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The industry will be going through a period of change, as the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses draws nearer. This is reflected by the development of policies and service introductions around this issue, some of which are The RIPE NCC income from service fees is expected to increase the workload for the RIPE NCC in the coming years.

as a result of the increase in membership in 2011 and the expected continued increase in membership in 2012.

As a result of this, the budgeted costs for 2010 are 13% higher than the budgeted costs for 2009. This is the the rejection of the Charging Scheme 2012, the income presented in the budget is based on the Charging Scheme 2011, which will continue to apply.In the near future, the RIPE NCC will deplete its free IPv4 address pool. This will have a substantial effect on the RIPE NCC budget and its cost development over the coming period. Generally speaking, the RIPE NCC budget will increase because of the IPv4 depletion. This is a result of the increased staff levels and greater operational expenses necessary to support the expected increase in the RIPE NCC's workload. work on ensuring accuracy of registration, including additional audits, thorough review of IPv4 requests and the impact of the "Run Out Fairly" policy.The budgeted costs for 2012 are 7% higher than the budgeted costs for 2011. This is caused by increased outreach and training activities to support IPv6 adoption, increased costs to cater for IPv4 depletion and the enhancement of Information Services and Measurement activities. For the particulars, please see: “RIPE "RIPE NCC Activity Plan

2010”.RIPE NCC 2012".

RIPE NCC Budgeted Statement of Income & Expenditure 2012

Development of

Expenses per Activity

Below is an overview of the full-time equivalents (FTEs), operational expenses and capital expenses per activity. FTEs are rounded to absolute numbers. All amounts are in kEUR. The overview is presented on two levels.

In kEUR

Budget

Estimate

Difference

Income

2010

2009

2009

10/B 09

10/09

Service Fees

15,919

14,457

14,214

1,462

1,705

LE

Budget

Difference

Income

2012

2011

2011

12/11

12/B11

Existing Member Fees

16,725

15,950

16,031

775

694

New Member Fees

1,676

1,900

1,160

(224)

516

End User Fees

167

199

99

(32)

68

RIPE Meeting

281

255

208

26

73

Other Income

215

255

175

(40)

40

Total Income

16,582

15,166

14,696

1,416

1,886

250

200

232

50

18

RIPE Meetings

250

250

250

-

-

Other Income

250

250

218

-

32

Total Income

19,151

18,550

17,891

601

1,260

Expenditure

Personnel Expenses

9,259

8,232

8,400

1,027

859

General Operating Expenses

4,651

4,224

3,803

427

848

RIPE Meeting

809

606

631

203

178

Training Courses

337

399

306

(62)

31

Regional Meetings

160

190

190

(30)

(30)

Financial Expenses

98

85

85

13

13

10,958

10,000

10,268

958

690

Housing

774

725

750

49

24

Office Costs

587

450

500

137

87

Marketing / ER

488

500

666

(12)

(178)

Contributions

399

400

382

(1)

17

IT Infrastructure

886

800

857

86

29

Travel

885

850

820

35

65

Consultancy

982

655

690

327

292

RIPE Meetings

748

800

857

(52)

(109)

Training Courses

363

290

383

73

(20)

Regional Meetings

322

402

263

(80)

59

Financial Expenses

118

120

108

(2)

10

Subtotal Operational Expenses

15,314

13,736

13,415

1,578

1,899

Miscellaneous Expenses

370

248

200

122

170

Depreciation

1,621

1,307

1,020

314

601

Total Expenses

17,305

15,291

14,635

2,014

2,670

Surplus/Deficit before interest income

(723)

(125)

61

(598)

(784)

17,510

15,992

16,544

1,518

966

Miscellaneous Expenses

250

150

250

100

-

Depreciation

1,823

1,750

1,481

73

342

Subtotal Miscellaneous Expenses & Depreciation

2,073

1,900

1,731

173

342

Total Expenses

19,583

17,892

18,275

1,691

1,308

Interest Income

400

855

775

(455)

(375)

365

300

35

100

Surplus / Deficit

(323)

730

836

(1,053)

(1,159)

(32)

1,023

(84)

(1,055)

52

Capital Expenditure

2,278

1,525

2,540

753

(262)

Number of FTEs

129

127

130.5

2

(1.5)

