cost of running the club

[ollytheowl]

Has anyone prepared a budget should the supporters trust take over the club? How will the running costs be financed ?

 

Just interested as I'm sure that the league would insist on some guarantees.

 

The only recent comparison is AFC Wimbledon who have a relatively large supporters base and they could only start in the lower leagues . Would the same apply to Slough.

 

Regards

 

 

Olly

[GarySTFC]

Enfield Town would be a more similar club running under a trust to base us against. They won the Essex Senior League last season in only their second season so well done to them, and it shows it can be done.

 

How many of the existing fan base would be prepared to drop down a level and start again from scratch though??

[Guest]

I would say youll need £100k a season just on players expenses/wages (gives a £2.5k a week budget which is realistic in Div One). Refs and linesmen will set you back £5k, ground upkeep say £15k including grounstaff. £7k for rates and water, £5k for your programme and printing - bits n pieces - another £10k. So you should look to find about £140k in one season. Hope that helps !

good luck.

[GarySTFC]

I think the figure put on it by the STSA was around £125-150k a season.

 

Rent of a ground on top of that, although would reduce the wage budget by £1k a week. Players are played on a 40 week season as well which would be £60k alone on wages. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

[Guest]

£1500 a week will get you a competitive team. You may not be promotion material but surely its just about survival to start with! Thats £40k saved!

[Uncle Urchin]

to negative Scouter.....a club like Slough can attract 3/400 every game if the positive vibes are there....

 

better a successful start to a new era in the lower leagues than a struggle in the higher ones.....

 

sometimes you just gotta get your feet on the floor and graft for it....

 

the club keeps winning...the fans keep a coming....in any league... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

[Guest]

Hear what you're saying Unc and I can't say that I totally disagree, but it is a fact that many of the existing Div 1 clubs do exist on budgets of £1200-£1800 [ such as Ashford, Banstead, Corinthians, Egham, Marlow, Oxford, Berko, Thame, Uxbridge to name a few]. So perhaps it would just need a realistic view point if the supporters could get hold of the club that they need a period of stability. Recreate their undoubted potentially high level of support and stash some cash ready for a promotion push when the time was right. I don't think any fan who can see his club possibly going out of existance would not support that scenario! [And they still remain at a high level in the pyramid]

[Guest]

With Sloughs average home gate of 300 to 350 and allowing for concessions etc. an income from home games of £1500 is achivable before advertising, sponsorship, etc.

 

This should allow us to survive and any FA cup bounus would then be available for development .

 

Lets initialy make sure we survive and as Scouter pointed out build from there.

 

Let Deaner go off and build his grand stadium - if he gets the ground and if he can fund it, whilst we consolidate as a club at Stag Meadow for the next three years under the control of STST.

 

After that STST can then look at moving into the Martyn Deaner Olympic Sports Complex!!!!

[GarySTFC]

My thoughts and very estimated figures.....

 

Playing at Windsor

Average anticipated Home attendance - 200 @ £4.50 a head average = £900 gate receipts per league match

Two home league games a month on average - £1800 a month * 9 month playing season = £14,400 gate receipt total

 

Advertising - £22,000 per season inc shirt sponsorship

 

STST Actvities:

Club Shop - £2,000 per season approx (profit not turnover)

Goalden Goal - £45 per home match * 23 home matches = £1,035

Raffle(s) - £30 per home match = £690

 

This alone generates an income of £14,400+£22,000+£2,000+£1,035+£690= £40,125

 

Given the estimation of £120k to run the side, we're looking at the trust having donations of £2,000 a week just to meet that figure. This works out at £10 a week for the 200 or so who'd be attending at Windsor. How many would be willing to stump that amount up as a minimum??

 

If we manage to stay at Slough, then we may get an extra 100 on the gate which takes the weekly gate receipts up to £1,350 a game and £31,050 for the season - an increase of £17,000 roughly.

 

This would still leave a defecit of £63,000 for the season, which works out at about £5 a week for each of the 300.

 

All very presumptious, and given Martyn's track record, I'd be surprised if we can even manage these attendances figures whilst he's still associated with the club.

[ollytheowl]

Hi Gary

 

I assume that your numbers are gross & include VAT , which would need to be paid quarterly. Could present cash flow problems.

 

This would obviously reduce the income even more.

[Guest]

You are being VERY ambitious if you think you'll raise £22k in advertising. The shirt deal is only £2k.

[GarySTFC]

Ditty, don't know where you got that information from, but it is incorrect. I know what the shirt sponsorship was, and it was more than what you've stated.

 

Olly, they're just general figures. I'm not very financially minded so would be 'absolute' figures which cover everything??