Present:
PB Phil Brailey Chairman
RB Richard Bennett Vice Chair
MW Roy Gingell Operations Manager
EJ Elizabeth Johnstone Finance Manager
DE David Evans Performance Director
GT Greg Tippings National Junior Coach
JO Julian Owen SQW Board Member
SB Sally Barker SQW Board Member
JJ Jessica Jarrold SQW Board Member
DM Dave Mason SQW Board Member
JM Jamie McAnsh SQW Board Member
PS Peter Sturgess Gwent
NE Nick Edwards Gwent
MH Mike Howe West Glam
SD Sally Davis Mid Glam
Apologies:
- Cathryn Shearer (Sport Wales), Richard Ford (South Glam),Paul Thomas (Mid-Glam),Dave Gobey (Mid-Glam)
Minutes from previous meeting:
- The minutes from the previous meeting had been circulated prior to this meeting. There were no matters arising and the minutes were unanimously approved. Proposed by Nick Edwards, seconded by Dave Mason
Annual Report:
- The Annual Report had been circulated prior to the meeting and contained reports from the Operations Manager, Performance Director and National Junior Coach. There were no matters arising and the reports were unanimously approved. Proposed by Jamie McAnsh and seconded by Mike Howe
- Finance Report:
- A financial presentation was delivered by Elizabeth Johnstone, followed by the previously circulated set of accounts for year 2019/2020. There were no matters arising and the accounts were unanimously approved. Proposed by Jamie McAnsh and seconded by Dave Mason
Squash Wales Affiliation Fees:
- PB advised the members that Squash Wales, in accordance with their new strategy, had developed a new affiliation model. This would be presented to the Counties for their buy in post the AGM. One of the elements of this model includes the decision to not charge any affiliation fees for Squash Wales until April 2021.
The Board will be reaching out to County executives to present the new proposal in the coming weeks. Upon completion of this process, the new model will be presented to the membership.
Board Membership:
- RB presented a new initiative to include player representation on the Board of Directors. There will be a Junior (Under 20) member, and a Senior member representative. They will be appointed by the Board from proposals submitted by clubs or Counties.
The post will be ex-officio and no voting rights, but they will be expected to contribute to discussions on all Board matters.
Clubs and Counties are requested to submit applications to Squash Wales in the first instance to info@squash.wales
- AS PB was required to stand down from the post of Chair in accordance with the Squash Wales Articles of Association, the proposal from the Board of Directors was that Richard Bennett be appointed as Chair, and Phil Brailey be appointed as Governance Director.
This was unanimously approved. Proposed by Dave Mason and seconded by Mike Howe
AOB:
- RB thanked PB for his 15 years of service as Chair of the Governing Body, recognising the NGB is in such a good place today due to his influence whilst in the role.
Date of Next Meeting:
- The general consensus of the meeting that we should hold the next AGM in a virtual format, on an evening, not a weekend. The Board will propose a suitable time and date for the next AGM in virtual format.
Meeting Close:
- The chair closed the meeting at 12:43 and thanked all attendees for their participation
There being no further business, Phil Brailey called the meeting to an end at 12.52pm and thanked everyone for attending
