Budgets and Accounts: The Great Masquerade! 🎭 Final Act!

Over the past two weeks, the ASLIC President invited the Syndicate’s delegates to review:

• the 2024 accounts

• the actual 2024 budget

• the revised 2025 budget

• and the projected 2026 budget.

A lot of numbers and accounts to analyze and check in such a short time... but above all, many unanswered questions regarding results that leave no doubt: the lack of financial control within ASLIC is glaring.

 The usual scenario:

• A president avoiding any debate,

• No proposals discussed,

• Information shared sparingly,

• Numerous inconsistencies in the figures…
  All pointing to major accounting and budgeting shortcomings by ASLIC’s management.

 Despite these challenges, we observe:

 A consistent budget increase:

• 2024 actual: €1,248,141 (+1.77% compared to the forecast)

• 2025 revised: €1,279,280 (+6.49%)

• 2026 projected: €1,313,305 (+9.32%)
  … with no clear explanations.

 Unexplained overrun of budget caps:

• Travel and catering expenses: +75.7%

• Legal fees and consultancy: +56.25%

 Unanswered questions:

• What happened to the budget impact of the announced credit (either €27,000 or €22,626?) for the photocopier rental?

• What is the actual cost of transferring an employee from the Green Spaces/Technical Service to the Pool? Why a 14.6% decrease in labor costs for Technical Services but a 35.5% increase for the Pool?

 A runaway animation budget:

• 2023 ASLIC contribution to animation: €37,470

• 2025 revised budget: €58,000  +55% in 2 years

• Actual 2024 cost: €75,158

 A neglected green spaces budget:

• €5,000 allocated for "planting" in 2024... but only €637 spent!

 A 7.68% increase in unpaid charges:

 Where are the concrete actions to tackle this? A proper action plan is needed.

 Falling revenues from ASLIC’s commercial activities (pool, cleaning services, tennis, sales, other services)

No transparency on their net profit, despite their impact on overall expenses!

 No working documents provided to delegates before, during, or after the meeting. How can anyone work seriously under such conditions?

 Faced with this situation, and the obvious lack of budgetary coherence, delegates Bentz and Vandeerbergen voted against the presentation of ASLIC’s accounts.

 It’s time to restore order to ASLIC’s finances!

Transparency, rigor, and clear planning are essential to rebuild trust and ensure effective management of the association.