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The industry will go 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

as a result of this, the the increase in membership in 2011 and the expected continued increase in membership in 2012. As a result of 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 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 2011 are 6% 2012 are 7% higher than the budgeted costs for 2010. 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. 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

2011 Link: /publications/docs/ripe-506/ ”.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

LE

Difference

Income

2011

2010

2010

11/B 10

11/10

Service Fees

17,191

15,919

16,250

1,272

941

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

232

167

150

65

82

RIPE Meeting

250

281

245

(31)

5

Other Income

218

215

186

3

250

200

232

50

18

RIPE Meetings

250

250

250

-

-

Other Income

250

250

218

-

32

Total Income

17,891

16,582

16,831

1,309

1,060

19,151

18,550

17,891

601

1,260

Expenditure

Personnel Expenses

10,268

9,259

9,266

1,009

1,002

General Operating Expenses

4,665

4,651

3,929

14

736

RIPE Meeting

857

809

950

48

(93)

Training Courses

383

337

308

46

75

Regional Meetings

263

160

225

103

38

Financial Expenses

108

98

100

10

8

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

16,544

15,314

14,778

1,230

1,766

17,510

15,992

16,544

1,518

966

Miscellaneous Expenses

250

370

140

(120)

110

Depreciation

1,481

1,621

1,400

(140)

81

Total Expenses

18,275

17,305

16,318

970

1,957

Surplus/Deficit Before Interest Income

(384)

(723)

513

339

(897)

Interest Income

300

400

325

(100)

(25)

Surplus/Deficit

(84)

(323)

838

239

(922)

Capital expenditure

2,540

2,766

1,440

(226)

1,100

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

365

300

35

100

Surplus / Deficit

(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.

Year

Surplus/ Deficit

Capital at 31 December

Total Expenses Per Year

% Capital of Expenses

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%

2009

842

17,229

14,683

119%

Estimated 2010

838

18,067

16,318

111%

Budget 2011

(84)

17,983

18,275

98%

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 2011. For Membership Services, this increase is a result of the expected increase in the number of resource requests caused by RIPE policy Proposal 2009-03, Run Out Fairly. In addition, the RIPE NCC will further enhance its data quality and the procedures around its data quality and registration. For 2011, a continuous high level of Coordination Activities is planned to cater for all activities surrounding the depletion of the IPv4 address pool.

In line with one of the key strategies of the RIPE NCC to further the RIPE NCC as a trusted source of data, the cost for Information Services is increased in 2011. This increase is caused by the enhancement of the successful RIPE Labs platform and additional efforts will be made to further develop the RIPE Labs community. In 2010, the development of an active measurement network started, and in 2011 this development will continue. In mid-2011, the prototype will be analysed and a decision will be made on whether or not to develop a service from this prototype.


Budget 2011

Budget 2010

Difference

Amounts in kEUR

Amount

%

Amount

%

Amount

%

Membership Services

7,347

45%

6,623

43%

724

11%

Coordination Activities

6,316

38%

6,605

43%

(289)

-4%

Information Services

2,881

17%

2,086

14%

795

38%

Total Operational Expenses

16,544

15,314

1,230

8%

The table below shows new or significantly developed activities for 2011. The figure presented is the direct allocated costs and does not include an overhead or management fee.

Activity

Operational Expenses

Capital Expenses

Active Measurements

271 kEUR

110 kEUR

Income and Fees per Billing Category (Based on the Proposed Charging Scheme 2011)

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)

Annual Fee in EUR

Amount in kEUR

New Members




Sign-up Fee

620

2,000

1,240

Service Fee, Extra Small

620

1,300

485

Existing Members




Extra Small

1,589

1,300

2,066

Small

3,875

1,800

6,975

Medium

1,409

2,550

3,593

Large

282

4,100

1,155

Extra Large

70

5,500

387

Independent Resources

1,200

Miscellaneous Income

90

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

17,191

18,401

End User Fees

€1,300

250

RIPE Meeting Fees

250

Other Income

250

Total Income

19,151