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GB Boxing Annual Review 2016/17 Towards future success Annual Review 2016/17

CONTENTS GB BOXING A SPORTING SUCCESS 2 GB Boxing GB Boxing was established in August 2008 to GB Boxing is based in a purpose-built training manage the World Class Performance Programme facility at the English Institute of Sport Sheffield Tracey Crouch MP, Minister for Sport and Civil Society 3 Foreword: A knockout sporting success, (WCPP) for boxing and ensure the most capable and its largest source of funding is a grant Tracey Crouch MP, Minister for Sport male and female boxers from , of £14.7 million from UK Sport, made up of and Civil Society

and are given the best possible opportunity contributions from the National Lottery and FOREWORD 4 Chairman’s Review, Steven Esom and support to develop, improve and win medals the Exchequer. It also receives revenue and at major international tournaments and the value-in-kind contributions from a range of 6 Performance Review This includes a post-2012 boom in women’s and engaged with 2,321 people in less than . commercial partnerships. boxing, which reflects the fantastic achievement 12 months. It also filled me with pride to hear 12 Operations Review of GB Boxing’s in becoming a the boxers speak about how honoured they Through its delivery of the WCPP, GB Boxing’s 14 Financial Review double Olympic champion. were to be giving something back to the sport. primary role is to train and prepare the elite Vision 18 The Road to : Team effort is the key boxers in the men and women’s Podium and To be recognised as the leading Olympic boxing Boxing is a sport with strong links between the Most of the boxers I met at the House of to continued success, Rob McCracken MBE, Podium Potential squads and identify and develop nation, inspiring ever more people to box. elite level and the grassroots. Earlier this year I Commons are part of the new generation at Performance Director the next generation of boxers through its met members of the GB Boxing squad again GB Boxing which is hoping to emulate the management of the Emerging Talent Programme at the House of Commons when they spoke at achievements of previous squad members, and the Women’s Development Programme. It Mission an event hosted by the All Party Parliamentary such as , Nicola Adams and also supplies boxers and coaches to the British Group for boxing to showcase the British , by winning a medal at the next Lionhearts team that competes in the World To continue to enhance the world’s best Lionhearts in the Community (BLITC) project. Olympic Games in Tokyo. Series of Boxing. performance system to enable each GB Boxer the very best opportunity to achieve his or BLITC is an award-winning programme that I wish the boxers and everyone connected The national governing bodies (NGBs) for boxing her full potential. looks to increase participation in boxing and with GB Boxing the very best of luck in their in England, Scotland and Wales are GB Boxing’s help tackle inactivity. It is linked to the British efforts to do this. Having seen what the team principle stakeholders and are represented on its One of the great parts of my job is having the Lionhearts team that is predominantly made-up has achieved, in both the last nine years and board along with an independent chairperson, GB opportunity to meet some of our country’s top of boxers from the GB Boxing squad. the most recent 12 months, I am very hopeful Boxing’s Chief Executive and four independent sports stars whose fantastic achievements that when Tokyo 2020 comes around we will directors appointed for their particular expertise. create so much pride and inspiration. I was impressed with both the once again be celebrating more success for achievements of BLITC, which had Great Britain in the . And since I became Minister for Sport in 2015, created 12 new boxing hubs in I have had the pleasure to meet with boxers and staff from the GB Boxing squad a number of times. “Earlier this year I met members of the GB Boxing squad at the Each of these occasions served as a reminder to House of Commons… It filled me with pride to hear the boxers how boxing has become one of Britain’s most successful sports in its ability to deliver elite speak about how honoured they were to be giving something success, increase grassroots participation and bring a wide-range of benefits to people and back to the sport.” communities that take part.

In August 2016, I was fortunate to be at the Rio Games where I met some of the boxers who competed for Team GB. It was yet another successful Olympic boxing performance by the team and I would like to once again congratulate , Joe Joyce and Nicola Adams on their medals.

I know that these performances will have inspired many young people to take-up the sport. And it is no surprise to see that Great Britain’s success in winning 11 boxing medals at the last three Olympic Games has coincided with a sustained increase in participation, which Sport England data shows has gone up by more than 50 per cent since 2008.

