ROHO501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 61-1419562

Royal Oaks Country Club Houston Inc

Houston, TX · founded 2005
14 filings on recordFY 20102023medium confidence
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FY23 Total Revenue
$15.18M
▲ 12.4% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$13.06M
▲ 0.8% YoY
Operating Margin
14.0%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
265
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$15.2M
▲ 36.5% / 5y
11.112.112.113.515.2
Expenses
$13.1M
▲ 17.9% / 5y
11.111.911.913.013.1
Total Assets
$26.3M
▲ 56.5% / 5y
16.819.119.122.926.3
Total Liabilities
$12.8M
▲ 7.6% / 5y
11.912.012.012.412.8

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$11.1M$12.1M$12.1M$13.5M$15.2M+36.5%
Expenses$11.1M$11.9M$11.9M$13.0M$13.1M+17.9%
Net surplus$43K$213K$213K$543K$2.1M+4856.0%
Total assets$16.8M$19.1M$19.1M$22.9M$26.3M+56.5%
Total liabilities$11.9M$12.0M$12.0M$12.4M$12.8M+7.6%
Net assets$4.9M$7.1M$7.1M$10.5M$13.5M+174.5%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
DAVID ALTEMUS
GENERAL MANAGER/COO· 40h/wk
$324,254$35,221
DEREK HOOPER
DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTION· 40h/wk
$205,421$21,285
PETER FARRELL
Director of Racquets· 40h/wk
$171,724$14,684
RYAN MILLER
Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk
$163,484$15,000
Olivier Burgos
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$155,896$13,035
CODY ALEXANDER
Golf Course Superintendent· 40h/wk
$152,802$12,539
John Connor
Chief Financial Officer· 40h/wk
$121,094

+ 9 unpaid officers/directors as reported (Allison Zuber, DENNIS WHALEN, David Trout, +6 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
HannBuilders
MONTGOMERY, TX
Construction & renovation$2,011,262
Lawn Management Company Inc
HOUSTON, TX
Management services$623,183
Jacob White Construction Co
FRIENDSWOOD, TX
Construction & renovation$573,867
Prestige Temp Staffing LLC
KATY, TX
Security & staffing$422,729
Lonestar Electric Supply
HOUSTON, TX
ELECTRICAL$168,112

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES$8,361,745
GOLF OPERATIONS$2,822,526
SPORTS CLUB ACTIVITIES$438,277
TENNIS OPERATIONS$333,602
SPA SERVICES/FITNESS ACTIVITIES$56,176

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X
Mortgages & notes payable
$4.4M
$211K new borrowing
Net land, buildings & equipment
$16.8M
book value, net of depreciation
Facility age
59%
accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant
Tax-exempt bond liabilities
$0
end of year
Debt over time
$0$1.1M$2.3M$3.4M$4.5MFY20 · $4.5MFY20FY21 · $4.5MFY21FY22 · $4.2MFY22FY23 · $4.4MFY23

Mortgages & notes payable is the club’s reported long-term debt. A year-over-year rise typically signals a capital project being financed; a fall signals deleveraging. A dash marks a line the filing did not report — not a zero.

Operating expenses

FY23 · Form 990, Part IX
Management fees$0
Insurance$339,864
Occupancy$1,201,976
Depreciation & depletion$1,418,998
Information technology$119,869
Advertising & promotion$317,693
Office expenses$548,958
Legal fees$0
Accounting fees$84,221
Other professional fees$290,433

Selected functional-expense lines as itemized on Form 990, Part IX. A reported management-fee line indicates the club pays an outside management company. Lines the filing left blank are omitted.

Retirement & benefit plans

DOL Form 5500 · plan sponsors
ROYAL OAKS COUNTRY CLUB HOUSTON RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
pension · 151 participants · $3.0M assets · FY2024
ROYAL OAKS COUNTRY CLUB HOUSTON, INC. LIFE PLAN
welfare · 121 participants · FY2024

Retirement and welfare plans the club sponsors, from its DOL Form 5500 filing. Listed providers are the recordkeepers, insurers, and advisors paid $5,000 or more (Schedule C) — the incumbent benefits vendors.

RFounded in 2005, Royal Oaks Country Club Houston Inc reported $15.18M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 14.0%. Revenue moved up 12.4% against the prior posted return. Every figure on this page is drawn from the club’s Form 990 as filed; a dash marks a value the filing did not report.

Source documents
Form 990, FY2023 · period ending Sun Dec 31 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Sat Dec 31 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Fri Dec 31 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PART IX · COMPENSATION
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