What factors negatively affected TTH in 2025?

• A. Poaching of key TTH staff by Touromaster.
• B. Several sponsors contributed nearly £400K but may be unable to sponsor future events due to tighter budgets.
• C. Both poaching of staff and sponsors with tighter budgets.
• D. A decline in attendance.

Answer: (C)

The question tests how multiple challenges can combine to create a bigger negative effect. When key TTH staff are poached by Touromaster, the organization loses experienced personnel, disrupts continuity, and faces higher costs to replace them. At the same time, sponsors with tighter budgets mean less financial support for events, activities, and operations. Put together, these two issues hit both people and money—the core resources needed to run effectively—so the overall impact in 2025 is worse than either issue alone. That’s why the option that includes both factors best captures the situation.