2 3 4 CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW Towards futuresuccess gold, silverandbronzeatthe2016OlympicGames. win 28medalsat10majorinternationalcompetitions,including very successfulRiocycleforGBBoxing,whichsawtheboxers The periodcoveredbythisAnnualReviewmarkedtheendofa Steven Esom,Chairman developing ourtalentpathwayswhicharenow years wehavemadesignificantprogressin priorities fortheWCPPandoverlastfour Ensuring thiscontinuesisoneofthemajor work inproducingsuchhighqualitytalents. could notbesuccessfulwithouttheirsuperb coaches inthehomenationsystemsandwe school forboxersdevelopedbyclubsand Wales. TheWCPPisessentiallyafinishing governing bodiesinEngland,Scotlandand Foremost amongthesearethehomenation Programme (WCPP)inthelastfouryears. success oftheWorldClassPerformance work anddedicationhascontributedtothe of awide-rangepeoplewhosehard would notbepossiblewithoutthesupport boxing power,howevertheseachievements helped toestablishGreatBritainasaglobal whose successoverthelastfouryearshas They areaworldclassperformanceteam job oftrainingandpreparingthesquad. and hiscoachingteam,whodosuchafantastic performance staff,particularlyRobMcCracken the ringandwinmedals,allof course, gotoboththeboxers,whogetin A hugechunkofthecreditforthismust, illustration ofthiscameintherun-uptoRio always soughttoachieveatGBBoxing.An within theorganisation,issomethingwehave a sharedgoal,regardlessofpeople’srole Creating anotionofoneteaminpursuit to haveeveryonepullinginthesamedirection. organisation thatwantstoachieveitsgoalshas this isacriticalsuccessfactorandthatany from myexperienceinthebusinessworldthat organisation, ofeveryonebeingaligned.Iknow in GBBoxing,illustratestheimportance,any nations, whoarethethreemajorstakeholders The commitmentandsupportofthehome of theWCPPoverlastfouryears. of GBBoxingfortheircommittedsupport Scotland andWaleswhositontheboard from thenationalgoverningbodiesofEngland, personally liketothankeachofmycolleagues home nationsatboardlevelandIwould without theengagementandsupportof This progresswouldnothavebeenpossible well forthesustainedsuccessofWCPP. into theGBBoxingsquadandaugursvery the qualityofmaleandfemaleboxerscoming home nations.Theresultsofthisarereflectedin much morecloselyalignedwiththoseofthe governing bodiesofEngland, ScotlandandWales.” nations atboardlevel and Iwouldliketopersonallythankmycolleagues fromthenational “This progresswouldnothavebeenpossible without theengagementandsupportofhome percent isasignificantvoteofconfidencein increase thefundingforboxingbyseven of futuremedalpotentialsothedecisionto awards arebasedonarigorousassessment award fromUKSportof£14,692,636.These This wasreflectedinthe2017-21funding GB Boxingcandeliversustainedsuccess. we havethebuildingblocksinplacetoensure progress throughtheTokyocycle,Ibelieve by consistentlylookingforwardand,aswe At boardlevel,oneofthewayswedothisis help theboxersbesuccessfulandwinmedals. behind thegoalofdoingeverythingwecanto gym totheboardroom,was100percentaligned made surethateveryoneatGBBoxing,fromthe was needed,ofwhatweareinthisjobtodoand rooms, italsoprovidedatimelyreminder,ifany who spendalotoftimeinofficesandmeeting was anabsoluteprivilege.Forpeoplelikeme, boxers andallthecoachesperformancestaff gym andobservetheprofessionalismof To experiencethespiritandatmospherein staff infinalpreparationsfortheGames. boxers, coachesandalloftheperformance spent anafternooninthegymwatching 2016 whenalloftheGBBoxingboarddirectors

