Is it time for change?

wedgy replied on 11/08/2022 16:51

Posted on 11/08/2022 16:51

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Is it time for our "Club" to implement a significant reduction in fee's to create a breakeven  Budget Sheet for this and the next financial year. This isn't the time to add to the coffers and any approved and budgeted projects could still continue. If the reduction was significant then more members could utilise sites and see a benefit to their lifestyle and well-being. We all played our part in renewing membership during the pandemic and now is pay back time ?

Wherenext replied on 11/08/2022 19:23

Posted on 11/08/2022 19:23

Your proposal is like many financial proposals insofar as there are holes in the argument.

At the moment there is considerable talk amongst potential P.M.s about the way they go about "helping" people. If they reduce Income Tax it wouldn't help those at the very bottom of the pile, i.e those that do not pay tax which includes millions of pensioners. This is used as an illustration of how a 'decision" made or to be made is purported to be helping people but isn't where it matters most.

Your proposal wouldn't affect me at all seeing as I, like many others, hardly use Club Sites preferring C.L.s. I have mentioned on another thread that that decision is not solely as a result of prices. Some members won't have a used a site this year but still had a holiday thanks to these CLs and using Independent sites. 

As I'm paying the same membership rates as yourself where would your proposal benefit me? As it's a club any proposal should benefit all members.

Anyway I think any reaction would be too late in the season and the club have other things on their plate at the moment with introducing deposits.

brue replied on 11/08/2022 19:58

Posted on 11/08/2022 19:58

It's always good to have a bit of creative thinking about finances, break even is the way many small companies operate, they pay their way and keep people in work. But bigger companies who do make a reasonable profit also contribute taxes which keep us all afloat (well hopefully?) So no, in this instance, for CAMC but maybe some "offers" to tempt.

PS I strongly disliked the voucher offer which sent some on a spending spree and left others paying their way as usual. It's club money on offer after all, paid for by all of us. (I think that was a kind of pay back?) I do like a bit of egality in club membership at that level, not just a few benefitting. I'm sure it was a roaring success for a brief moment in time....

I hope the club reads some threads on CT, there are some interesting thoughts on here.

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Wherenext replied on 11/08/2022 20:57

Posted on 11/08/2022 20:57

I wonder what plan CC Ltd has to deal with this downturn.  

I think it's called a "Head in the Sand" plan. Lot of it about at the moment at all levels of society from right at the top of Government to the young mother in the village I was talking to today who believes her Amazon Prime and Netflix subscriptions are "absolute essentials" but is worrying how she can afford the food prices.

The mean "Common Sense" indicator for the UK is heading south at an alarming rate.

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