I know the focus for how a new stadium benefits is on the additional turnover but a new stadium is only viable if it meets the additional expenditures. It also means additional money is only available from the new stadium for the playing squad once those expenses are covered, unless owners want to put in or players are sold.
I do not know how viable a new stadium is, it will first of all depend on the build cost and how it is financed.
So purely guesswork follows.
Say for example a stadium costs £25m (- the Rotherham one cost around £20m approx for 12021 seat stadium). CCFC have no money to contribute unless they sold Ryton or players but say there is nothing. Selling plots of a site for housing or retail could raise some finance but say its only 5m. That would leave £20m to finance by loans. If interest rate was 3% that would be annual interest charge of £600k (let alone any repayment of capital) So the Property company (and yes it makes sense to have two companies) needs to charge CCFC a rent to cover the interest £600k. That rent charge is important to the value of the Property Company/SISU irrespective of an interest charge or not because it adds value to the build costs - but only if it is seen to be actually paid. Not paid then it is just another owners loan that cant be paid or gift and adds little if you were looking to sell it on.
On top of that there is the 365 day costs of a stadium - insurance, rates, repairs, maintenance etc etc guess £3m inc rent (currently we contribute £100k rent and match day costs). There is also the 365 day cost of stadium Staff guess £1m
At least some of the additional income streams have direct costs attached to them eg F&B or hospitality. Say the margin 60% overall that margin has to cover the new expenses before it contributes to the team. So costs (£3m + £1m) £4m means additional sales/income excluding VAT at 6.7m just to cover those new stadium costs. Of course there are match income and central distributions etc which we currently get 100% of but those in reality would be applied the team surely?
Now i am not saying it cant make sense for CCFC but it makes sense most for whoever owns the stadium and wants to sell that on at a profit with a long term tenant. After that the owners wont care.
As to income streams here for example are Rotherhams at the New York Stadium (it is based in the centre of town)
We already have a number of those income categories. It is basically the commercial income growth that is being sought. In the 2018 accounts CCFC had £3.5m from commercial, merchandising, sponsorship, advertising etc so not bad in comparison. The central distributions are based on league position not stadium ownership
Rotherham made losses of £500k in 2018 and 1.2m in 2017
Also looks like Rotherham pay £1m pa for lease of a 12021 seater stadium
Not saying a stadium can not or shouldnt work ...... only that it is not as straight forward or clear cut as it is portrayed. This demand to assess our own incomes also demands at the same time access to all our own costs