should give the same courtesy to others rather than vociferously posting about how your viewpoint is the correct one to be followed?

I find it strange that you take this stance about when by your own admission you hardly use club sites anyway and therefore missing out on nothing and said you didn't care either way?

So, for us, your £7700 + £6900 represents well over one third of our post tax income. 

As you have said before abut yourself K you are certainly 'a pensioner on a limited income'

The hard facts are in the annual accounts. There have been quite a few years when the site network has made a loss or very small surpluses. So whilst it may have been a "throw away line" from the Regional Manager there is more than a thread of truth in it. The surpluses built up by the Club have in the main come from insurance as the Club is a pretty big player. Likewise ferry bookings provide a lot of income. This all goes to support the site network and allows the purchase of new sites and the refurbishment of current sites. The Club will suffer a double whammy this year as they will obviously get far less income from Club sites, if any depending on how long it is before restrictions are lifted. As people are not going abroad they will also suffer from loss of income from that quarter. So those are the "Hard Facts".  Loss of membership subscriptions either by people not renewing or by extending membership could also be another nail. Another consequence of the current situation is that those people that make minimum use of their outfits might well decide they won't bother to carry on particularly if sites remained closed through the summer.

David

 all charities though aren't they .... 

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I think you need to look at the accounts JVB, that is where the answer lies regarding the business of the club not anecdotal evidence. I note the club does have to keep a certain amount back in reserve due to the type of unforeseen event that is happening now. Whether they or any other businesses expected anything on this scale remains to be seen. 

I think some of the comments are getting out of perspective here.  Some, if not many, businesses will go to the wall before this is over, many in the leisure industry.  The club won't as it has sufficient reserves and has side interests, for example, insurance that still brings in substantial amounts of income. Lots of individuals will also find it hard to survive, many of whom are club members and may not be able to continue their hobby if they have to sell their units just to be able to carry on living.

My wife and I are fortunate in that we both still work.  She's in the NHS so still working and being paid and my business is largely unaffected and I can work from home. We count ourselves extremely fortunate. 

No one knows what will happen but, as I work in a finance related profession, once the furlough scheme ends, there will be lots of unemployment and many small self employed traders won't survive.  All businesses will have to cut costs and I'd like the see the CAMC doing that if it means losing staff (hopefully through natural wastage), and keeping fees down. Yes that means not putting site fees up more than inflation, keeping membership fees at the same level and extending membership by the number of months we have been unable to use it. These will be minor things as far as the Club is concerned but will be major things to some members who may be able to maintain their hobby. 

Loss of membership subscriptions either by people not renewing or by extending membership could also be another nail.

Membership income is not lost in the immediate future by extending the term. It is one way to encourage renewal and to get cash in. Any resultant short term shortfall would be a year hence by which time the club would hope to be doing business again