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Surrey County CriCket Club
2013/14
Annual Report
& Accounts
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Officers General Committee Surrey CCC Limited Management Board
President: Chairman: Chairman:Sir Trevor McDonald OBE R.W. Thompson R.W. Thompson
Deputy President: Members: Directors:P.I. Pocock S.J. Carey
Retire 2014: A.P. Dickinson
Immediate Past President: S.R.Z. Brown C. Dymond
Sir Michael Pickard J.E. Douglas R. Elliott
D.F. Kingsmill R. Gould
Past Presidents: D.J. Pakeman Lord Grabiner
B. Coleman OBE C. Hodgson
V.J. Dodds Retire 2015: I. Jamieson
B.G.K. Downing OBE P.L. Garrard A.J. Lane
J.H. Edrich MBE P. Johnson D.J. Pakeman
R. Harman P.I. Pocock A.J. Stewart OBE
R.D.V. Knight OBE D.M. Ward D.T. Watts DL
The Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH
D.H. Newton Retire 2016:J.M. Poland P.J. Garrard
Audit, Risk & Governance CommitteeLord Sandberg CBE R. Laudy
M.J. Soper K.T. Medlycott
M.J. Stewart OBE G. Sutton Chairman:Sir Richard Stilgoe OBE DL A.P. Dickinson
D.T. Watts DL Retire 2017:N.M. Blyth Members:
Honorary Treasurer: R. Harman J.E. Douglas
A.P. Dickinson O. Slipper M.J. Eadon
D.T. Watts DL M. Palios
J.E. Ryan
Co-Opted: R.W. Thompson
C. Dymond
R.W. Thompson
Ex Officio:The President
The Deputy President
The Honorary Treasurer
SURREY COUNTY CRICKET CLUBPatron: His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales Management 2013/14 (as at 1st April 2014)
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Dear Member,
The Annual General Meeting of Members will be held on Thursday, 24th April, 2014, in the OCS Stand at The Kia Oval, Kennington, London, SE11 commencing at 6.00 p.m.
The Agenda for business to be transacted is given below.
By order of the Committee.
Richard Gould, Chief Executive1st April, 2014
AGENDA
1. To consider and, if appropriate, confirm the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 15th April, 2013.
2. To consider and, if appropriate, adopt the Annual Report and Accounts for the period ended 31st January 2014, which accompany this notice.
3. To elect:-i) The Presidentii) The Deputy Presidentiii) The Honorary Treasurer for the succeeding yeariv) Honorary Life Vice Presidents
4. To re-appoint Auditors for the Financial year 2014/15.
5. To announce the election of members of the Club to the General Committee, pursuant to Rule 19 (see note 2 on page 17)
6. To announce the names of Honorary Life Members appointed by the Committee.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT 2013
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2014
I am very grateful to the Members and
Surrey fans for their contribution to the
Club in the past year, which has seen
huge audiences at the Kia Oval. The ICC
Champions Trophy was a great success
thanks largely to the excellent crowds that
watched this well structured competition.
As a Club we hosted eight International
matches in a 24-day period, with seven
of these being sell outs; and it was very
satisfying to see so many cricket watchers
from England, India, Sri Lanka and all the
other nations flood into the ground. It
proved that London and the Kia Oval has the
largest and most diverse cricket supporter
base in the world, which should help to
ensure that we continue to successfully host
significant amounts of International cricket
in the future.
Large crowds continued throughout the
season when we hosted a number of sell
out matches to watch Surrey CCC compete
in the T20 Competition, on our way to
be eventual runners-up after a long and
wet finals day at Edgbaston. The Club
demonstrated that the support for Friday
night cricket, spread out sufficiently to
allow people to return on a more regular
basis, is so strong that it has the potential
to transform the domestic game. The T20
format provides Members and fans with
a great match day experience, the players
really enjoyed the big game atmosphere,
and the Club was able to maximise the
opportunities available to create a stronger
fan base for the future. In 2014 we have
five Friday night fixtures and we look
forward to many more sell out games.
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT 2013
As you would expect our LV= County
Championship attendances were rather
smaller, but we still attract bigger audiences
than the vast majority of counties and have
the largest Membership base of any county.
