These are the operation figures of Nominet since the last price rise (2016):
Operating charges (have increased):
2019: £35.3m, 82.8% of revenue
2018-2017: £40.1m, 71.1% of revenue
2016: £22.1m, 73.5% of revenue
2015: £21.3m, 73.9% of revenue
Operating profit (remained the same):
2019: £7.3m, 17.2% of revenue
2018-2017: £16.3m, 28.9% of revenue
2016: £8.7m, 29% of revenue
2015: £7.6m, 26% of revenue
Staff costs (have increased):
2019: £18.3m
2018-2017: £20.5m
2016: £12.0m
2015: £11.0m
Staff numbers (have increased):
2019: 202
2018: 166
2016: 152
2015: 155
Most new vacancies are in Cyber Security sales
Investments (have increased):
2019: £99.0m
2018-2017: £95.8m
2016: £64.8m
2015: £45.9m
Public Benefit (has decreased):
2019: £1.9m
2018: £0.6m
2017: £5.4m
2015: £4.0m