pride andmoveforwardwithconfidence. to theTokyoCycle,wecanlookbackwith confident thataswemovefromtheRioCycle that havemadeussuccessfulsofar,thenIam our bestpeopleandsticktotheprinciples success areinplaceand,aslongwekeep placed tomeet.Thefoundationsforcontinued These areallchallengesthatwewell men’s competitionbeingreducedtoeight. weights willcompeteinTokyowiththe within theWCPPgiventhatfivewomen’s some oftheweightsandgendermix Likewise, wewillalsoneedtore-balance ready totaketheirplacewhenthishappens. in placetoensuretherearetalentedboxers over thelastfouryearsputtingpathways ranks, whichiswhywehavespentsomuchtime of theRioteamwillmigratetoprofessional the Tokyocycleandthatasignificantproportion We knowtherewillbechallengesthroughout support acrossallaspectsofourprogramme. would liketothankUKSportfortheircontinued GB Boxing’smanagementoftheWCPPandI Annual Review2016/17 5 6 PERFORMANCE REVIEW Towards futuresuccess It wasthebiggestcontingentofboxersthat “To qualify12outofapossible13boxers Team GBhadtakentoanOlympicssince for Riowasamassiveachievement… qualification wasintroducedin1992.” British Lionheartsteam. of theboxersandcoachesthatmake-up for whichGBBoxingsuppliesthevastmajority Season VIoftheWorldSeriesBoxing(WSB) The earlypartof2016wasdominatedby WORLD SERIESBOXINGSEASONVI Rob McCracken. quality ofGBBoxing’sperformanceteamledby fitness oftheboxersandprofessionalism of competitionisatributetoboththeskillsand To consistentlydelivermedalsatsuchahighlevel Championships inthisperiod. who alsowonmedalsattheWorldandEuropean was nottheonlymajorcompetitionforboxers tournament forGBBoxingin2016-17,howeverit The RioGameswasthemostsignificant leading highperformancesports. Sport, cementedboxing’sstatusasonetheUK’s which waswithinthetargetrangesetbyUK in theWCPPandreturnofthreemedals, of fouryearshardworkforeveryoneinvolved Joshua Buatsi.TheOlympicGameswastheclimax Nicola Adams,silverforJoeJoyceandbronze last 50yearswinningthreemedals:goldfor second bestOlympicboxingperformanceofthe at Rio2016itsboxersdeliveredGreatBritain’s GB Boxinghassuccessfullyachievedthisgoaland During theperiodcoveredbythisAnnualReview, international tournamentsandtheOlympicGames. to develop,improveandwinmedalsatmajor the bestboxersfromEngland,ScotlandandWales boxing andcreateanenvironmentthatenables World ClassPerformanceProgramme(WCPP)for The primaryroleofGBBoxingistomanagethe

Adams wasthesolefemalequalifier. Joe Joyce.ReigningOlympicchampion,Nicola Fowler, JoshuaBuatsi,LawrenceOkolieand ,QaisAshfaq,JoeCordina,Antony The eightmenwhoqualifiedwere:GalalYafai, one womanandwinsixgoldmedalsattheevent. brilliant performancetoqualifyeightmenand Samsun inTurkeyandsawGBBoxingdelivera The Europeancontinentalqualifierwasheldin and . series oftournamentsinTurkey, process forboththemenandwomenwitha the finalstagesofRio2016qualification The endoftheWSBseasoncoincidedwith OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION ‘WSB Boxeroftheregularseason’. whilst GBBoxing’sPatMcCormackwasnamed series of‘WSBBoxertheweek’awards, from theseasonwithhugecreditandwona champions, howevertheBritishteamemerged line-up packedwithWorldandOlympic Lionhearts teammiss-outtoaCubaDomodores The finalinUzbekistansawaninexperienced semi-finals. Ukraine andKazakhstaninthequarter Mexico beforedefeatinghigh-classoutfitsfrom containing teamsfromtheUSA,Moroccoand The boxersperformedsuperblytotopagroup as runners-uptotheCubaDomodores. team deliveritsbesteverperformance,finishing Lionhearts havecompetedinWSBandsawthe Season VIwasthethirdtimeBritish

