Chairmans Report – Season 2012 – 2013
After the 2011 – 2012 season being the first year of the Booster Club, the success of that has grown
throughout this season. 2011- 2012 saw donations to the team of £10000 and £7000 retained to
push into this year.
This year the financial report will show we were able to give the team over £23000 and we have
retained just under £5500 moving into next season.
If we were to have a mission statement, it would be to Support the Bison Organisation both
financially and within the community. This year with a new coach on board, I hope Doug will agree
that we have fulfilled that and helped him put the Bison package on the ice with the result of our
most successful year in many years.
The year started with helping get the Bison in the Community by taking part in the Macmillan 6 a
side competition, a friendly tournament raising money for a worthwhile cause, after an early defeat
the competitive spirit came out and they decided they were going to win the tournament, perhaps
forgetting they had Mo’s testimonial in the evening. Thankfully sanity prevailed and they were
knocked out in the qtr final and everyone was injury free and icing that evening. What it did was
raise the profile of the Bison and secured 2 player sponsorships, along with a number of new fans
coming through the doors shortly after.
This year has been much more of a Partnership between the Committee, Doug and Planet Ice. Unlike
last year, no money has been paid directly to Planet Ice, however £10000 was given to Bison in the
Community which is the charitable organisation set up to support the team. The remainder of the
money handed over to the Bison organisation had gone to make the players houses more
comfortable, equipment, sticks shorts etc and money on a weekly basis to Doug to assist with wages
and expenses. We have also had the flexibility to assist Doug bring in additional players such as Matt
Selby and Nicky Watt. This is why we haven’t seen so numerous large cheques given to the team this
year but rest assured the money goes directly to the team
This is what we are there for and we can’t do that without a large number of volunteers giving their
time for free to assist. This is a combination of committee members and helpers on game night. I
would just like to take a second to thank all of you who have assisted this year help us raise money:
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Sandi Brewer
Chanel Brewer
Dave Ody
Eleanor Bradbury
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Nina de la Rosa
Liz Thompson
Cathrin Bell
Graham Bell
Bavy
Richie Whitburn
Katie Hack
Paul West
Doug Sheppard
Apologies if I have forgotten anyone but as you see, this is a lot of effort from many helpers
Most important is the supporters, without this support and spending money with us, we can’t raise
the money to give to the team to put the most competitive package on the ice and I would like to
take this opportunity to thank all supporters for their support and putting their hands in their
pockets.
It is a shame when certain people aire their opinions in open forum, particulary facebook or forums.
Everyone is entitled to their opinions but sometimes a simple comment can cost the organisation
money. An example was a comment asking whether the Booster Club was in trouble as no big
cheques had been seen, I am sure there was nothing malicious in the comment but takings that
week were directly down £200-£300 because a seed of doubt was unfairly sown. I would urge if
anyone has concerns next season, they go to the committee and ask. There is nothing hidden.
Take up of Booster Club Membership last year was poor with only @ 50 members, although this
generated direct revenue, it resulted in a negative income by the time discounts were given for
merchandise and events. After much discussion within the committee, it was decided to extend
membership automatically to all season ticket holders. The new committee will review whether
discounts will be applied on merchandise and events moving forward. Non season ticket holders will
still be able to apply for membership as before.
There have been some concerns from some members about the constitution and the size and
formation of the committee, particularly around voting. These comments have been taken onboard,
along with some potential amendments to the constitution moving forward, the new committee will
undertake a full review of the constitution and its suitability to the changing requirements of the
committee. Whilst the constitution is an important framework for the formation and running of the
committee, we want to ensure it is not restrictive. This will be reviewed and addressed within an
EGM to be called before the end of this year.
Complying with the wording of the committee, which dictates a size of 6 is restrictive and today we
will be voting for the following positions
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Treasurer
Secretary
The other 2 core positions have been taken with Doug as the representative for the Team and Paul
who is the representative for Planet Ice. These 2 positions are critical with the way this year we have
worked in partnership as mentioned earlier
The formation of the committee this last year was in excess of 6 and worked well. I would hope that
the new committee is also similarly sized to ensure we share the work and have people with
expertise taking specific roles, events, media and communications are good examples, I think anyone
who attended the end of season function will agree it was successful, well organised and planned.
Work hasn’t stopped since the last game and we have been investigating a new website with online
shop facilities. I hope that the new committee will drive this forward.
In summary, I am proud to have been part of this years committee, we have continued to move
forward and there is a good basis for the new committee to continue that next season, in what will
be a celebratory year for Ice Hockey in Basingstoke. Thank you all for your support and at this point, I
am happy to take any questions from the floor.
Clive Thompson
Chairman
Income Statement
Period: 01/06/2012 to 10/07/2013
Basingstoke Bison Booster Club
Income
4210 Donations and Income - £2050.00
4921 Raffles £4,242.42
4922 Membership Fees £325.00
4923 50/50 Sales £4569.00
4924 Ducks and Pucks £1,967.96
4925 Programmes £1369.00
4931 Merchandise £4615.68
4940 100 Club Membership £1,405.00
4950 Events £624.03
Total Income: £21350.09
Expenses
6420 Office Expenses £225.48
Total Operating Profit £21,124.61
Other Income
4920 Weather Lottery £128.76
Other Expenses
6310 Bank Charges £137.93
6350 Presentations £54.95
6940 Bison Donation £23,357.10
Total Expenses £23549.98
Net Profit -£2296.61
Balance Sheet
As at: 11/07/2013
Basingstoke Bison Booster Club
Assets
1110 Lloyds Account £5104.96
1120 Nationwide Account £334.48
1190 Petty Cash £0.00
Total Assets: £5439.44
Liabilities
Total Liabilities: £0.00
Net Assets £5439.44
Total Equity: £5439.44