The Championship season was a tough one,
which ultimately ended in relegation, but
the loyalty and support of our Members
was exceptional and provides a very good
platform for improved performances in
2014, with a young Surrey developed
squad that is one year older, reinforced by
some excellent senior players. It was also
heartening to receive universally positive
comments on the improvements made to
the Members’ Pavilion during the last year,
including the Pavilion frontage, comfy
seats, Presidents’ Tea Room and refurbished
Alcock Room that hosts the Members’
restaurant. We really do have a Pavilion to
be proud of and the Club will continue to
invest in facilities that improve the customer
experience.
The business side of the Club is doing
extremely well, and I am grateful for
the guidance and support of the Surrey
Management Board and the hard work
and innovation of the Club staff. Over
the last three years we have been able to
retain significant profits, whilst keeping
Membership fees relatively low.
These profits are being invested back
into the Club as efficiently as possible in
order to ensure we have the best playing
squad and staff available, further grow the
Club business and enhance the customer
experience.
Much work has gone on during the winter
of 2013. We are delighted to welcome our
new Head Coach, Graham Ford, who will
work with the support of Director of Cricket,
Alec Stewart. Many of our promising young
players have been signed on longer contracts
and I look forward to seeing them progress
under Graham.
The capacity of the ground has been
increased by 1,000, with additional seats
in the OCS stand, supported by extra toilet
facilities and circulation space. The joint
venture partnership with Compass, Oval
Events, which provides the financial muscle
of the Club, has been revised and extended.
Our sales efforts for conferences and events,
ticket sales and corporate partnerships
continue to provide impressive growth.
Many thanks for your continued Membership
of the Club, and I hope we can provide you
with great memories in 2014.
Richard Gould
Chief Executive
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A lot has changed in a year. We have had the
huge disappointment of relegation and now
face the challenge of rebuilding - a process
that has already begun in earnest.
Getting to T20 finals day and making the
final was a bright spot. Coming that far
and losing in the final was frustrating. For
the many Members that made the trip to
Birmingham to support the Club on a long
and rainy day – it was much appreciated.
After four and a half years, we felt it was
time for Chris Adams and Ian Salisbury
to move on. We made the decision mid-
season rather than wait until October to
enable the re-structuring to take place more
immediately.
Looking forward I believe Alec Stewart’s role
as Director of Cricket is crucial. It will ensure
we maintain a sense of what Surrey stands
for and what the Club is about. On the field,
we will have at the helm one of the best
cricketers of his generation in Graeme Smith
- who is contracted as Surrey Captain for at
least another two years - and off the field we
have appointed one of the best coaches – and
I stress the word coach – in Graham Ford. I
believe we have assembled the best leaders
in their individual roles to take the Club and
our developing team forward.
One of the observations that plenty of people
have made in the last few years is that we
have seen lots of our younger players come
through but for whatever reason their
progress has stalled, or they have had to
move to another county to develop their
career. I think it is important to have a coach
with an old-fashioned, hands-on approach to
make sure our players have the best possible
chance of succeeding.
I am confident that we will have a very
strong group of individuals to guide the next
CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT 2013
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CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT 2013
generation of Surrey cricketers to success.
Leaving Division Two may not happen
overnight but whatever happens our aim
has to be to earn promotion and regularly
challenge for honours in the top division.
Here at the Kia Oval, it will always be a
case of trying to strike a balance between
operating a major Test venue and creating a
winning Championship side. The money we
make, particularly with the last two record
breaking years, will always go into making
the Club better for Members – whether that
be creating the best environment for players
or making sure our venue continues to be
world-class. My intention and ambition is for
this Club to have both.
On that note, there has been fantastic
feedback on the Pavilion re-development.
We spent £2million on this project. I believe
that was fitting for a ground with our
extraordinary history and heritage; something
we should all be proud of. If anything, I want
the new Pavilion entrance to become the
image that is most associated with Surrey.
It really brings home what a phenomenal
ground we have here at the Kia Oval.
Members will also be pleased next year
as the fixture list provides a more regular
rhythm for county cricket, something
Surrey have been lobbying hard for at the
ECB. Knowing that virtually all of our
Championship games will start on a Sunday
and that T20 Blast will occupy mostly Friday
evenings should make planning easier.
