Gloucestershire S ua5h Association Annual General Meet5n Mlnutes Tlme: 730pm Old P•tesiaThs aub, Everest Ro•d. CltenhaM Ewen Dennlng (Chalr. Stroudl, James Hession {Treasur, Old Pats). Jade Rothman (League Secretary, CLCI, Mark Tosdand (Development Officer, EGI. Dan Heaton (Committee. Pats). Sam Maylott Icommittee, Old Pats) Dave Cr15p ICCS), Luke Hall ICCS). John Sumner Icotswoldl, Ben Heuze IEGI. Rob n85¢Ott Iold Pats). Mlke Hindle Iold Pats). Andrew Gayler ICLCI. Izak ICLCI Apologl•s Jonny Harford Iwycliffel W¢lcome & lrttnJdu¢tlong The Chairman opened the meetln8 by welcomlr8the attendees and notln8 the apolo8les from Jonny Harford ofV*ycllffe. He also thanked everyone for attendlng and the commfttee membets present for there work durlng the ar. The mlnutes from the 2024 AGM We presente(I for dis¢usslons and approval. The belng no comments or corrertlons the mlnutes were unanimously approved. The Chairman was able to report that, followin8 a period of recovery after the Covld Pandemlc, squash participation in the county appears to have stabillsed and started to grow gain. The lea8ue is operatlng * a stable level and the county aosed toumament is runnlng annually. wr(h he3hY finances and the junior and senior organisations now fully merged, the GSA Is now in a Position to embark on actlvitles to develop and grow the sport In the County. With squash srt to be an Olympic sport In 2028, this provides an opportunlty raise the profile of the game and attrart new PeOe to tske It up. Fln•n¢¢ Reixrt The Treasurer presented the attounts to May 31° 2024 for approval ahead of submlsslon to the charities Commission. Attendees were invlted to review the detalled accounts for which the highlSghts are as follows:
b Income for the 2023-24 year was £6,87212022-23 £11,7881 with totsl costs of £7.520 12022.23 £7,082) resulting in a deficit for the year of £648. It was noted that the deficlt was the result of some delayed inwme which wlll be c3Ptured in the 2024-25 accounts. Total financial resources at year end amounted to £18.4111£19.0591 after all liabilities. As at the date of the AGM cash on hand amountsto L£21,(K After d15cussion the accounts were unanimously apFmved for submisslon to the (harities Commission.
League Operatlon Report The League seuetsry presented her report on the league operation during 2024.
At year end the league is opering with 23 teams across 4 divisions. Thls include5 Hereford which is outside the county and in Spring 2025 Monmouth will also join the league. Thls will be offset lry the withdrawal of one of the Wycllffe team5 In the Sprln8 league. It was reported that theltenham Cfjllege are considering entsrin8 a team aaain for the 2025126 season. Thefe was a discussion on the current nsles for the league with a focus on the criteria for setting team order. Currendy. under the Squash levels ranklng System. tearns may vary the playlng as long as there is no more than a 20% difference in ranking of a hi8her ranked player when playlng below a lower ranked player. ft was debated whether this was too restrlttive in certain arcumstsnces and there should be relaxed. Reason5 for allowlng thi5 were suggested as allowing players covering from InlLSry and those who have not played for sometlme. After full dlscussion it was agreed that these were not reasons to justify relaxlng the current rule which generally works well as the Squash levels algorlthm works well to adjust rankings With results thereby corrertln8 51tuations where people would need to play out of order. tt wa5 also noted tlw the link to the rules PQSted on the web5fte was currently It worklng. The requirement for the home team to provlde post match hospitality to the away team was ralsed for discusyon. It unanlmousty agreed ty all at the meetlng that soclal contart is an important part of league operatlon to promote coheslon of squash In the county. The quallty of refereeln8 was ralsed as an Issue for dlscussion given that few teams have players who have atten(Jed courses or have formal refereelng qualificatlons. It was agreed that the GSA wlll irwestlgate the possIlity of runnlng annual courses for members to Improve perfomiance In thls a. The p0$51blllty of holdlng an end of season social event and awards presentstion was ralsed for discusslon. ft was unanirnously agreed that thls Is a good Idea and Andrew Gayler of CLC a8reed to tske on responsibllity for organlsln8 this. It was also suggested that a whatsapp group be setup for all team captalns to facllrtate improved communicatk+n of league maters across all team5. Couirty Squash ile¥elopmwrt Glven the relatiNely stron8flnandal position of the GSA relative to annual expenditure, the