2016 AGM

Leicestershire CCC held its Annual General Meeting and a Special General Meeting (SGM) in the Charles Palmer Suite at the Fischer County Ground, Grace Road yesterday evening.

At the AGM, Chairman Paul Haywood and Mr Andrew York were both re-elected to the Board of Directors.

The votes were as follows:

Mr Roy Bent – 102 votes

Mr Paul Haywood – 195 votes

Mr Stewart Walker – 39 votes

Mr Andrew York – 203 votes

Also at the AGM, a total of 14 special resolutions making changes to the club rules were proposed and all 14 of those resolutions were carried.

Club President David Wilson CBE had opened the meeting and said that the club is at an “amazing threshold” with all of the ground developments and future plans.

Chairman Paul Haywood and Chief Executive Wasim Khan MBE then spoke about the considerable progress being made at Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Paul said that the 2016 season “is looking very promising both on and off the field.”

Wasim explained that the club has been ambitious in its five-year business plan but is also being sensible with the financial approach.

He said: “The club has had to make investment without going overboard. We’re going to try to invest prudently – we’re not spending anything we don’t have but I have seen an opportunity to accelerate our plans.

“Leicestershire County Cricket Club will continue to invest in the cricket side. We feel that we have signed three quality players (Paul Horton, Mark Pettini and Neil Dexter) who have brought into the vision that (Elite Performance Director) Andrew McDonald and I share.”

Board Director John Allen discussed the club’s annual accounts for the year to 30 September 2015, which showed a surplus of £4,315 compared with a deficit in 2014 of £225,153.

John spoke about expenditure and explained that a number of investments had been made in the last financial year. These include a brand new Medical Centre, improvements to television broadcast facilities and the players’ changing rooms, installation of parasols and some repairs to the ground, including new seating.

John and Wasim both explained that the club’s overall aim is to reduce the reliance on ECB funding and to continue to increase revenue streams through the off-field teams such as commercial, catering and the Mike Turner Cricket Centre.

Wasim added that the merger with Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket is continuing to make progress and that a further SGM regarding the merger will be held at some point in the future.

Several questions were asked and the meeting closed shortly after 9.10pm. The club would like to thank Members for attending and look forward to welcoming everybody back to the Fischer County Ground, Grace Road in the near future.