NRA has raised it's rates again!!!!!!!!

[karen]

Um I think the key word in your first line above is "if"

I was told it was about 5% but haven't seen any actual figures so can't comment absolutely but don't think you should either until someone comes up with a definite fact of what the increase rate is.

As I said before Membership Committee has been told membership will stay the same and I am confident it will. If it doesn't then there will be a lot of

love

karen

[karen]

PS As one of the poor sods who lost my job last year, any jobs going at your obviously successful company preferably working from the Bisley area :-)

[karen]

PPS In support of the new CEO he would not have set the rates - you can blame the Trustees for that!

[Strangely Brown]

I had my reservations on this guy, but I fear I may be correct, this job to him is nothing but a C.V filler.

Pray tell, when did you meet him and what did he tell you about himself?


We're all ears........

[Gaz]

Hmmmm.....

I'm prepared to give the new guy a chance but the NRA should do some thinking about price elasticity, i.e. how much demand goes up by when you lower prices. As there is no real restriction on range availability (utilisation rates are probably less than 25% by my guess) it is quite possible that reducing prices will actually result in a greater profit because a) the corresponding increase in demand will outweigh the reduction in price and b) the cost of range use only goes up very slightly with actual use (i.e. running 2 targets doesn't cost twice as much as running 1 target.)

It is, of course, entirely possible that this thinking has been done and the NRA has demonstrated to everybody's satisfaction that this won't work; however I doubt it. I'd be willing to wager a beer on the verandah of the North (or in the Surrey if your tastes run that way) that the process consists of assuming range use will be the same and then adding a cost price increase to the previous year's fees.

Gaz

Spot on.

I wonder what the range utilisation rates (and revenue flow) would be like if, say, £5 was added to the daily weekday rate - and £5 taken off the weekend day rate. Or whatever combination of numbers you like.

What is a single lane on Century or Stickledown in high season with a marker now, £80 or £90?

[shugie]

I had my reservations on this guy, but I fear I may be correct, this job to him is nothing but a C.V filler.

Pray tell, when did you meet him and what did he tell you about himself?


We're all ears........

When he gave a talk at our AGM, I thought he was motivated, keen and wanted to achieve great things. Good manners would suggest he's given the chance to at least try before people start slagging him off.

[Strangely Brown]

When he gave a talk at our AGM, I thought he was motivated, keen and wanted to achieve great things. Good manners would suggest he's given the chance to at least try before people start slagging him off.

I'm looking forward to his tenure.
He's an intelligent man (so others who have met him tell me) and he has come into this job with both eyes open knowing the past problems.

I would suggest judging the man in two years time would be fairer!

[essexboy]

These are all fair comments, I shall say no more on this subject, if after 2years the N.R.A is running on a good solid basis, with attendances up and excellent amenities I will be the first to say I was wrong.


Essexboy