attendees were Invlted to dlxuss options for Investing money to support devek)Fffient of the game In the county. With East Glos continuing to grow and attract members, It is seen as important for the County that other clubs are sustalned in order to malntain a wide and distributed playin8 base In the county. Members were irwited to share ideas for developingthe 5POrt acrossthe county with Input as follows- Can we better use using soclal media I websites to improve publiuty and raise the profile of Squash in the County as a means to bri in rn0 Playe from all parts ofthe county? The playing base for racquetball is increasing In m05t dubs. Are there sufficient number of Intested clubs I players to have a dedlced league or incorporats It in to the existing league strutture7
We should contlnue with the County 005ed doubles which proved Tr*ry successfvl when held in 2023 Are there enough junior5 across all dubs to hold some form of county Interdub competftion or perhaps a junior county closed tournament- at some point in the season? Access to coaches remalns 8n issue for some dubs to support people new to the game or seeking to improve their skill& Can the county fund programmes at target clubs7 Is the junior squash star5 programme still running and can It be taken to addltlonal dubs? The Commlttee agreed to revlew all these su88estionsto produce a development plan for the county. Él•¢tlon of Offk•fs As per the GS4 constltution, electlons of officers progressed as follows.. Chalr- The current chalr confirmed that he was w11llt0 Cone In offlce for a further year. Nomlnatlons for the posltlon were Invlted from the members present. beinB no further nomlnations. Ewen Denning was unanlmousty elected to serve as County Chalr for 2025. Treasurer-The current Tfeasurer confirmed that he was wlllin8 to contlnue in office for a further year. Norninatlons for the position were invited from the members present. There belng further nominbons, James Hession was unanlmousty elected to serve as County Treasurer for 2025. County Secretary-The posltlon currenuy belng vacant. nomlnation wère Invlted from members Present to fill the position for 2025. Izak Heys of CLC was nombnated and corfflrmed his wblllngness to serve In the role. ThÈre belng no further nominatlons. Izak Heys was unanlmously elected to serve as County Secretsry for 2025. Wlth no further new nomlnatlons to the comrnSttee, all other members agreed to contlnue In po4tlons for 2025. Any ¢)ther 8usln•ss There was no other business proposed. and the AGM was dosed at approx. 9pm.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE SQUASH ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCLAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024 Charlty No. 1180594 INCOME AND EXPENDrruRE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2024 2024 2023 INCOME S8ni England Squash Rebates Tournament Entry Fe League Registrats"on Fees Saving Account Interest Senw Subtolal unior England Squash Particip*'on Grant Cadbury Donabon Junior County Squad Subscriptr'on Junior Tournaments Saving A¢¢ount Interest Junior Sublot Incom• Total 765 681 1,320 2,773 3,800 2,153 2,145 4,450 765 120 9,015 11,788 EXPENDTTURE County Squads Tournament Cost8 Website expenses Pro Player Sponsorship County Squad Kit AdvertisinglPromolion Senior Subtotal 748 988 592 261 238 122 2.850 Junior County Squad Junior Toumamenls Junior Subtotal Expendfturg Total 4.218 452 4.670 4,122 512 4,634 7,082 EXCESS OF EXPENDITURE OVER INCOME 4,7C6
BALANCE SHEEr AS AT 31 MAY 2024 2024 2023 CURRENT ASSETS Lloyds TSB CUnt Accwnt S8nAor Split Junior Splrt Lloyds TSB Deposit Ac¢ount S8nior Split Juniorsplit Paypal ACC1 Senior 2.018 3,254 4,280 12,760 2.019 10.120 2,019 18,411 19,059 REPRESENTED BY: CAprrAL ACCOUNT Balance at 1 June 2023 Excess of income ovor expenditure Balance al 31 May 2024 19,059 14.353 4,706 19,059 18,411 NOTES: Senio The main inc(0 $lream in the financial year was an England Squash Membership Rebate. The largest areas of expenditure were on our senior ¢>3unty squad and inter county event8 Iwhi were partty sponsored lo help wth krtl, websrte costs and a new initsatsve lo help fund pro players. We were1818 on invoicing the league subscnptson fees and the is a catch up in the following finanual year which will be reflected in the next sel of wnts. Junior The main areas of income weffj junior county subscn'pts'ons and a donats'on from the Cadbury Tnjsl. The main areas of expenditure We costs assoryated with njnning the county squad such as coachlng and court hire. These accounts have been prepared by.. James Hession ACCA Accountant and GSA Treasu Date.. 2911212024 Accounts Adopted at GSA AGPA 2025