Singapore Cycling Federation
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Singapore Cycling Federation Annual Report for Year Ended 31 March 2017 The Singapore Cycling Federation was set up on 21 Jan 1958 as a society. It was registered under the Charities Act on 21 Jan 1958. Unique Entity Number (UEN) : S 58 SS 0009 A Registered Address: #01-33, 3 Stadium Drive, Singapore 397630 Management Committee Name Designation Date of Appointment Occupation Mr Jeffrey Goh Leng President 21 Oct 2015 Chief Executive Soo Officer DrHingSiongChen HonSecretary 21Oct2015 Doctor MrMarkOrtega AsstHonSecretary 21Oct2015 LegalCounsel Mr James Kang Eng HonTreasurer 21Oct2015 Retired Guan MrQuekWeyLon AsstHonTreasurer 21Oct2015 Director Mr Walton Seah Jun Vice President 21Oct2015 Self-employed Rong (BikeTrial) MrHairulNazwa VicePresident 13Nov2015 Self-employed (BMX) Dr Kevin Lee Boon Vice President 21 Oct 2015 Orthopaedic Surgeon Leng (Leisure) Mr Steven Lim Soo Vice President 21Oct2015 Self-employed Huat (Safety/Education) Mr Bastian Dohling Vice President 21 Oct 2015 General Manager (Road) MrLeeYeeMeng VicePresident 21 Oct 2015 Oil Trader (MTB) Officially Stepped down on 23 Sep 2016 Mr Syed Mohd Vice President 15 April 2016 as Sole Proprietor Shariff (MTB) interim VP (MTB) and formally appointed on 23 Sep 2016 MrAngKeeMeng VicePresident 23Sep2016 Manager (Track) Bankers: United Overseas Bank Ltd and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd Auditor: Audit Alliance (20 Maxwell Road, #11-09, Maxwell House, Singapore 069113), certified public accountants Other services: The SCF utilises the services of ST Electronics (e-Services) Pte Ltd (of 5 Depot Road, #15-01, Tower B, Defence Technology Towers, Singapore 109681) for finance and accounting shared services. GOVERNING INSTRUMENT 1. TheSCFisgovernedbyaConstitutionwhichwasadoptedatthe Annual General Meeting on 7 Sep 2012. This was subsequently amended with approval from Sport Singapore, the Commissioner of Charities and the Registry of Societies (July 2016). The amended Constitution was presented and adopted at the Annual General Meeting held on 23 Sep 2016 and the following key amendments to the Constitution were effected: a. Article 2(a): to update the registered address of the SCF namely #01-33, 3 Stadium Drive, Singapore 397630. b. Article 3(h): to include as affiliates of the SCF the following associations: (a) Asean Cycling Association (ACA) and (b) Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) c. Article 6(a) and 6(b): to make provision for the Management Committee to include a Vice President for Media and Publicity and a Vice President for Track. 2. HardingMTBRacing TeamandTeamCycledelic were officially accepted as new SCF ordinary club members. As at 31 March 2017, the SCF has seven (7) affiliated ordinary members. 3. Governance Evaluation Checklist As an Institution of a Public Character (IPC), the SCF had duly submitted the Online Evaluation Checklist (for the period from 1 Apr 16 to 31 Mar 17) at the Charity Portal. The Period of Approved IPC status granted to SCF is from 1 Dec 2016 to 30 Nov 2019. OBJECTIVES: 4. TheobjectsoftheFederationare: (a) Cycling: To encourage, promote, organize, develop and control the art and pastime of cycling in Singapore. (b) Cyclists: To support and protect the interest of cyclists in Singapore. (c) Bicycle Racing: To control bicycle racing and arrange bicycle race meetings in Singapore, and to give technical advice or other instructions thereon. (d) Representatives: To select competitors to represent Singapore or the Federation. (e) Prizes etc.: To give prizes, medals and other awards, and to obtain, collect, receive and hold funds and property by subscription, voluntary contributions, gifts or legacies or otherwise, for the objects of the Federation. (f) Disputes: To settle any dispute that may arise between the members of the Federation and decide all doubtful and disputed points in connection with the sport and the rules and regulations thereof. (g) Promotion and Funding: To promote and safeguard the interests of the sport, and employ, when necessary, the funds of the Federation for the purpose (h) Affiliations: To affiliate with the Singapore Sports Council (“SSC”), Singapore National Olympic Council (“SNOC”), the International Cycling Union (Union Cycliste Internationale or “UCI”), BikeTrial International Union (“BIU”), or other international body or bodies whose objects are the same as or similar to those of the Federation. (i) Competitions: To sponsor, support and/or participate in any national or international cycling races or competitions. (j) Cycle Titles: To decide on the official recognition of cycling titles established in Singapore. (k) Misc: Generally to do all such other acts or things as may be incidental to or connected with or conducive to the attainment of any of the above-mentioned objects. POLICIES Membership 5. Thereare467currentSCFindividualmembers(SCF/ UCILicense holders) and seven (7) ordinary members (affiliated clubs with voting rights). Of the current individual members, 100 have been granted UCI Licenses. 