2015 Annual Report
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2015 Honorary President Dennis D Carmichael OBE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTENTS Chair 3 TRIBUTE TO JOHN MILNE Gordon Baker President 4 CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME John Milne (June 2015- September 2015) See our tribute to John on page 3. David Mazzucco (from September 2015) 5 CEO INTRODUCTION Vice-President David Mazzucco (from June 2015- September 2015) 6 THE YEAR IN NUMBERS Director of Corporate Governance Douglas Fairley 8 NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS Director of Marketing & Communications Dave Macdermid 10 COMMUNITY Tennis Operations Director John Frame 12 WORKFORCE Director of Participation Mark Munro 14 DISABILITY Non- Executive Director Blane Dodds 16 DAVIS CUP Non- Executive Director Pete Nicolson 18 DAVIS CUP Chief Executive Officer David Marshall 20 COMPETITIONS Company Secretary (in attendance) Gordon Robertson 22 PERFORMANCE sportscotland representative (in attendance) Sarah Birrell 24 COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES The financial statements and measures of success detailed in this report are as at the 30th September 2015. All other information is correct at the time of printing. 26 FINANCE Published by Tennis Scotland, 177 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1BZ 28 FINANCE Design by Alan Hay 30 AWARDS AND NATIONAL Images courtesy of The Tennis Artist, Getty Images, Craig COMPETITIONS Doyle Sports Media, Tennis Foundation, Commonwealth Games Scotland, Carol Jones, Glasgow Tennis 2 TRIBUTE TO JOHN MILNE In September, the tennis family in A scientist, John, who lived in Scotland was totally shocked by the Aberlour, held a variety of key roles sudden death of our President John throughout his career, including Milne, at the age of 71. Deputy Director of Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and Chairman A former Chairman of Highlands of the Deer Commission for District and member of the Tennis Scotland. Since 2011, he had been Scotland Council, John had been the Editor-in-Chief of the Rangeland confirmed as President in May of Journal. this year. Tennis Scotland Chairman Gordon Baker summed up the Vice President David Mazzucco feelings of everyone at the time. replaced John as President while a new Vice President will be appointed “This came as a complete shock to in due course. everyone at Tennis Scotland. Since taking over earlier in the year, John had taken to his new role with his typical unbridled enthusiasm and vigour, being a fantastic ambassador for the sport and keeping everyone up to date with what he was doing through his regular blogs. His wealth of experience was a huge asset to the Board and he is sorely missed.” 3 CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME This year has been a year of change bring. Those benefits are not just at Tennis Scotland as we have re- money and fame, and are not the shaped the organisation to meet sole domain of the world’s top the strategic objectives of growing ten players. Learning how to look the game and investing in people after yourself physically and from and facilities. The organisation has a dietary perspective can bring a strong platform now on which to lifelong benefits and, when you add move forward; increased capabilities that to the camaraderie of playing and skills, and a four-year investment socially or competitively on a regular strategy, with a passionate basis, it’s no wonder that I hear workforce and a Board committed people close to me talk about how to translating success on the world much they love the game. stage into increased participation and a more sustainable future. My seven years in the Chair have been a fantastic experience, and I Of course, we face competition am honoured to have served the from other sports and, dare I say, organisation and membership other activities which people find during this time. I’ve witnessed more engaging than tennis. So, it the highs and the lows, some of is our collective responsibility to them deeply personal, but there ensure that we promote the sport are a couple that stand out for me. of tennis as widely as we can and Those are the sad loss of Elena encourage as many people as we Baltacha and, much more recently, can to try it out. Those of us who John Milne. Both demonstrated have been fortunate enough to find a passion and love of tennis but the enjoyment and health benefits exhibited that in different ways. The that it brings should be spreading sport in Scotland is far worse off that message to others. For me, it is now through their passing. But we a great shame that the sport often should learn lessons from what they finds itself in the headlines for the demonstrated to us and we should wrong reasons, and often having all be prepared to make our own to deal with reported inaccuracies contributions, large or small, to the and aggressive criticism. If