compete atLosAngelesin1984. equalling theteamof12thatwasselectedto was introducedin1992andthejointlargestever, GB hadtakentoanOlympicssincequalification was thebiggestcontingentofboxersthatTeam coaches andsportsciencestaffatGBBoxing.It 2016 wasamassiveachievementbytheboxers, To qualify12outofapossible13boxersforRio at theOlympicsinRio. (BOA) tobecomepartofTeamGBandcompete were invitedbytheBritishOlympicAssociation It meantthat12membersoftheGBBoxingsquad Marshall, securedherplaceattheGames. however abronzeformiddleweight,Savannah she didnotachievethequalificationstandard, that wouldgoontowinamedalinRio)meant Cameron inthelightweightdivision(toaboxer An agonisingsplitdecisiondefeatforChantelle available toher. from GreatBritaintohavewoneverymajortitle grand slamandbecomethefirstfemaleboxer the flyweightfinaltocompleteauniquecareer she defeatedPeamwilaiLaopeamofThailandin saw NicolaAdamsonceagainmakehistoryas in Astana,KazakhstanMay.Thetournament Women’s WorldChampionships,whichtookplace The finalqualifierforwomenwasthe2016AIBA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 AIBAWOMEN’SWORLDBOXING of 10maleboxersattheOlympicGames. that GreatBritainwouldhaveafullcontingent Josh KellybooktheirplacesatRioandensure June 2016inBakuandsawPatMcCormack The secondqualifyingeventformencamein Annual Review2016/17

7 Towards future success Annual Review 2016/17 PERFORMANCE REVIEW PERFORMANCE

2016 OLYMPIC GAMES a series of explosive performances to defeat were drawn against world class opposition in the boxers seeded three and six en-route to securing early rounds of the competition, meaning five of GB BOXING’S PERFORMANCE TEAM The Olympic Games in Rio saw Team GB secure an Olympic bronze medal after only two years as the boxers that went out at the quarter-finals or Sport (EIS), which is the UK’s largest supplier of sport three boxing medals as Nicola Adams won a GB Boxing’s performance team is led by Performance part of GB Boxing’s Podium squad. earlier, lost to opponents who went on second gold, Joe Joyce took silver and Joshua Director, Rob McCracken. The team is responsible for all science and medicine to elite sport. The sports science to secure a medal. aspects of performance including: preparing the boxers expertise contained in the WCPP covers: physiotherapy, Buatsi earned a bronze. All three boxers Team GB‘s final medal of the Games came in the performed fantastically at the Games and won and ensuring they have the right training programme in physiology, medicine, strength and conditioning, nutrition, last bout of the boxing competition as Joe Joyce The tally of three medals was within the target many admirers for the way they boxed and place to maximise their ability; supporting the boxers in performance psychology, performance analysis and continued Great Britain’s fine tradition in the range set for GB Boxing by UK Sport and means represented themselves, Team GB and GB Boxing competition and at tournaments; optimising the physical performance lifestyle. super- division by securing a silver that, since GB Boxing was set-up to manage the on the biggest stage in sport. and mental health of the boxers; and working with the against of France. WCPP in 2008, Great Britain has enjoyed a period GB Boxing’s full-time coaches have more than 200 years of of unprecedented success, winning eight medals national governing bodies in England, Scotland and Wales experience and have worked with numerous Olympic at two Olympic Games. to identify and nurture male and female talent that has the medallists from to Nicola Adams. The coaching potential to become part of the Podium squad and compete team is made-up of three Senior Podium Coaches, Dave This is the same number of medals won by boxers at major international competitions. from Great Britain in the previous 24 years, Alloway, Lee Pullen and Paul Walmsley, along with four covering eight Olympic Games from full-time coaches, Gary Hale, Bob Dillon, Tony Davis and The performance team is made-up of coaches, sport in 1984 to in 2008, and indicates that under Mark Geraghty. They are supported by 1996 Olympic science and medical professionals and performance experts the management of GB Boxing, the WCPP is in a bronze medallist, , who works two-days- that have responsibility for specific aspects of the World strong position to continue to deliver success on Class Performance Programme (WCPP), such as per-week as a Coaching Consultant. The full-time coaching the international stage. Performance Pathways and Coach Development. team is underpinned by a group of 20 Performance Coaches, who work an average of 50 days-per-year with A large proportion of the sport science and medical the WCPP primarily with the Podium Potential squad and professionals are contracted from the English Institute of the Emerging Talent group.

