GPSCCU Annual Report 2013
Treasurer’s
Report 2013
Simply yet profoundly expressed, Dale Carnegie once said, “Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by
people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”
This statement completely embodied your Credit Union’s growth, resilience and progress through the difficult years of 2009
through 2013, as evident by growth in key portfolios, impressive operating surplus, increased liquidity and astute management of
cost. The challenges of increased competition and depressed economic conditions continue to shape our focus going forward.
Fellow Cooperators, I am pleased to report on the financial performance of our Credit Union, a performance that has been driven
by a sheer desire to meet the needs of you our committed members in challenging times.
Operational Surplus
The year 2013 placed on record your Credit Union’s best operating performance to date. At the end of 2013 the surplus from
operations stood at $3.1M. This represented an increase of 574K or 22.2% over 2012. This increase was due largely to a high level
of cost efficiency. Loan interest grew by 9% in 2013.
Graph showing operating surplus for the past five years
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At the end of 2013 provision made for risk assets was $1.2M as against $500K in 2012 resulting in surplus after Provision for Risk
Assets of $1.8M against $2.5M in 2012. Prudence dictated that this additional provision is made to guard against the challenges
of the prevailing economic climate and the possible deterioration in the loans portfolio.