2020 Annual Report

2020 ANNUAL REPORT Offic tem quamus excestibus ped minciam res est lique dolum re nonsenis que poreper ciusae et, ut odit 2 Dear Member, For the first time in our 155 year • 17th April 2020 A Message from Club history due to the global pandemic and Captain Joe Leach – Click to view government guidelines we will be holding • 23rd April 2020 Staying Strongly a Special General Meeting. This meeting Connected with Membership via will occur on Wednesday 24th March Successful On-Line Forum Event Full – 2021 at 7pm. This meeting will cover all Click to view the items normally covered in an Annual General Meeting (AGM). It will be the first • 22nd May 2020 Online Members Forum time that we have held a Special General – Wednesday 3rd June Event Full – Click to Meeting electronically, and we hope to view return to normality in future years. We • 4th June 2020 WCCC Second Online accept that holding an electronic or virtual Members Forum Update – Click to view meeting is far from ideal, however as we know we live in a far from perfect world. • 27th June 2020 Cricket-focused Online Members Forum - Click to view In common with many other sporting clubs and businesses our AGM last year • 21st October 2020 - Online Club Update scheduled for Tuesday 31st March 2020 - Click to view did not occur. Instead, Worcestershire • 27 January 2021 - Online Club Update - County Cricket Club (“WCCC”) has Click to view regularly kept all members informed of events throughout 2020 this included and is not limited to the following: In order to attend this Special General Meeting Members will be required to sign • 11th March 2020 WCCC Pre-Season up online via this link. We will then provide Tour to Abu Dhabi Cancelled – Click to view a specific online code solely for eligible • 17th March 2020 AGM & Chairman’s Members. Lunch Postponed – Click to view • 18th March 2020 WCCC Covid-19 Update – Click to view • 6th April 2020 WCCC Club Update – Click to view Worcestershire County Cricket Club, New Road, Worcester WR2 4QQ 3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2021 OFFICIALS 2021 (Subject to confirmation) President Chairman Cynthia Crawford MBE Fanos Hira FCA (Subject to confirmation) Vice Chairman Patrons Paul Pridgeon Viscount Cobham The Rt Rev’d John Inge, Bishop of Worcester Company Secretary The Very Rev’d Peter Atkinson, Dean of Sarah Gluyas Worcester Baron King of Lothbury, KG, GBE Elected Non-Executive Directors Paul Pridgeon* Head Coach Richard Law Alex Gidman David Baker Emma Hallam Captains David Manning Joe Leach & Moeen Ali Additional Non-Executive Directors Honorary Life Vice-Presidents Fanos Hira John Chadd Andrew Manning Cox John Elliott David Exall Co-opted Board Member Duncan Fearnley Elaine Chandler Mike Gilhooley Jack Randall *Former player Peter Seward FCA Doug Slade Peter Radburn Dave Broughall Martyn Price Norman Gifford MBE Tim Curtis, Stephen Taylor & Vanburn Holder (Subject to confirmation) Honorary Life Members Graeme Hick MBE Phil Neale OBE Rev’d Michael Vockins OBE Meriel Harris (Subject to confirmation) 4 SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING 2020 1. Apologies for absence. 8. To confirm and seek the approval of the 2. To confirm the minutes of the meeting meeting for the appointment (from 2020) of held on Wednesday 20th March 2019. Mrs Emma Hallam and Mr David Manning as ‘Elected’ Directors (in accordance with 3. President’s Address. present rule 19/17.5). 4. To receive the Annual Report on behalf 9. To note the Co-option of Mrs Elaine of the Board and the Statement of Accounts Chandler (from 2020) in an advisory and that accompany this notice: non-voting role in accordance with present a. Chairman’s Report rule 17.14. Mr Fanos Hira FCA 10.. To admit Mr Tim Curtis (2020), b.Finance Report Stephen Taylor (2020) and Vanburn Mrs Sarah Gluyas Holder as approved by the Board as Honorary Vice-Presidents in accordance with c.Cricket Report present rule 16.1. Mr Alex Gidman 11. To admit on the recommendation of the 5. To approve Mrs Cynthia Crawford MBE Board, Ms Meriel Harris as an Honorary Life as new President on the recommendation of Member (in accordance with present rule the Board (in accordance with present rule 7.10). 14). 12. To propose a vote of thanks to the Club’s 6. To seek the approval of the meeting of the Honorary Medical Officer Mr– Andrew re-appointment of Mr Paul Pridgeon and Pearse. Mr Richard Law as ‘Elected’ Directors (in accordance with present rule 19). 12. To receive any other business that the Chairman of the meeting shall give 7. To seek the approval of the meeting for permission to be raised and discussed. the re-appointment of Mr Fanos Hira and Mr Andrew Manning Cox as Non-Executive Directors for 2021/22 (in accordance with present rule 17.4). 