We are looking for this to be reflected in
attendances.
All in all, and I say this as a proud but
pragmatic Surrey man, I think that we have
had a hard and challenging couple of years
for a variety of reasons. We now have the
right people in place to build and become
the team and the Club that we want to be.
Thank you to all of our Members for your
ongoing support. It is never taken for
granted. Here’s to a successful 2014.
Richard Thompson
Chairman
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This Report relates to the Club, its wholly
owned subsidiary, Kennington Oval
Limited (KOL), and its trading subsidiary,
Oval Events Holdings Limited (OEHL)
- which is the joint venture between
KOL and Compass PLC - and Oval Events
Limited (OEL).
The decision was taken during the year to
extend the end of the financial year from
30th November 2013 to 31st January 2014.
As such the Financial Statements represent
a fourteen month accounting period. This
change was made to align the Club’s year
end with that of the ECB and also allow
us to plan more readily each year for the
coming financial year.
Members are asked to adopt the Accounts
for the year ended 31st January 2014.
The General Committee and the Surrey
Management Board approved the Accounts
on the 13th March 2014. The Accounts are
presented as consolidated group accounts
for the Club, KOL, OEHL and OEL. Those
published with this Report are in summary
form but, for Members who wish to have
a copy of the full Accounts, they are
available on request from the Membership
Department. Copies will also be available
at the Annual General Meeting.
Group Results For 2013/14As a Surrey supporter for nearly 60 years,
I can only be disappointed with our
relegation in 2013. It was a very bitter
pill to swallow after the determination
shown following the tragic events of the
previous year. Yet, as your Treasurer, I
was delighted with the performance of
the Club off the field in 2013. Record
results have afforded us a very strong
foundation to progress with our plans to
further develop the Kia Oval to provide
first class facilities for Members and other
spectators whilst enabling us to invest in
the cricketing side at the same time.
The Financial Statements presented to
Members for approval as part of this
report represent the strongest financial
performance the Club has ever achieved.
Pre tax profit increased from £915k in
2012 to over £2million in 2013/14. Of
course, we benefitted from a strong
schedule of International cricket, with
both the Investec Ashes and the ICC
Champions Trophy being hosted at the
Kia Oval. But what was more pleasing was
the 79% growth in attendances for Surrey
T20 matches, which led to ticket income
alone from T20 of £1m. As time goes on, I
expect this part of our income to become
ever more important to us, enabling us
to be very strong financially at a difficult
time in the UK economy and whilst many
of our fellow First-Class Counties struggle
to break even.
The Ashes once again provided the
primary draw of the International schedule
and all five days of the Test Match were
sold out well in advance of the fixture.
Hospitality sales were also strong with
the considerable supporter base of the
Kia Oval enabling the Club to maximise
the potential of a Test Match starting
on a Wednesday. Though disappointing
to lose the entire fourth day to rain,
our investment in the outfield drainage
enabled another exciting,
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though ultimately frustrating finish to the
Test. Sales for the ICC Champions Trophy
were stronger than expected resulting in
better than expected revenue from that
tournament. The IT20 matches against
New Zealand were also well attended.
Again the Club was unlucky to lose one
of these fixtures to the weather but the
appropriate insurances we had in place
meant that the Club did not lose out
financially. The strong financial result for
the period has resulted in a supplementary
payment to the ECB on top of the
regular staging fees we pay for hosting
International cricket. This amounted to
£232k and is included in the Accounts
presented.
Our excellent income from T20 was due,
in part, to a better structured fixture
schedule but also an intelligent marketing
effort. Total income (tickets, hospitality
and secondary spend) for T20 rose from
£1.4m to £2.4m, the highest generated in
county cricket.
In January 2014, the Club concluded
negotiations with its catering partner,
Compass, to extend the current joint
venture deal. Revenues from Hospitality,
Conferences & Events and Retail Catering
underpin the finances of the Club and
to have certainty over this area of the
business is crucial. Compass have invested
a significant amount of capital and
resource into the highly successful Oval
Events and we are pleased to continue
with them as a valued partner. During
the year a repayment of £1 million was
made to our bank as part of our scheduled
loan repayments. This has reduced the
outstanding loan to £7.5m from the £13m
initially borrowed in 2005. The final
repayment is due in 2022. We remain very
well able to service all our borrowings.