“To consistently deliver medals at such a high level of competition is a tribute to both the skills and fitness of the boxers and the professionalism and quality of GB Boxing’s performance team led by Rob McCracken.” In the women’s competition, Nicola It was a superb performance by Joyce, which Adams, made history again as she overcame her many observers felt was deserving of a gold long-time rival, , of China in the semi medal, as the statistics revealed he had thrown and France’s Sarah Ourahmoune in the final to and landed more punches than his opponent. become the first British boxer for 92 years to win a second Olympic gold. The men’s light- To win three medals was a very good return from heavyweight contest saw Joshua Buatsi deliver a difficult competition where many of the team 8 9 Towards future success Annual Review 2016/17

A NEW ERA NURTURING NEW TALENT TO DELIVER SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM SUCCESS By the end of 2016-17, nine of the 12 men and women that 2017 was a very busy year for the men and witnessed a young competed in Rio had made the decision to leave the GB Boxing squad begin to come of age with a series of superb performances in Boxing is unlike all other Olympics sports as it offers an alternative The camps provide the boxers with an opportunity to work with the GB squad to pursue careers in boxing’s professional ranks, however a range of tournaments. Season 2017 of WSB saw a youthful British career path to the athletes who can choose to leave the World Class Boxing coaches and include training, sparring and tests to measure a performances in the latter part of 2016 and 2017 revealed the Lionhearts team emerge as one of the strongest in the competition Performance Programme (WCPP) at the end of a cycle to pursue range of performance indicators. Boxers also receive help and advice strength-in-depth that exists in the squad and demonstrated that and reach the semi-finals before succumbing to the eventual opportunities in the professional ranks. This presents a significant challenge from the WCPP’s sport science staff covering all aspects of preparation GB Boxing has retained a core group of highly talented men and winners, Astana Arlans Kazakhstan. to GB Boxing in the pursuit of delivering sustained long-term success as a such as nutrition, injury prevention, psychology and strength and women that are well equipped to deliver further success in the significant regeneration of the squad is required every four years. conditioning. Every boxer has their own individual development plan with forthcoming Olympic cycle. In June 2017 GB Boxing took 12 men to the European Championships targets including technical, tactical, mental, physical and lifestyle factors. in Kharkiv in Ukraine. It proved to be a triumphant tournament as Although this is not a new challenge and processes have always been In November 2016, GB Boxing secured three medals at the a young team, including nine men competing at their first major in place to identify the best up-and-coming boxers, GB Boxing has 22 boxers took part in the first ETP training camp in December 2013 Women’s European Championships in Sofia as , championship, produced the best-ever performance at the European significantly increased its focus in this area over the last Olympic cycle and by the end of March 2017, 18 boxers that had participated in the Natasha Gale, won a gold medal in her first major international Championships by a group of boxers from Great Britain, securing and works closely with the national governing bodies (NGBs) in England, programme at some point were in GB Boxing’s Podium or Podium tournament. eight medals, including gold for Peter McGrail, six silvers and a bronze. Scotland and Wales to identify and nurture the best young boxers and Potential squads. In June 2017, one of the most successful graduates of create a clear pathway for them to progress onto the WCPP. the ETP, Peter McGrail, became only the second English boxer since 1961 The World Championships in Hamburg in August 2017 saw the to win the European Championship. team deliver a number of excellent performances, however GB Boxing employs a full-time Performance Pathways Manager, Robert injuries to key boxers and narrowly losing a series of close Gibson, and in 2013, it established the Emerging Talent Programme (ETP). decisions meant the team returned with a single medal as PERFORMANCE REVIEW PERFORMANCE Targeted primarily - but not exclusively - at boxers aged 16-18, the ETP Peter McGrail added bronze to the European is aligned with existing home nation talent programmes and provides the gold he won earlier in the year. best young boxers in Great Britain with an extra level of support and development at monthly training camps in the GB Boxing gym in Sheffield. To win nine medals at two major championships in 2017, was the best ever performance by a team of boxers from Great Britain in a single year and augurs very well for the future of the WCPP. It showed that the work which has been done to build pathways that feed the pipeline of talent coming into the squad from England, Scotland and Wales is producing results and that the building blocks are in place to deliver lasting success for GB Boxing. “…a young team, including nine men competing at their first major She was joined on the podium by light-, Sandy championship, produced the best-ever Ryan, and flyweight, Lisa Whiteside, who both came home with bronze medals. The medals for Gale and Whiteside were in performance at the European women’s Olympic weight categories and showed that GB Boxing had female talent available to step into the shoes vacated by Championships by a group of boxers two-time Olympians, and Nicola Adams. from Great Britain.”