our future of the sport. collective ambition is to see a sport that is enjoyed by many, it is more I look forward to seeing Tennis important that we find a way to work Scotland blossom as an organisation together to try to make that happen. in the years ahead as it makes an ever-increasing contribution to the Fortunately, in Scotland, our time growth of the game in Scotland. may be here and now. We have the I’d like to thank all of my Board tremendous legacy opportunity colleagues for their support over the created by the Murray family with last seven years and wish the new which to inspire the young to try Chair, Blane Dodds, every success in out tennis. We need a capable, this important role. We are lucky to passionate and enthusiastic have a CEO and staff team who are workforce to help attract those professional in all that they do and youngsters to stay in the game, I have no doubt that they will go and to see the benefits that it can from strength to strength. Finally, I’d 4 like to thank and congratulate my Sincere best wishes to you all, Board colleague, Dave Macdermid, who, like me, stands down this year. He has revolutionised the Tennis Scotland brand, image and profile in his time on the Board, as this Annual Gordon Baker Report aptly demonstrates. Chairman CEO INTRODUCTION Once again we have enjoyed a very fewer than nine Scots, including busy period at Tennis Scotland with four juniors, which was a fantastic a substantial amount happening, number and we’ll be looking to both on and off the court, as match that achievement at the detailed throughout this Annual Championships in 2016. Report. The winning of the Davis Cup was I would like to add my personal arguably the pinnacle of the year’s thanks to both Gordon Baker and achievements with Glasgow’s Dave Macdermid, who both stand Emirates Arena providing the down from the Board after seven venue for victories over the USA years. Their contribution and and Australia that will live long in support over the period has been the memory and provided great really appreciated. catalysts to encouraging many new players of all ages to take up our I would also like to acknowledge sport for the first time ever. the patience and understanding demonstrated by our staff during As can be read elsewhere, progress what has been a period of significant has been made with our partners, change within our organisation with significant facilities funding including the appointment of a new achieved and more projects in the development team, who will start pipeline, involving several local with us next month. authorities throughout the country. On behalf of Tennis Scotland, a On the playing front, it has been sincere thanks to the Lawn Tennis another year of progress with several Association, Tennis Foundation, firsts! Gordon Reid becoming world sportscotland and all of our number one in wheelchair doubles, sponsors, their contribution is Andy Murray finishing the year greatly valued. ranked second in singles and Jamie Murray a career high of seven in Finally, to our tennis family doubles, with Jamie and John Peers everywhere, the compliments of the ranked number four as a team. The season and here’s to a successful Commonwealth Youth Games saw 2016! Ewen Lumsden win two silvers, in the boys’ singles and with Louie McLelland in the mixed. Ewen and Louie went one better in the boys’ and girls’ doubles respectively, with foreign partners. David Marshall Chief Executive Officer Wimbledon this year featured no 5 THE YEAR IN NUMBERS 52,864 membership regularly competing at Places to 4,201 Juniors Play up by 3% up 5% from 2014 3,880 regularly competing adults £5.4 invested in tennis 3 million facilities over 3 years Commonwealth Youth Games 3,460 medals attendees at the UKCC Qualifications achieved Highland Spring Mini Tennis Month and the Davis Cup Mini Tennis Festivals 372 disabled players participating weekly an increase of 35% from 2014 6 2,512 views of the Scottish Cup Finals live stream 2 9Scots competing at Grand Wimbledon Slam 4,638 Titles followers on Twitter for an increase of 31% from 2014 Gordon Reid 433 Aegon Team 552 Tennis teams teachers 260 attending UKCC Qualificationsachieved courses and Up 11% from 2014 receiving school packs 816 attendees at 60 coach CPD workshops 7 NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS Tennis Scotland enjoys strong direct support to a number of working relationships with a Scottish Universities through number of organisations across the development awards, as well as country from sportscotland and the funding support towards the LTA to Scottish Disability Sport and University Tennis Coordinator the Scottish Association for Mental positions at The University of Health1. Edinburgh2 and The University of Stirling. These relationships are vital to the success of tennis in Scotland, none Tennis Scotland has been working more so than the support received closely with the Scottish Student from the Tennis Foundation.