Because of the need
to present audited figures to the AGM these results do not follow a
“traditional” football season, Thus some figures such as cup finals will relate
to the previous season (2003/4).
If you have any
detailed questions please submit to dlomax@wsyl.org.uk and these will be answered at the AGM.
Trophies:
Again this season we have increased our trophies budget, This is due to the
fact that this season we have again increased the number of divisions, which
has meant that we needed to purchase more trophies, although again this season
we have been able to maintain the quality level of the trophies.
Registration System: There was a slight increase in the yearly “on
going” cost to £2005, however because of our increased cash flow this year,
from sponsorship money we have purchased ID cards for the next 3 years and thus
taken advance of bulk prices which will save the league just under £1k over 3
years. The on going costs of running
the registration system is approximately £5,700 although we received £2,200
from registration services offered to the SCGL.
Officers Expenses: Expenses still continues to be
a major expense, Although last year expenses were high, this season we have
more committee members and more teams yet expenses has been reduced by over
£1,100, this is almost entirely down to the use of the web site and email. This
has dramatically reduced the cost of stamps and telephone calls.
Payment to General Secretary: This season this figure was
the same as last year although with the extra workload from new teams this will
increase for next season. The principle of a payment was approved by the
membership 4 years ago.
Payment to Registration Secretary: Again this year the production of ID cards was
contracted out at 50p per ID card.
Cup Finals: This figure relates to Cup Finals in season 2003/4,
but semi finals for this season. Following on from the first time last season
we aimed again to play semi finals on neutral grounds. For the finals we took a
discussion to hire “Senior” grounds such as AFC Wimbledon / Imber Court /
Cobham and Egham with a “quality” program, This obviously was a more expensive option
than previous years but we wanted to try and make the day as “special” as
possible for the teams that had battled through to the finals.
Inter-league: This year the WSYL had another successful year in
Inter-league competitions, The cost only showed a very small increase over last
season.
Stationery: The cost of stationery is in line with the
previous season.
Rules Books: Again this season Gary Downs won the contract for
production of the rule books, Even though this season the book is bigger and we
required more copies, we were able to save money on previous seasons, this was
due to the fact that “art work” was reduced as clubs submitted details via the
web site.
Purchase of Equipment: Although this is showing as a cost this season it will
be covered by a grant from the FA.
Applications returned: This is
application fees for teams withdrawing before the AGM, This is down on previous
seasons.
Hall Hire:
This is the direct costs of hiring Imber Court for Committee meetings, AGM and
Presentation day. The reason this figure is reduced from last season is that we
are still waiting for invoices to be received.
Web Site: This is the direct cost of running the web site.
Income
Applications/Registration Due to the number of extra teams this season this figure has increased by
5%
Because
of the revised financing structure for forth coming season this figure will be
reduced next season.
Fines: There
was a 43% increase in fines this season, making fines the second biggest
generator of revenue. However it is revenue that we would rather not have
although it is effectively subsiding every team by £15.
Players Registrations: The percentage increase this year is in line with the
additional teams that we had.
Sponsorship: This
was the first season for some time that we have received any sponsorship money.
Payments from SCGL: The increase is as a direct result of the increase in
the size of the SCGL, We expect this figure to increase next season as well.
This figure is not all profit as cost of production of ID cards needs to be
deducted.
Telephone Result service: Even though we
have more teams this season the revenue has decreased, This is due to less
people using it for updated results with people preferring to wait for the web
site, We expected this drop in
revenue.
Cup Finals:
This is essentially the revenue generated from program sales. This was the
first season for some time that we made the purchase of programs a requirement
of entry to the cup finals. This was to cover the extra cost of hiring “senior”
grounds.
Donations: This was an unexpected bonus generously donated by out
going Registration Secretary Alan Watson on behalf of Overground Express
couriers, we used some of this money to purchase additional cups and shields
for new divisions that had been created this season.
Web Site: The
website continues to be self funding.
Bank Interest: There was an increase in this figure this year due
to general interest rate rises and changes in our account T&Cs
Written off Cheques: All cheques relating to the previous season
had been cashed so there were no cheques to write off this year.
Conclusion/Summary
This year we have an excess of
income over expenditure “Profit” of just over £2,500, However this season we
have received £4,000 for which we did not budget (£3,000 sponsorship money from
Instant Portfolio and £1,000 from Alan Watson/Overground Express Couriers). We
have also managed to save teams £30 per year with the withdrawal of the Goal
Magazine which has become redundant with the greater use of the web site. And
with the ability to submit result cards via the web this has saved teams on
average £6 a season on stamps. Unless there is a dramatic decrease in the
number of fines we receive (something that sadly is not predicted) we do not
envisage having to raise application fees or registration fees for the next 2
years at least