Level 1

Level 2

FTEs

OPEX

CAPEX

The Registry

44

4,347

881

Registry

27

2,971

105

Customer Service

6

623

144

RPKI

3

139

402

RIPE Database

8

614

230

The Membership

16

2,420

116

Training

8

966

101

Regional Support

2

540

-

Membership Activities

6

814

15

Technical Coordination

3

469

28

K-Root Operations

1

135

28

DNS Services

1

105

-

ICANN/IETF/NOGs

1

229

-

RIPE - Policy and Community Support

11

1,861

18

RIPE Policy and Community Support

6

604

-

RIPE Meetings

5

1,257

18

Outreach and External Relations

4

868

-

Government, LEA Liaison

1

358

-

Outreach & PR

2

427

-

IPv6 Support

1

83

-

Information and Measurement Services

19

2,295

376

Information Services

10

1,472

210

Measurement Services

9

823

166

Admin and Support

32

5,350

859

Housing and IT

14

2,722

798

HR & Management

7

1,276

21

Finance & Admin

9

955

40

Legal & Information Security

2

397

-

Total

129

17,510

2,278

Development of the RIPE NCC Reserves

The table below summarises the RIPE NCC's capital development. The capital consists of the RIPE NCC reserves reserves, including the surplus/deficit for the year at issue.

Expenses Per Year

Year

Surplus / Surplus/ Deficit

Capital at 31 December

Total expenses per year

% Capital of Expenses

2004

2,698

9,986

9,739

103%

2005

2,684

12,670

9,420

135%

2006

2,483

15,153

9,980

152%

2007

1,070

13,764*

11,674

118%

2008

2,623

16,387

11,765**

139%

Estimated 2009

836

17,424

14,635

119%

Budget 2010

(323)

17,101

17,305

2009

821

17,409

14,683

119%

2010

714

18,123

16,561

109%

Estimated 2011

1,023

19,146

17,892

107%

Budget 2012

(32)

19,114

19,583

99%

Note: *The capital in 2007 includes the member rebate of EUR 2.5 million.

**The total expenses 2008 include a pay back payback from the Personnel Fund of EUR 1.5 million

Expenses per Activity

Overall, expense levels increase in 2010. For Membership Services, this increase is a result of enhanced registry services, such as Internet Number Resource Certification, and an increased focus on data quality. The substantial increase in expenses for Coordination Activities is due to the increased External Relations efforts and increased RIPE meeting expenses.

In 2009 substantial investments were made to improve Information Services. For 2010 certain areas continue to be further enhanced but the overall costs for Information Services will decrease with improvement projects being completed. Previously the table below was shown including miscellaneous expenses, these are costs like Bad Debts and Depreciation that not directly attributable to any activity. Therefore for the Budget 2010 these have been excluded.

Budget 2010

Budget 2009

Difference

Amounts in kEUR

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Membership Services

6,623

43%

6,301

46%

322

5%

Coordination Activities

6,605

43%

5,334

39%

1,271

24%

Information Services

2,086

14%

2,101

15%

(15)

-1%

Total Operational Expenses

15,314

13,736

1,578

11%

The table below shows new or significantly developed activities for 2010. The figure presented is the direct allocated costs and does not include an overhead or management fee.

Activity

Direct costs

Capital Expenses

Support for Internet Number Resource Certification

57 kEUR

259 kEUR

Implementation of policy 2007-01

124 kEUR

-

Registration Data Quality

116 kEUR

-

RIPE Labs

214 kEUR

-

Information Services

252 kEUR

150 kEUR

Income and Fees per Billing Category (Based on the Charging Scheme 2009)

Members Members

Note:Income received from new members is estimated on the basis of the budgeted number of new Local Internet Registries (LIRs) per month multiplied by the pro rata annual service fee.

Income

No. of Local Internet Registries (LIRs)

Fee

Annual Fee in EUR

Amount in kEUR

New members

Sign-up Fee

650

2,000

1,300

Service Fee, Extra Small

650

1,300

524

Existing members

Extra Small

1,459

1,300

1,897

Small

3,540

1,800

6,372

Medium

1,288

2,550

3,284

Large

258

4,100

1,058

Extra Large

64

5,500

352

Independent resources

1,132

New Members

600

€2,000 + Service Fee

1,676

Existing Members

XS

1,409

€1,300

1,832

S

4,188

€1,800

7,538

M

1,490

€2,550

3,800

L

299

€4,100

1,226

XL

65

€5,500

357

PI Assignment Charge

28,101

€50

1,405

Miscellaneous Income

100

Total Service Fees

15,919

18,401

End User Fees

€1,300

250

RIPE Meeting Fees

250

Other Income

250

Total Income

19,151