R.C.C. AGM
2008
Summary of the
AGM held on Thursday 28th Feb 08 - Martin Griffin Hon. Secretary
27 Members in
attendance.
Apologies from,
Peter Ashworth, Karen Barlow,Lisa Barnes,Bert Hanson, Susan Holmes,
RonSeal &Bill Wells.
The minutes of
the 2007 were accepted.
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Treasurer
Andy Nuttall presented the Annual Accounts.
Income
from Cricket had changed little at £ 13,988, with a fall
in gate receipts of £2000 which was covered
by
match sponsorship.
Other
income reduced to £21,919 (£32,277) the club having
received a legacy of £10,000 in 2007
Expenditure
was similar at £43,029
Revenue
Loss was £21,110 (£9,658)
Sale
of Land brought £5000 (£4345 net) previous year sale
of land £ £40,000 ( £ 39,250 net)
Loss
for the year was £16,765 (£29,952 profit 07 )
The
Treasurer warned that almost all the surplus land had now been
sold and there would be scarcely any
more
income from that source.
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Sales were slightly down at £ 49,324 (£51,989)
Gross
Profit was £ 13,527 (£15,755) Net Profit was £3,857
(£7,649)
The
property account showed a loss of £1912
The
Treasurer stated that the club's house and unused land had now
been sold yet there was not
enough
money to pay for a new clubhouse.Costs would have to be looked
at very carefully.
The
house on Bacup Rd had been sold for £127,500. Capital gains
tax would reduce the amount
.The
sale had been made after the financial year end and so did not
form part of the Annual Account.
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The
Club's
Officers
remained unchanged
Treasurer
: Andy Nuttall
Secretary
: Martin Griffin
League
Rep. : Bob Johnson
Auditor
: Chris Harrison
No
new members joined the committee . However Peter Barnes, Bob Johnson,
Keith Roscoe,
Karen
Ormerod, Anita Willetts,and Nicola Bibby were re-elected to serve
another 2 years.
An
increase of Member's subscriptions was approved as follows :
Life
Patron £ 1000 (unchanged)
Life
Member £ 550
Patron
£100 (unchanged)
Vice
President £55
Member
£35
Senior
Citizen £ 18
Junior
member £ £13
Senior
Player £ 70
Junior
Player (under 10) £15
Junior
Player (10-18) £ 30
Associate
Member £ 15
It
was thought that the increases would bring in a further £1500-£2000
extra income.
Family
membership would need to be addressed once Clubmark was fully attained.
Planning
permission had been applied for in respect of the new clubhouse.
It
was hoped that it could be built in time for the start of season
2009. The Club would
need
to borrow money in order to pay for the development. Plans would
be revealed
once
permission had been granted.
Questions
were asked about the scheme..
Brian
Manning was appointed Club Development Officer. A five
year plan
would need to
be
accepted by the L.C.B. in order to qualify for grant aid for Pavilion
improvement.
The
new ECB Safe Hands Policy on care of children was adopted..
Bob
Johnson made reference to the performance of the Club last season
particularly
the
1st X1 great victory run during the second half of the season,which
was so nearly
rewarded
by the League Championship.
The
Junior section had enjoyed another successful year. In what was
a poor summer
only
5 out of sixty matches had been lost to the weather. The Club
now had nine qualified
coaches
and three more were working towards qualification.
Simon
Butterworth revealed that the Club intended to publish a matchday
program for
1st
X1 home matches in 2008. He appealed to those present to target
potential
advertisers.
Advertising
rates.
Ken Mitchell appealed for all to source match sponsors.
Summing
up Chairman Brian Payne said
The
accounts made grim reading and stressed the vital importance of
the Club's Lifeline,
the
Bar. All would need to work hard to maximise the Club's income.
He
thanked the Club Officials and Committee members for their work
and support and
also
paid tribute to the Groundsman ,Tony Bolton for his efforts during
what had
been
a most difficult summer... Close.
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