10 11 12 OPERATIONS REVIEW Towards futuresuccess generation ofboxersinthesquadtoawideraudience. to maintaintheprofileofGBBoxingandintroducednew the 2016GBBoxingChampionships.Thiscoveragehashelped Lionhearts’ fixturesintheWorldSeriesofBoxing(WSB)and specialist boxingchannel,BoxNation,screenedalloftheBritish squad continuedtoreceiveexposureontelevisionasthe Following theOlympicGamesboxersfromGBBoxing victory anddefeat. GB Boxingandthesportinaverypositivelight,both acquitted themselvessuperblyandrepresentedTeamGB, attention theywouldfaceduringtheGames.Allofteam support tohelpthempreparefortheincreasedlevelofmedia The boxerswhoqualifiedforRioweregiventrainingand media alongwithkeyboxingpublications. positive coverageinallofthenationalpressandbroadcast a seriesofmediadaysacrosstheyearresultinginextensive More than70journalistswerehostedintheGBBoxinggymat boxers inthebuild-uptoandduringRio2016. widespread positivemediacoverageaboutGBBoxingandits Games providedamajorshowcaseforthesportandresultedin The increasedmediaattentionresultingfromtheOlympic COMMUNICATIONS ANDREPUTATION GB Boxinghasmadesignificantprogressin2016-17. Programme (WCPP)forboxingandawayfromthegym, to thesuccessfuldeliveryofWorldClassPerformance Being awell-managedandefficientorganisationiscentral

looks like,I’dbedescribingthisgym.” and wrote:“IfIhadtodescribewhatawinningenvironment praised theprofessionalismandcultureofGBBoxingset-up met coaches,boxersandstafffromtheWCPP.Inbookhe the author,OwenSlot,spentadayatGBBoxingwherehe at theUK’shighperformancesystem.Aspartofhisresearch book publishedin2016calledTheTalentLab,whichlooked GB Boxingwasalsoportrayedinaverypositivelight went-up bynearlyafifthtomorethan20,000. on twitterroseby15percentto17,400andFacebooklikes people in2016-17ThenumberoffollowingGBBoxing It wasvisitedon305,450occasionsbymorethan100.000 about theWCPPanditsboxers. social mediachannelstoprovidecontent,newsandupdates and newcontent.ThewebsitelinksseamlesslywithGBBoxing’s 2016 theGBBoxingwebsitewasre-designedwithafreshlook important channelsforsharingnewsabouttheWCPPandin Digital communicationsandsocialmediacontinuetobe

