Every three years, ACA’s collects data about camp business in a survey. Below are the results for average site and facility related expenses.
Here are some questions you might ask yourself, or discuss with your team:
- How does our current situation affect our percentages? (age of camp, ownership, philosophy, geographic location, etc.)
- Where are we “average” in comparison with other camps? Where are we above or below these percentages?
- Why shouldn’t/should our goal be “average”?
- Where do we want to be in the future? Why?
For overnight camps, average percentages of camp expenses:
- Maintenance, upkeep, capital expenses 9%
- Utilities 6%
- Property (lease/mortgage) 5%
Excerpts taken from “Show us the Money” by Troy Bennett. September/October 2015. ACA Camping Magazine, pp 44-47.
About the series. Each month, a site and facilities question will be posed that you can discuss with your staff.