Scottish Hockey Annual Report 2020 1 2020 Financial Highlights
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2020 ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ACHI EVE MENT 2020 Strategic Highlights 2020 was a year like no other. The Covid-19 pandemic has Just before lockdown the Schools’ Cup Finals saw two changed the world and never in our lifetime has change come so excellent events held at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre, suddenly, and with such widespread impact. Many people have which included our first ever live-streamed schools’ event. lost loved ones and our thoughts are with everyone who has We’re incredibly proud of our achievements in live streaming been affected by the pandemic. Scottish Hockey events over the last five years, and to live stream schools’ hockey is the latest step forward in showing For Scottish Hockey it was an exceptionally challenging year. our wonderful sport to as many people as possible. The In the blink of an eye all on pitch activity ground to a halt, performances by all teams competing were terrific, as was the with several competitions left outstanding. Our international noise from stands in one of the most exciting occasions on the athletes were severely limited in their preparations for upcoming hockey calendar. tournaments. Staff have been working from home with furlough used as far as possible in line with government guidance. With the Covid-19 pandemic everything changed, but with there being a lack of activity on the pitch we saw incredible Scottish Hockey announced a 50% reduction in adult activity off the pitch. We launched the Club Pledge initiative membership to reflect the impact of Covid-19 on adult shortly after lockdown first began to promote togetherness participation at that time, and help our clubs manage financial and community in these challenging times. strain in these unprecedented circumstances. We then decided not to invoice clubs for the second stage of membership income Very quickly 75% of clubs in Scotland ‘made the pledge’, and to reflect the lack of activity clubs have been able to deliver due clubs were supporting their members and wider communities to the Covid-19 pandemic. through a range of tremendous activities that ranged from online quizzes to food parcels; and from charity fundraising Despite financial pressures we managed to deliver a budget that to adventure trails for children around town. We even had a made only a slight loss, which is a fantastic outcome considering minion run a 5k for charity! the challenges presented by the pandemic. Club Pledge has since been widely recognised across sport I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our clubs for their and beyond for its impact, and the spirit of Club Pledge is hard work and support over the year. Everyone can be proud of something we hope to include in more activities going forward. how they have handled the Covid-19 pandemic, and how they have implemented advice and restrictions from government. We worked very hard throughout the year to produce clear Covid officers up and down the country in particular are and concise guidance as quickly as possible whenever there deserving of all our gratitude for the tremendous effort they have was a change to Covid restrictions. Building a Covid section put into keeping everyone safe during this year. of the website and maintaining simple and clean infographics have played a vital role in communicating the need-to-know I would like to thank Robin McLaren, the previous chair, for information to clubs and members quickly. Covid Officers guiding Scottish Hockey through much of the year under at each club in the country have done an exceptional job in the most challenging circumstances. Robin’s considerable putting guidance into action within their clubs, and to them we contribution over many years as part of the Scottish Hockey are thankful for their support and effort. Board has been significant. During lockdown we seamlessly moved the GB Coaching Let’s not forget that 2020 actually got off to a great start. offering online, giving coaches across Scotland fantastic Scotland men and women both competed at indoor European opportunity to learn, share best practice and stay connected tournaments; Scotland women took the bronze medal at during the pandemic. The online resource will be a tremendous EuroHockey Indoor Championship II in Croatia, narrowly missing tool in offering coaches support and easy access to learning out on promotion; while Scotland men also came close to opportunities going forward. promotion at EuroHockey Indoor Championship III in Santander. We also welcomed Canada to Perth to play an indoor test series Project Brave was launched in 2021, but the hard work against Scotland men, which was a fantastic occasion. was done throughout 2020 and already we are seeing the benefits. The performance team did a great job to create the The Indoor Gala Day in February delivered goals, drama and performance blueprint that will play a huge part in player, and trophies at Bells Sports Centre. Clydesdale Western won the coach, development across Scotland for many years to come. women’s