Ocean Gorge · Seafront Accommodation · Chaka's Rock

Model the Business

Your units, your costs, your rates — live. Change anything and every figure below recalculates. Nothing is saved, so nobody can break it.

1 · Load a scenario

Seven versions of the business, from where it stands today to the full build-out. Pick one, then adjust anything you like.

2 · The units

Four seasonal bands per unit instead of one flat rate. Blended is the occupancy-weighted annual average — the single nightly rate the business actually achieves across a year.

In	Unit	Low	Shoulder	High	Peak	Stay	Clean fee	Blended	Gross / mo

3 · Occupancy

Ballito runs 25.1% in September and 56.1% in December. The market average is 31.5%; the top quartile runs 45%+ and the top decile 65%+. Ocean Gorge is currently estimated at around 80% — at a flat R1,300 a night.

Peak — 30 nights 15 Dec–7 Jan, Easter High — 75 nights School holidays, long weekends Shoulder — 140 nights Mar, Aug, Nov, early Dec Low — 120 nights Feb, May, early Jun, Sep

Blended annual occupancy: 46.8% ·

4 · Monthly costs & rent to the trust

Pre-loaded with Carrie's actuals. Rent is the target obligation to the trust — it is not currently being paid.

Rent to the trust target, per month Utilities, internet, securityactual Cleaning staff salaryactual, fixed Insurance, software, otheractual Linen re-buy per year Appliance / furniture replace per year Cost per turnover cleaner, linen, consumables Platform / host fee % of revenue Maintenance reserve % of revenue Tax % — CC, company rate

5 · Capital

Renovation & furnishing budget Already spent Units 1 & 2 Rent increase % per year Rates & costs rise % per year Your price rises % per year

6 · The result

Gross revenue / mo—

Earnings before rent—available to pay the trust

Profit after rent—pre-tax, per month

Net after tax—

Sustainable draw to the trust—after a 15% operating cushion

Break-even occupancy—

Cash back in—

VAT—

Show the maths

The next five years — as the rent escalates

Year	Gross / mo	Rent	Net / mo	Net / yr	vs year 1

Assumes the rent to the trust escalates and your nightly rates rise at the percentages set above, with occupancy held flat.