5 2020 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Our thoughts are, as always, with those who have been impacted by Covid-19. Worcestershire CCC is grateful to the NHS and all other key workers for all that they continue to do. My second full year as rare that you meet people as I’ve always optimistically believed Chairman was not the year I exceptional as Cecil, and it was that through adversity and had anticipated; while we were my privilege to get to know severe challenge, the Club would able to deal with record levels him. come out of this stronger, more of flooding at the start of 2020, focussed, more efficient, more a global pandemic in March has nimble and, above all else, more tested us as a Club like never cohesive. I am convinced we have. before. The Rapids Relay, organised by Everyone at WCCC has been Alex Gidman, raising substantial stretched and challenged funds for Acorns Children’s over the past year – players, Hospice during the first lockdown, coaches, employees and the WCCC welcomes Cynthia is just one example, and there are Board. My gratitude extends Crawford MBE as our new many others. to them all for their unrelenting President, subject to member At many stages last year, it was efforts, positivity, hard work and approval. Cynthia will become touch and go whether cricket resilience. Thank you. our 40th President and the would be played. WCCC not only In November 2020, WCCC Club’s first female President. Her played cricket, but also helped mourned the passing of our long-standing association with the wider game. In June WCCC President, Cecil Duckworth CBE. our Club includes organising the hosted Pakistan in quarantine at Cecil became President in March benefit years of several WCCC our ground – with a mere nine 2019 after a long association with legends, and for the last eight days’ notice. Without our Club our Club, and was passionate years she has been President of stepping in, the tour may not about sport and the county. the Supporters’ Association. I am have occurred with implications He helped us considerably with delighted that her proposed for ECB revenues and therefore his calm professionalism, his appointment has been so the income of all Counties. For a experience, and his wisdom. It is positively received. Club under water for 70 days until March to host an international 6 team three months later is some achievement. We deservedly got glowing feedback from both the ECB and Pakistan Cricket Board. We really have some impressive problem solvers at WCCC. We have kept members regularly informed on all aspects of the “Everyone at WCCC Club in the past year. Due to the pandemic, our forums have been held online. We have provided has been stretched detailed and extensive updates on all aspects of our Club – perhaps even more than normal. We will and challenged over continue to provide updates in the coming year. As part of good the past year.” governance, our aim is to be as transparent and open as possible with our members. 7 As a professional sports club, 2020 every aspect of our business has been impacted and the effects will no doubt linger into CHAIRMAN’S 2021 and beyond. Last year we played a truncated season behind closed doors – ironically REPORT under glorious sunshine – meaning no crowds could experience our highs in red-ball CONTINUED cricket and surprisingly for us, off-par performances in white ball cricket. 8 There were no ticket sales, These underlying structure was created, with no hospitality income, and improvements in 2020 reflect more focussed, specific there was pressure on a number of factors: roles and responsibilities, all sponsorship income. Nothing – The pre-emptive and at reporting directly to the Board. was spared - our car park, times painful decisions the We are pleased with how the next to the Premier Inn Hotel, Club had to make to manage Executive, and a number of new also experienced a halving of costs in the absence of employees, have responded income. Every aspect of our expected income. Company and grown. business was impacted. Secretary Sarah Gluyas Overall, we estimate Covid-19 deserves special recognition impacted our revenues by – she has operated at an £1.8mn in 2020. Whilst this is exemplary level. less than some of our peers, it – Our members’ huge is nonetheless a substantial hit. generosity in keeping their Despite all our challenges, funds in the Club was both WCCC reported a profit in heart-warming and greatly 2020 of £21,635 compared appreciated. Only 4% asked for to a loss of £81,810 in 2019. refunds. As an Industrial and Furthermore, our financial Our underlying results in Provident Society, members position (or solvency) has 2020 were materially better are evidently aware that they improved enormously over the by £820,000 compared with are shareholders rather than past four years.

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