As we all know, accounts whilst usually factual, seldom reflect reality and selective quotation from them can be misleading. Just why would FR Quisling-types show such an interest in the accounts of an organisation they aren't a member of and don't contribute to? Perhaps perish the thought some sort of ulterior motive was at work
The world of BALPA isn't trebles all round and lunch at the Ivy. It involves a lot of hard graft on the part of the reps (elected by their peers, i.e. pilots in their respective airlines) and some personal sacrifice in financial terms due to loss of flight pay and allowances. Why should these individuals not have their subsistence and hotac paid for? Incidentally, unless it's changed radically in the last few years, reps can't expect anything more luxurious that a seat in economy and possibly a curry in the evening. Hardly extravagant!
These days things like company cars are more of a tax liability than a perk, and to be honest, if a job required a company car, you probably wouldn't want the job in the first place - the UK motorway system isn't a pleasant place to be. The posh cars in the BALPA car park are the pilot reps anyway
Airlines fortunes ebb and flow. The fact is FR happens to be expanding whilst others stagnate or falter, hence this is where all the applications are going to. I wouldn't for a moment confuse them for being an employer of choice. It's like saying Wetherspoons is the best pub. Think of them as a house for homeless pilots.