Chairman’s Report 2022
I suppose 2022/23 season has been the start of the ‘new normal’ but it seems to be quite different to bridge before covid.
We have offered some F2F weekend events, but take up has been limited: and we have also continued with some on-line events eg. Bloxsom Teams.
The Pottage Cup illustrates the challenges we have faced. There were seven Club heats, mainly F2F; and potentially 44 pairs qualified for the semi-final. This is a similar number to pre-covid days. However only 16 pairs came to the F2F semi-final in Romsey, previously we might have expected 36 pairs or more. Not entirely sure what we can learn from this, but it may be that people are less keen to travel to play bridge.
The annual Hampshire Congress was F2F Swiss Pairs on Saturday, with only 10 tables. The Sunday teams was held on-line with better attendance, though less than in previous years. Next year we won’t be able to run on-line GP events, so we will have to consider whether to go ahead.
There is a better story for the County Knock-outs and Leagues. Three leagues each of eight teams. Mainly these have been played on-line: and we will continue with this format for next year.
Our two charity simultaneous events raised a total of £1017 being raised for the local air ambulance.
As ever I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone on the committee for their efforts throughout the year. And special mentions for Roger Johnson who has been auditing our accounts for years: and our shareholders for representing us at EBU meetings. Roger and Keith Bennett (one of our shareholders) are both standing down.
As you can see from the Agenda the Committee are all prepared to continue, but we are looking for new faces. The Committee are mainly all from BC, and we would welcome some fresh ideas to for this new world.
Mike Kinsey Chairman HIWCBA
HIWCBA Income & Expenditure account for year to 31 December 2022
| 2021 | Income | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 787 | EBU - P2P | 227 |
| 1,511 | HIWCBA Standard Events | 737 |
| 1,149 | HIWCBA Ongoing Comps - Leagues | 300 |
| 3,438 | HIWCBA Green Point | 2,184 |
| 2,901 | Bank interest | 2,720 |
| 1 | Sundry | |
| 9,787 | Total Income | 6,168 |
| Expenditure | ||
| 1,213 | HIWCBA Standard Events / Leagues | 357 |
| 2,523 | HIWCBA Green Point | 1,543 |
| 937 | Rent of halls | 348 |
| 1,388 | EBU Competition Entries | 1,725 |
| 2,341 | EBU licences | 962 |
| - | Prizes (exc GP) | 60 |
| 224 | Website/duplimate repairs | 224 |
| 90 | Bank charges | 105 |
| 2 | Sundry | 1 |
| 8,718 | Total Expenditure | 5,325 |
| 1,069 | Surplus | 843 |
| HIWCBA Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2022 | ||
| Current Assets | ||
| 2,780 | Current Account | 5,496 |
| 384,301 | Savings Accounts | 383,235 |
| 687,081 | 388,731 | |
| Current Liabilities | ||
| 744 | Charity account | 1,551 |
| 386,337 | Total Net Assets | 387,180 |
| Reserves | ||
| HIWCBA Account | ||
| 385,267 | Profit/Loss account b/fwd | 386,337 |
| 1,069 | Profit/Loss for current year | 843 |
| 386,337 | Profit/Loss account c/fwd | 387,180 |