management oftheWCPP.” endorsement ofGBBoxing’s boxing isasignificant the moneyinvestedin so agreeingtoincrease of futuremedalpotential on adetailedassessment “Funding decisionsarebased 2,321 peopleinLondon. 12 newcommunityboxinghubsandengagedwith programme initsfirstyear,whenBLITCcreated Commons tocelebratetheachievementsof Capital andspokeatareceptiontheHouseof community engagementdaysthroughoutthe Boxers fromthesquadappearedataseriesof the Community(BLITC). community sportprogramme,BritishLionheartsin has beenanactivepartnerintheaward-winning involved inboxingandoverthelast12monthsit the sportandinspiremorepeopletobecome it alsohasawiderresponsibilitytodevelop yet theorganisationhasalwaysrecognisedthat Winning medalsisGBBoxing’scorepurpose, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT pre-season trainingschedule. for playersfromSheffieldUnitedaspartoftheir Sheffield andputonaboxingtrainingsession local businessleadersattheGBBoxinggymin of Commerce,hostedabreakfastbriefingfor It hasbecomeapartneroftheSheffieldChamber with businessesintheSheffieldarea2016-17. On alocallevel,GBBoxingdevelopeditslinks long-term benefitstotheWCPP. partnership hasthepotentialtodeliversignificant revenue generatedbythesesalesandmeansthe the public.GBBoxingwillsecureashareof and clothingthatwillbeavailableforsaleto manufacture abespokerangeofGBBoxingkit of theagreement,Lonsdalewilldesignand This isanexcitingnewpartnershipandaspart equipment totheWCPP. its newTechnicalPartner,supplyingkitand for thesportswearbrand,Lonsdaletobecome and in2016,GBBoxingreachedanagreement Significant progresshasbeenmadeinthisarea in helpingattractcommercialpartners. reputation asawell-managedWCPPisimportant securing positivemediacoverageandhavinga to generateaportionofadditionalrevenueso Boxing, likeallfundedOlympicsports,isexpected As partofitsagreementwithUKSport,GB COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS

Boxing todeliversustained,longtermsuccess. maintaining anenvironmentthatwillenableGB make animportantcontributiontocreatingand the progressthathasbeenmadein2016-17,will successful managementoftheWCPPand,through happen outsideofthegym,yettheyare vitaltothe The activitiescoveredinthisOperationsReview effect intheautumnof2017. ‘Code forSportsGovernance’whichcomesinto to ensureGBBoxingiscompliantwiththenew the processofimplementingchangesrequired to UKSport’sgovernancereviewin2016andis standards ofcorporategovernance.Itcontributed GB Boxingisexpectedtooperatethehighest As arecipientofpublicfundingfromUKSport, medal successatTokyo2020. UK Sporthasinitsabilitytocontinuedeliver WCPP andthehighdegreeofconfidencewhich endorsement ofGBBoxing’smanagementthe the moneyinvestedinboxingisasignificant future medalpotentialsoagreeingtoincrease decisions arebasedonadetailedassessmentof 2017-21 cycleto£14,692,636.Thesefunding investment inboxingbysevenpercentforthe in December2016thatitplannedtoincreaseits boost totheWCPPwhenUKSportannounced source ofrevenueanditwasasignificant Public fundingremainsGBBoxing’sprimary GOVERNANCE ANDFUNDING Annual Review2016/17 13 14 FINANCIAL REVIEW Towards futuresuccess appointed fortheirparticularexpertise. home nationsandfourindependentdirectors two representativesfromeachofthethree chairperson, theChiefExecutiveofGBBoxing, directors whichiscomprisedofanindependent oversight ofGBBoxingsitswithitsboard The responsibilityforthemanagementand and (3)respectivelyoftheCompaniesAct. statements undersection435and498(2) qualifying theirreportanddidnotcontain drew attentionbywayofemphasiswithout reference toanymatterwhichtheauditors the auditorswasunqualified,didnotincludea to theRegistrarofCompanies.Thereport company’s auditors,SmithCooper,anddelivered These accountswerereporteduponbythe of section435TheCompaniesAct2006. comprise statutoryaccountswithinthemeaning These condensedfinancialstatementsdonot the yearandacopyofBalanceSheet. a summaryoftheProfitandLossAccountfor and theirsub-committeefunctionsalongwith It includesdetailsofGBBoxing’sboardmembers audited accountsfortheyearendMarch2017. The FinancialReviewcontainsextractsfromthe according totheproceduresfordealingwithdisciplinarymatters. to theboardandAppealsDisciplinarycommitteeisconstituted The make-upoftheNominationscommitteeisasrequiredforappointment GB Boxingfortheperiod1April2016–31March2017. The peoplelistedheredenotethosewhoservedontheboardof GB BOXINGBOARDOFDIRECTORS Sara Symington,Independent Tony Mallin,Independent Jason Glover,Independent Dawn Brown,Independent Carl Pesticcio,WelshBoxing David Francis,WelshBoxing (Appointed 27April2016) John MacPhersonBoxingScotland (Appointed 27April2016) Fraser WalkerBoxingScotland Giorgio Brugnoli,EnglandBoxing Caspar Hobbs,EnglandBoxing Matthew Holt,ChiefExecutiveOfficer Steven Esom,Chairman Smith CooperNottingham Matthew Holt Board Member Audit committee Audit committee Remuneration committee Audit committee Remuneration committee Audit and Remunerationcommittees Sub-committee function Auditors Company Secretary Profit fortheyear Tax onprofitordinaryactivities Interest receivable Operating profit Administration expenses Less: overheads Other operatingincome Gross profit Cost ofsales Turnover DETAILED PROFITANDLOSSACCOUNTFORTHEYEARENDED31MARCH2017 Gross profit% (1,379,279) 1,421,605 3,298,776 (1,877,171) 66,806 24,480 66,861 43.1 % 43.1 (111) 2017 166 £ Annual Review2016/17 (2,024,837) (1,468,529) 1,575,215 3,600,052 131,158 43.8 % 43.8 24,480 131,166 2016 (59) 51 £ 15 Towards future success Annual Review 2016/17

