YORKSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB ANNUAL REPORT and ACCOUNTS 2014 CONTENTS Notice of AGM and Agenda 3
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YORKSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2014 CONTENTS Notice of AGM and Agenda 3 Chairman’s Report 4-5 Director of Finance’s Report 6-7 Director of Cricket’s Report 8-9 President, Board Members, Staff and Players 10 Accounts 2014 Corporate Governance 11 Income and Expenditure Account 12 Balance Sheet 13 Cash Flow Statement & Analysis of Net Debt 14 Notes to the Accounts 15-22 Independent Auditor’s Report 23 AGM Minutes 24-28 Members’ Committee Report 29 Board Attendance for 2013 30 Yorkshire Cricket Foundation Chairman’s Report 31 Archive Committee Report 32 Notes 33 2 NOTICE OF AGM AND AGENDA Dear Member, The Annual General Meeting of Members will be held in the East Stand Long Room, Headingley Cricket Ground on Saturday 28th March 2015 at 10am for the purpose of transacting the following business AGENDA 5. To receive a report from the Yours Faithfully, Director of Cricket and to 1. To receive apologies for discuss cricket matters. absence. 6. To re-elect as President, Mr 2. To confirm the Minutes of Harold Bird OBE. the Annual General Meeting held on 7. To elect as Board Member, Saturday 29th Mr. Martyn Moxon March 2014. If any member COLIN GRAVES has a query Mr Michael Vaughan OBE Chairman as to the accuracy of the retires by rotation and does Minutes, it would not offer himself for re- The Yorkshire County Cricket Club be appreciated if this could election. be raised 8. To announce the result with the Secretariat in of the election to the advance in order to save Members’ Committee. time at the meeting. 9. To appoint KPMG LLP as 3. To receive a report from the auditor of the Club until Chairman. the conclusion of the next 4. To receive and approve the Annual General Meeting Accounts, together of the Club at which the with the Independent accounts for the year Auditor’s Report thereon, ending 31st December 2015 for the year ended 31st are laid. December 2014. 10. Any other business. It would be appreciated if advance notice could be given of any questions that might require some research in order to save time at the meeting. NOTE A member is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote in his place. A proxy must be a member of the Club. A proxy form, to be valid, must arrive at the Club’s offices not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available on arrival. 3 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT It is hard to put into words quite cricket over the next decade. We was first established 125 years the region. The nominations what Yorkshire winning the now have got the coaching staff, ago. Our ambitions are clear. We committee and the board are Championship means to me, the players and the Academy want to create a stadium that is recommending him for a second it is a fantastic achievement structure for us to achieve this. amongst the finest in the world term, and we had no hesitation and, to see what we have done and enable Yorkshire to continue in doing that. He thoroughly I seriously believe we can recreate this year is beyond my wildest to stage major international deserves another year. the success of the great side from dreams. When you look back fixtures over the long term. As the 1960s, so we need to breed Finally to my fellow Board over the past 13 years there other venues around the country a habit of winning trophies year members, I would like to thank have been a lot of low points continue to invest in their facilities, in and year out like the great you for your efforts and resolute but winning the Championship we cannot afford to stand still and sports teams around the world. support over the years. It has made it all worthwhile. expect that Headingley will always been a challenging period for us It’s not just the senior players host international cricket, without A lot of people have asked me all but we are moving in the right performing. The Academy showed providing first class facilities. why I got involved in the first direction and this is underpinned their rich potential by winning place. Purely and simply I love The stark reality is that if our by the Club’s efforts on the the Yorkshire League cup and Yorkshire cricket. I have been stadium fails to evolve we will lose field. The next few years will league double. They dominated a cricket fan all my life, and our International match status, continue to be inspiring as we the competition against players I enjoy every minute of being which would be a devastating aim for more success, but in turn with more experience. They are involved in this wonderful game. blow to the region, and YCCC. It set ourselves some ambitious hungry for more success and is essential that we fill the ground objectives of redeveloping the Our Championship success is for with the players coming through for International matches and ground, eliminating the debt and you the members as Yorkshire is a the system we can continue to make Headingley a leading venue. commercially seeing the Club dominate at regional level. members’ Club and it always will prosper. To safeguard the future be. To win the Championship was More importantly, we are doing We are also now in a stronger of Yorkshire cricket, it is vital that one of the proudest days I have position financially as off the this without incurring any more we continually work to achieve had in my life and to support the field we are making positive debt. To stay ahead of the pack we our objectives for the long-term. team is what it’s all about. We are steps. Under the guidance of have to continually upgrade the This is a fabulous time to be part a cricket club and cricket is at the Mark Arthur, there is a great stadium and ensure Headingley of the greatest cricket club in heart of everything we do, but we unity amongst the office staff remains an international venue the world and I hope we have have to be a commercial business and they are working tirelessly of choice. We have an Ashes Test many more years like 2014. that pays its way within the game. to enable the Club to prosper Match in 2019 and a number May I wish you all a very at the same pace as our of World Cup matches too. On the pitch is where we continue enjoyable 2015 season and I achievements on the field. to make great strides. I would I would like to thank Harold look forward to seeing you all like to personally thank the With that in mind, the Headingley ‘Dickie’ Bird for his first year in throughout the campaign. players and support staff for their stadium complex is continually office as President. He has had continued efforts and under the being upgraded. Permanent a fantastic year and is a great guidance of Martyn Moxon, Jason floodlights, the first phase of President. His passion for the Gillespie and Andrew Gale we are development, will be in place Club and all things Yorkshire is heading in the right direction. I’ve for the start of the 2015 season unrelenting. Dickie is a superb said to them all that I believe it and we are embarking on a role model and ambassador. could be the start of an exciting long-term Masterplan to change He is respected by the players COLIN GRAVES new era for the next 10 years and upgrade the facilities. This and representing the Club at Chairman and that is the target I’m setting is the most ambitious project every game has given us kudos. them – for this team to dominate the club and the venue will have Everyone wants to meet him and The Yorkshire County county cricket and one-day undertaken since the ground he is always positive promoting Cricket Club 4 www.yorkshireccc.com “ To win the Championship was one of the proudest days I have had in my life and to support the team is what it’s all about. ” 5 DIRECTOR OF FINANCE’S REPORT It has been a busy time since I the support of our new principal with the depreciation charge on the will stand down from the Board joined the Club in May 2014. I have partner Mazars, along with related capital projects. in April 2015. I would like to thank witnessed a highly successful our other partners. The newly him for his service to the Club. season on the pitch, and have launched online shop has also Cash flows of the Club remain The club has been informed that taken over the financial reins proved highly successful since tight, with the improved surplus Leeds Beckett University intend to from my predecessor, who I must it’s launch in August. This has of income over expenditure being nominate Professor Paul Smith as thank for the good order in which helped us to leverage the success used to help service the financing his replacement in due course. the accounting records were left. of performances on the pitch, and costs of the Club. A further loan The Club faces many financial allow us a far greater reach with of £1,000,000 was also received Finally, I would like to reiterate my challenges, and at the same time sale of club merchandise.