Annual Review 2023 Gloucestershire S uash Association - AGM Chairmans Re rt for 2023 2023 has been a successfvl year for the operatlons of the GloucestershÉre Squash Association IGSAI. We have continued to operate under the tharitable statu5 setup to Integrate all the squash activities in Gloucestershlre under a sin8le common structure. Durin8 thos time we have focused on è number of strateglc prlorftles: l. During 2023, the GSA has operated under the establlshed govemafKe and committee struciure. Time and eflort has been spent en8awng people to att as club representatives on the consultatlve Councll with the elected offlcers workin8 through the management ommittee to meet the legal duttes under the tharltles aCL The prlmary challenge remalns the ability to enga8e volunteers with sufficlent tlme and 5ntere5t to work on behaWof the GSA to promote squash in the county. 2. Follow1￿ completknn ¢rf the finandal Integration of the 5enlor and JunSor seCt￿n$, the GSA h35 operated as a sln8fe entity for the perlod. The annual report forthe 12months to May 31" 202315 attached to this report and conflmis resefb*S of £19k at flnancial year end, 5ufficlent to support 2years of operations at current expendrture rates. Thls Is an improvement on 2022 and prO￿deS the fiexibllty to make strate8ic investments to develop squash In the county. 3. Act￿￿￿e$ whlch focu5 on encoura8ln8 maxSmum ￿rtsdpatIQn ty as lar8e a number of people as posslble will now be promoted. 4. The COLsnty league has contlnued to operate with success under the new rules and structure this season. Efforts are now focussed on placement of team Into dI¥l￿on5. Wtth approprlate pmmotlon and rdegation. to ensure a good standard of competltlon wlthout mlsmatches which devalue ￿ lea8uefor anyteam. We are also workln8to encourage more teamsto plav In the league with as wSde a playln8 base as posslble across all 5tsndards. 5. We contlnue to work hard to ensure th*t the lunlors are encouraged to tske up and enloy 5qUash as a core sport and It Is pleasln8 to see so many juntor taklng part In the county development pro8rammes across all the age ranges. SUcCe￿ful coaching programmes contlnue at East Glos, Old Pats. Wycllffel Stroud and the Cheltenham Colleges. although the challen8e of findin8 addStSonal coaches to expand the number of bcatlons for these pro8ramme5 remalns. A S￿￿esSful county closed toumament was held In Aprll 2023 featurln8 1)oth sln8les and doubles competltions. There was a hi8h*uality squash entry wlth Wlll Saker ultimately retalnlngthe title of senlorcounty Charnpion he won in 2022. 7. As we look forward to 2023-24 season and be￿nd. we TAllll (ontlnue our efftirts to grow the player base wFth actNitses to encourage r￿t playersto tske ￿ sporL 8. Final￿, I want to thank the Trustees. the officers of the and the members of the management committee for their hard work 0￿r the lart several year. Without them gNin8 their time freely for no remuneration there v￿uld ￿ be a GSA and you as our rnembers Annual Rwlew 2023 would not be able to enjoy the benefits of the activities that a￿ put on for both adults and junlors. Particular thanks 80 to Mark Toseiand for his efforts in runnin8 the county devek*pment programmes and to Jade Rothman fortskin8 on runnlng of the county league. I must also again emphasise that we need rn0￿ of our members to engage and volunteer to SUPPOrt the association auoss the range of artiwties in order to share the burden. I would therefore ask that all clubs ensu￿ that they tske an active part In the management of the 4ssociation as we go forward. Thank you all for your sUPPOrt over the last year. Ew•n lknnl GSA Chairman GLOUCESTERSHIRE SQUASH ASSOCIATK)N TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEIAENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023 Charlty No. 11e0591 COME AND EXPENDITURE AccouKr FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023 2023 2022 INCOME England Squash Rebatss Toumament Enty Fee8 League Registrakn'on Fe86 Saving Account IntW8St Spon80rship I