Unión Deportiva Lanzarote held its usual Ordinary General Assembly on Friday night, taking stock of the season that has just ended and informing its members of the club's current economic situation. The Board of Directors of UD Lanzarote has quantified the entity's real debt at this time at 86,700 euros, a debt that it has managed to reduce by almost 60,000 euros compared to the previous season. In addition, the first brushstrokes of what will be the 2012-2013 season were given.
As has been happening in previous seasons, UD Lanzarote has separate accounts for the lower categories and those of the first team. The season closes with a debt of 22,000 euros in the club's lower categories, of which 17,000 euros correspond to monitors and 4,400 euros to the base coordinator. There is a forecast of income of 22,000 euros, corresponding to the subsidies that the Arrecife City Council and the Cabildo de Lanzarote have not yet paid.
If the income forecasts are met, the income statement for the lower categories would be balanced in the current season. The club's secretary, Domingo Gil, recalled that there is a non-payment of fees by parents of 4,600 euros and stated that the "base of UD Lanzarote can walk alone if parents commit to face all fees".
Readjustments of the inherited debt
The Board of Directors of UD Lanzarote announced that it has decided to readjust part of the debt it inherited when it took over the reins of the club. A debt that has been reclassified as medium or long term. From the 2008-2009 season, 8,000 euros are owed to the players Eliot, Acai and Saúl. A money that has not been claimed by the players and that is reclassified to medium term as there is no pressure for its immediate payment.
On the other hand, the debt that, in the opinion of the rojilla board, has prescribed was quantified at 31,900 euros. These are small amounts owed to different suppliers or people who were in the team in the past, which has not been claimed and which is understood to have been forgiven. And from the 2007-2008 season, a debt of 65,000 euros is still dragging on, corresponding to the club's lower categories.
In total, 106,000 euros have been reclassified as medium or long-term debt. A money that UD Lanzarote will have to face, although without the urgency that endangers the continuity of the entity.
The real debt of UD Lanzarote is reduced to 86,700 euros
UD Lanzarote quantified at 110,000 euros the money owed to the components of the first team at present, of which 41,000 euros have been dragging on since the 2008-2009 season and 20,300 euros from last season. As for the debt that is maintained with suppliers amounts to 43,000 euros (30,700 of this season and 13,000 euros of the previous one).
The income forecasts corresponding to the season that has concluded, UD Lanzarote estimates that they amount to 66,300 euros. 24,400 would correspond to the subsidy of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, 3,600 euros from the City Council of Arrecife, 10,600 from Socaen, 15,000 euros from the sponsorship of Promotur and 13,000 euros to the commitment that a businessman has acquired.
The economic balance made by UD Lanzarote is placed in a real debt of 86,790 euros, managing to reduce by more than 60,000 euros the amount of money owed at the end of last season.
The budget is reduced to 165,000 euros
UD Lanzarote will have a budget of 165,000 euros in the 2012-2013 season, which means a reduction of more than 100,000 euros compared to the previous season in which it had a budget of 274,000 euros. Of this budget, 75,000 euros will be allocated to the bonuses that the players of the first team will receive, reducing this amount by 50%.
As for the income estimates for the new season are placed at about 155,000, from sponsors, membership fees, season tickets and ticket sales. At this point, emphasis was placed on the need to have a large social mass, setting as an objective to have 300 members with the fees up to date and to be able to sell 300 season tickets for the new campaign.
Sports planning for the new season
The Board of Directors of UD Lanzarote advanced that at this moment the incorporation of Adolfo Pérez as coach of the first team is almost closed. An verbal agreement has been reached with the coach who in the last seasons has trained several palmeros teams and it will be next week when the commitment between the two parts will be signed.
The players have been informed that the money they received will be reduced by 50% and many of them have expressed their commitment to continue defending the rojilla shirt. The midfielder Ayoze Pérez and the goalkeeper Ruymán, have communicated to the club their intention not to continue and try their luck in German football. Both players have received an offer to play next season in Germany.
The objective that the entity sets for the 2012-2013 season is to make a competitive squad and be among the top four classified of the Third Division. Domingo Gil recalled that it "will not be an obligation to fight to be in the promotion play-off, but to fight to be", without any pressure for it.
UD Lanzarote has decided to withdraw from the competition the subsidiary team that played in the First Regional. The club has quantified at 10,000 euros the cost of maintaining this team, amount that at this time can not cope. The objective is to promote the base teams and the quarry work that is being done.
Disciplinary file opened to Jonathan Torres
One of the members of UD Lanzarote asked about the rumors that are heard in the street about the player Jonathan Torres. The Board of Directors of UD Lanzarote confirmed that a disciplinary file has been opened to the former player of the team, for an incident starring with the secretary of the entity before the start of one of the trainings. The player has communicated to the club his intention to denounce the entity for the amount of money that is owed to him from previous campaigns.
Three Honorary Members Appointed
Based on the statutes of UD Lanzarote, the club wanted to recognize the disinterested work that people who love the club have been doing. UD Lanzarote has named Nina, Carlos Camacho and Segundo Camacho as Honorary Members.
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