final with Inverleith lifting the trophy in the men’s competition, while Hillhead retained their Women’s National Lead the Way is an initiative we are exceptionally proud of League 1 status with Watsonians gaining promotion in the men’s and in 2020 we welcomed our second cohort of Lead the Way promotion/relegation match. members onto the programme. Lead the Way has already proved there is tremendous young talent across hockey who Western Wildcats men and Dundee Wanderers women will become tomorrow’s leaders. Through Lead the Way we represented Scotland at European level in indoor club are passing on the skills and experiences that young people competitions, with Wanderers winning gold and gaining want to help them develop and lead hockey in Scotland to a promotion in Porto – a tremendous outcome. bright future. Contents 2 Financial Highlights 3 Clubs & Communities 4 Districts 5 Performance 6 Workforce 7 Sport Exposure 8 Leadership 9 Financial Statements 10 Board & Management Committee The Schools’ Cup Finals saw two excellent events held at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre, which included our first ever live-streamed schools’ event. We did manage some competition since March, as the With the pandemic exposing some frailties within Scottish North Conference was able to see teams compete through Hockey, 2021 will bring new challenges and opportunities. to the completion of the conference. It was a tremendous Towards the end of 2020 we announced our Membership opportunity to give players some competitive activity, try new Engagement Project, which we launched at the start of 2021. things, and offer opportunities to younger players in a fun and supportive environment. Scottish Hockey’s aim in commissioning an independent report as part of its Membership Engagement Project is to truly engage We held our first ever online AGM, welcoming a record with its membership, and to give our members a voice through attendance, and as we continue to embrace the possibilities anonymous independent data gathering. offered by technology, particularly platforms such as Zoom, the online format is one we plan to adopt going forward to increase The feedback has been heard loud and clear, and will help the opportunities for members to take part and contribute to Scottish Hockey reset and build for the future. We very much Scottish Hockey. welcome and appreciate members’ guidance and steer to help Scottish Hockey grow and develop stronger as a sport. Scottish To support Black Lives Matter we joined our partners at England Hockey’s members are the lifeblood of the sport and we’re Hockey and Hockey Wales to launch Stick it to Racism. Racism working hard on offering the best possible experience for our and discrimination of any kind is unacceptable and we must have members, and all involved in hockey in Scotland. zero tolerance of hate of any kind. I’d like to finish by saying a massive thank you to all the amazing Scottish Masters Hockey formed in 2020 to administer the volunteers across Scotland, and to the Scottish Hockey staff for masters international teams for men and women on behalf of all their hard work in 2020. Scottish Hockey. We were delighted to support the process and are excited for the future of masters hockey in Scotland. Martin Shepherdson Chair Scottish Hockey Annual Report 2020 1 2020 Financial Highlights Total income was down in 2020, however overall spend in this area. This allowed staff to continue to support expenditure was reduced significantly as well. Grants, clubs during the pandemic when it was greatly needed. including Covid grants such as furlough, accounted for 72% of operating income. Administration costs formed the only slight increase in expenditure, with reductions in spend in all other areas. 2020 registered a significant drop in membership and Reserves dipped by £1,817. competitions income, as well as commercial income. With no competitions, and significant reduction in spending on Despite financial pressures we managed to deliver a budget international squads, employment and related costs formed that made only a slight loss, which is a fantastic outcome HIGHthe majority of expenditure in 2020 despite a reduction in considering the challenges presented by the pandemic. Operational Income Operational Expenditure 2% 3%4% 4% 4% 13% 12% 5% 4% 5% 2020 8% 72% 2020 Government grants Domestic competitions Membership International squads Domestic competitions Development, education & performance 64% International squads Employment and related costs Development, education & performance Administration Sponsorship/Commercial 2% Other COVID Grants 7% 9% 6% 4% Other 13% 34% 2019 7% 53% 2019 44% 16% LIGH5% Total Reserves – 2015-2020 Surplus/Deficit for the Year – 2015-2020 130000 125000 12000 120000 115000 10000 110000 8000 105000 6000 100000 4000 95000 2000 90000 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 0 -2000 TS -4000 2015 20162017 2018 2019 2020 2 Scottish Hockey Annual Report 2020 Clubs & Communities Continue to build and expand a network of strong, sustainable clubs to grow the game KPI 1: 75% of Scottish Hockey members are affiliated to accredited clubs by summer 2022.