SCHEDULE TO THE DETAILED ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2017 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2017

Income 2017 2016 Administration expenses 2017 2016 2017 2016 £ £ £ £ Fixed assets £ £ UK Sport income 2,945,658 2,928,462 Directors remuneration 79,332 7 6 ,4 1 1 Tangible assets 1,174,397 1,071,913 Foreign training camp 69,156 40,713 Directors pensions 12,649 12,213 1,174,397 1,071,913 WSB grant income 257,607 143,000 Wages and salaries 652,935 722,265 Current assets Talent grant funding - 277,533 Staff national insurance 75,097 85,003 Debtors: amounts falling due within one year 176,713 259,685 Sponsorship and other income 26,355 85,344 Staff pensions 41,436 74,693 Cash at bank and in hand 250,932 204,767 England Talent contributions - 125,000 Staff training 16,642 8,212 427,645 464,452 3,298,776 3,600,052 Travel and subsistence 23,181 18,100 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (250,465) (251,649) Consultancy fees 57,143 53,391 Direct expenses 2017 2016 Printing, postage and stationery 4,841 7,287 Net current assets 177,180 212,803 £ £ Telephone and fax 31,633 35,850 Total assets less current liabilities 1,351,577 1,284,716 Podium boxers 287,116 262,005 Legal and professional 21,526 6,971 Development boxers 7,763 18,115 Auditors remuneration 16,650 11,325 Net assets 1,351,577 1,284,716 Female boxers 4,893 27,507 Accountancy fees - 19,250 Talent group ID 11,660 6,507 Equipment hire 4,570 9,604 Capital and reserves Venue hire 155,807 1 1 9 ,4 31 Bank charges 1,101 1,545 Profit and loss account 1,351,577 1,284,716 Equipment and clothing 24,586 40,836 Bad debts (147) (4,162) 1,351,577 1,284,716 Coaches 304,514 446,078 Difference on foreign exchange (2,078) 1,109 Employees 5,305 39,182 Sundry expenses 24,456 5,4 54 Camps 189,785 156,845 Rent and rates 155,100 155,100 Sports science and sports medicine 647,906 574,502 Insurance 19,891 19,364 Cost of boxers accommodation 168,926 273,810 Repairs and maintenance 9,381 10,862 UK Sport international relations 9,175 42,119 Depreciation 67,734 67,4 7 3 WSB costs 59,735 16,900 Profit/loss on sale of tangible assets 3,952 822 ABA recharge - 1,000 Security - 3,024 1,877,171 2,024,837 Disallowable input VAT 54,592 55,684 Credit card charges 257 320 Other operating income 2017 2016 Tickets 7,405 11,359 £ £ 1,379,279 1,468,529 Rent receivable 24,480 24,480 Interest receivable 2017 2016 24,480 24,480 £ £ Bank interest receivable 166 51 166 51

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