6. Themembershipandlicencefees areas follows, a. UCI Licence - $200.00 (with automatic SCF individual membership) b. SCFNationalLicence - $75.00(earlybird) (with automatic SCF individual membership) c. SCFindividualmember - $30.00 Review and Changes in Policies 7. Duringthecourseoftheyear,theSCFdevelopedandintroduced the following policies a. Financial Policy and Procedures (Version 9) – pricing guidelines was updated and approved at a Management Committee meeting held on 11 Nov 2016. b. Human Resource Policy (Version 2) – updated and approved at a Management Committee meeting held on 11 Nov 2016. c. SCF’s Event Sanctioning Policy was approved at the Management Committee meeting held on 15 April 2016. d. Terms and Conditions on the Sale of Official SCF Kit e. Policy on Funding for the National Training Squads (Track, Road, MTB and BMX) – approved at a Management Committee meeting held on 11 Nov 2016 f. Team Manager Policy g. Athlete Selection Policy for the 2017 SEA Games h. Commissaires’ Protocol and Governance Guide – prepared by Lin Zuyi of the Commissaires’ and Technical Commission with input from SCF Funding Sources 8. The Singapore Cycling Federation is supportedby donations, cash sponsorships and Government grants, specifically from Sport Singapore. REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES (1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017) General Staffing 9. TheSecretariat of theSingaporeCycling Federation is headed by Mahipal Singh s/o K. Ishar Singh, the General Manager, who was appointed on 1 Apr 2014. 10. Asat31March2017,thereare3fulltimestaffand3individuals appointed on a contract for service arrangement. 11. Employee Remuneration The top 3 employee annual salaries (including employer CPF) for 2016 were in the following bands: From$20,000-$50,000 - One(1) From$50,001-$100,000 - Two(2) Annual General Meeting 12. The SCF held its Annual General Meeting on 23 September 2016 and where the following were named as office holders: President : MrJeffreyGohLengSoo Hon.Secretary : DrHingSiongChen AsstHonSecretary : MrMarkOrtega HonoraryTreasurer : MrJamesKangEngGuan AsstHonTreasurer : MrQuekWeyLon VicePresident(BikeTrial) : MrWaltonSeahJunRong VicePresident(BMX) : MrHairulNazwa VicePresident(Leisure) : DrKevinLeeBoonLeng VicePresident(Safety&Education) : MrStevenLimSooHuat VicePresident(MTB) : MrSyedMohdShariff Bin Syed Abdul Rahman Aljunied VicePresident(Road) : MrBastianDohling VicePresident(Track) : MrAngKeeMeng During the course of the current term, Christopher Chen (Media and Publicity) was appointed as an honorary member. 13. SCF’sprimaryfocusoverthenextfiveyearswillbeon: d. Expanding SCF’s focus e. Developing outreach channels f. Developing a safe cycling culture g. Organisation of competitive and community cycling events. National Championships and Participation Series 14. The SCF entered into a sponsorship agreement with OCBC Bank for two years (2015 and 2016). The sponsorship was used solely for the purpose of organising local competitions under the banner of the OCBC Cycle Series. 15. The SCF was notable to organise a NationalChampionship for BMX because the Tampines Bike Park is no longer available. On this, the SCF continued to engage Sport Singapore on an alternative site. 16. The following is a summary of events organised locally or in collaboration with an events partner, Event Details Name of Event OCBC Cycle National Road Championship Date of Event 22 May 2016 (Individual Time Trials) Venue Seletar West-North Link Road Participants No. Athletes Local 101 Foreign 50 Total no. of participants 151 Results of Event Event Category Name of Winner(s) – Gold medal winners Country Men’s Elite Michael Koreneff Australia Women’s Elite Chan Siew Kheng Dinah Singapore Men’ Masters Andreas Fasting Oestern Norway Men’s Super Masters Arnott Benjamin Paul Great Britain Men’s Veteran Ian McDonald Australia Men’s Sports Wu Jianxiong Singapore Women’s Sports Jeynelle Lee Pi-Uen Singapore Men’s Junior A Firoz Loh Bin Ridwan Loh Singapore Men’s Junior B Lin Kai Hong Singapore Men’s Youth C Samuel J Compton Great Britain Fixies (Exhibition) Muhammad Haikal Bin Johan Singapore Event Category Name of Winners - National Champion Category Men’s Elite Goh Choon Huat Singapore Women’s Elite Chan Siew Kheng Dinah Singapore Men ’s Junior A Firoz Loh Bin Ridwan Loh Singapore Men’s Masters Tan Yeow Chung Singapore Men’s Super Masters Neo Ting Yong Singapore Event Details Name of Event OCBC Cycle National Road Championship Date of Event 29 May 2016 (Criterium) Venue Seletar West-North Link Road Participants No. Athletes Local 164 Foreign 79 Total no. of