2025 will see the first year of standardised Facility and Field Charging enforced on codes by Tauranga City Council. These costs are non negotiable. Non payment means no use.

This will see council owned facilities that are leased by clubs charged at a standardised square metreage rate. In addition to this it sees clubs having to hold a specific kind and level of insurance and be responsible for any land rates, power, internet, cleaning, pollution and continued maintainence / repair of the leased part of the facility.The bigger the building the more one needs to recover.

Fixed cost for fields and our clubroom in our 6 month period is circa $15,000 being 1 April to 30 September. It is important to note that this cost does not include the operational expenses(staff/food/drink etc). This is additional to the $15,000.

The lease we hold on the clubrooms is inconjunction with Papamoa Cricket Club, so not ours in its entirety. Invariably we have minimal rights in the summer period which is defined as 1 October to 31 March.

In addition to this the club is also responsible to purchase all equipment to be used within it's leased period such as tables and chairs. The council supplies some chattlels which include things such as a heat pumps and fridge etc.

For the 2025 season we will also see Tauranga City Council charge codes for field use. The charging mechanism adopted by TCC is solely charged on Senior use however the club has made the decision to portportion this cost accross its entire membership base as everyone uses the fields. The charge to seniors is a greater portion than for example minimoas as seniors require more use(training and games versus just a game)

Cost Recovery on Clubrooms-The club has implemented a cost recovery model for year 1 of the clubroom as we have no actual data on operational costs. The 3 seperate operational areas are Minimoa, Community Junior/Youth and Senior. Each area of the club should ideally achieve cost recovery so as not to burden other areas of membership.

The set facility and field charges will be shared by everyone with specific operational costs being assigned to each area using the facility at a particular time.It will take a year to wash through the costs to see actuals so year 1 will be about collecting financial data with a view to changes in 2026.Fundamentally the more the clubrooms aee supported the cheaper they become.

Senior Charging / Aftermatch -In year 1 (2025 winter season) we will look to adopt a mechanism similar to that of Tauranga City for aftermatch charges.The exact cost has not been confirmed however as an example, Tauranga City teams are invoiced $150 per game to cover catering and staffing.

It is likely we will introduce an upfront cost per team which is fully refundable at season end should we achieve break even and look to make changes for 2026 when exact costs are understood.

Club expenses in the 2024 financial year were $340k plus GST with fee income of only 120k plus GST noting the club must generate circa 220k plus GST to break even. This break even is achieved by the board for the benefit of everyone.The club expects expenses on season 2025 to be circa $385k plus GST.