EAST REGION HOCKEY ASSOCIATION

Honorary Treasurer’s report – AGM 9th July 2009

This is the first year that the ERHUA treasurer has taken over the responsibility for paying all claims relating to umpires and umpiring activities and this has reduced my work considerably. My thanks to Helen Sergeant, the ERHUA treasurer, for doing this.

 

Balance sheet and statement of accounts 2008/9

The accounts show an excess income for the year of £8463.06 due mainly to the increased income from East League fines (item 1f on table 2), a net surplus from the Indoor clubs (as opposed to a large loss in 2007/8)(item 3a on table 2) and a large unbudgeted surplus from the HiPac and Tier 1 and Tier 2 activities (item 8a on table 2).

 

Senior and Main activities

·         Tight control over the umpires’ budget for the Indoor clubs competitions ensured that this year there was no repeat of the large deficit in 2007/8.

·         Administration costs are currently about £1000 less than last year though about an additional £1000 expenditure is still to come for the administration of the ERHUA committees. 

·         There were increases in Insurance (item 5) and the cost of the Handbook (item 6).

·         Club affiliation fees are slightly down (item 14a on table 2)

 

Coaching and Youth

·         The surplus on HiPac and Tier 1 and Tier 2 activities was unbudgeted.  It was difficult to budget for the first year of the Single System activities and a large part of this surplus is due to an overestimate of staff travel costs.  The Performance Group have been asked to propose ways of using this surplus. Since last year there have been numerous discussions with EH and Performance staff from other regions to standardise on income and expenditure and produce standardised budgets for the future.

·         School affiliation fees are slightly down.

 

This year the ERHUA Website was updated to deal with the requirements for Young Umpires, and we are grateful to the EH Youth Trust for a grant of £1200 towards the £1520 cost of doing this work.

 

The Association continues to provide a £300 subsidy to both Senior and Youth Indoor hockey, and the latter also receives a welcome grant of £500 from EH.

 

Camps

The final summer hockey camp was held in August 2008 and resulted in an excess income of £13375.41, some of which was used to pay the Performance Administrator. Over the last six years the camps have provided a net income of almost £10,000 which is earmarked for purchase of performance equipment and performance activities.

 

Thanks to all who have helped me throughout the year  by collecting and banking monies and especially County Treasurers, Sam Menear the Leagues budget officer, Fiona Wheeler, the Youth Competitions secretary and Fiona Gall the Performance Administrator.  Thanks also to the auditor oir auditing the accounts.  Their help has been much appreciated.

Thanks also to those companies who advertise in the Handbook and on the Website.  We welcome their support.

 

Margaret McCall

Honorary Treasurer

East Region Hockey Association

28.7.2009