TENNIS star Sir Andy Murray is much from a enterprise ace – as his five-star lodge flopped to a near-£1m loss final yr.
The 2-time Wimbledon champion, 36, noticed the Cromlix Resort, close to hometown Dunblane, Scotland, fall £919,572 into the purple – regardless of making a £400,000 revenue in 2022.
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Money reserves for Cromlix LLP, which operates the 15-room property, additionally fell from £1.1million to £140,000 in solely 12 months.
It means internet liabilities for the £2 million property, which Murray purchased in 2013 with spouse Kim, stand at £1.5million.
The lodge had closed for 3 months firstly of final yr to be totally refurbished after the couple took on operating the venue themselves, together with Andy’s mum Judy, 64.
In accounts filed final week, its administrators stated the enterprise was “dependant upon the help of the members and associated occasion to proceed”.
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It’s a second blow for the Olympic champ after he was dumped out of the Australian Open within the first spherical by Argentinian Tomás Martín Etcheverry.
However Sir Andy is planning to develop the award-winning lodge after profitable permission to construct 9 woodland cabins regardless of opposition from wildlife campaigners.
He’s additionally planning to assemble a “wellness cabin” on-site.
A lodge spokeswoman advised The Solar: “Cromlix has had an distinctive 9 months since its reopening in March 2023, following a whole refurbishment of the lodge and in depth work to the grounds.
“The lodge is producing its highest ever room charges for the reason that Murrays purchased the lodge in 2013, glorious occupancy, and restaurant and occasion bookings are additionally extraordinarily robust.”
They added the Murrays had continued to pay the lodge’s 60 employees in the course of the closure.