Looking AheadIn addition to the magnificent
redevelopment of the front of the Pavilion,
we have invested in the facilities of the
stadium again this year with an extra
1,000 seats added to wings of the OCS
stand. The project has been funded out
of the Club’s own cash flows without the
need for further external finance. It is
essential that the Club generates sufficient
money to provide for future development
of the Kia Oval to ensure it is one of
the pre-eminent cricket grounds in the
country with excellent facilities for all.
I am confident that we are well placed
to continue our financial progress with
attractive visits from India and Sri Lanka
in 2014 and Australia and New Zealand in
2015. It is important for us to consolidate
our financial position during these years
and keep to sound financial disciplines
for the more challenging years that will
inevitably follow.
Alan Dickinson
Honorary Treasurer
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Surrey County Cricket Club Limited and Subsidiary UndertakingsIndependent Auditors’ Report to the Members of
Surrey County Cricket Club Limited.
We have examined the summary financial
statements of Surrey County Cricket Club
Limited and subsidiary undertakings for the
period ended 31st January 2014.
This report is made solely to the Club’s
Members, as a body, in accordance with
our engagement letter. Our work has been
undertaken so that we might state to the Club’s
Members those matters we are required to state
to them in an auditors’ report and for no other
purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by
law, we do not accept or assume responsibility
to anyone other than the Club and the Club’s
Members as a body, for our audit work, for this
report, for our audit report or for the opinions
we have formed.
Respective responsibilities of the Club’s General Committee and AuditorsThe Club’s General Committee is responsible for
preparing the summarised financial statements
in accordance with applicable United Kingdom
law. Our responsibility is to report to you our
opinion on the consistency of the summary
financial statements with the full annual
accounts.
Basis of opinionWe conducted our work in accordance with
Bulletin 2008/3 ‘The Auditors’ statement on
the summary financial statements’ issued by the
Auditing Practices Board for use in the United
Kingdom.
OpinionIn our opinion the summary financial
statements are consistent with the full annual
accounts of Surrey County Cricket Club for the
period ended 31st January 2014. The Auditors’
report on the Club’s annual accounts was
unqualified.
BDO LLP, Statutory Auditor
Gatwick, March 2014
BDO LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (with registered number OC305127).
AUDITORS’ REPORT
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14 Months Year to to 31.01.14 30.11.12
£000 £000
Turnover
Membership 1,681 1,542
ECB 1,870 1,873
Domestic Cricket 1,206 645
International Matches 7,329 6,716
Advertising and Commercial 3,165 2,655
Retail and Cricket Centres 977 1,238
Oval Events 14,437 9,174
30,665 23,843
Cost of Sales
Ticketing and Membership (821) (690)
Match Day Costs (2,558) (2,759)
Commercial and Marketing Activities (1,014) (1,066)
Retail and Cricket Centres (822) (915)
Oval Events (7,550) (5,233)
(12,765) (10,663)
Overheads
Commercial and Marketing (1,130) (1,001)
Stadium (2,432) (1,739)
Administration and Finance (4,518) (3,497)
Oval Events (2,844) (2,186)
Cricket (4,304) (3,248)
(15,228) (11,671)
Operating profit 2,672 1,509
Other interest receivable and similar income 42 11
Interest payable and similar charges (637) (605)
Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 2,077 915
Taxation on profit on ordinary activities (857) (320)
Profit on ordinary activities after taxation 1,220 595
Minority interest (78) (15)
Profit for the financial period 1,142 580
All amounts relate to continuing activities. All recognised gains and losses in the current and prior
period are included in the profit and loss account.
CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE PERiOd ENdEd 31sT jaNuaRy 2014
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31.01.14 30.11.12
£000 £000
Fixed Assets
Tangible Assets 29,045 27,203
Intangible Assests - 204
Current Assets
Stock 197 206
Debtors 4,300 5,100
Cash at bank and in hand 6,338 3,819
10,835 9,125
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (13,820) (11,051)
Net current liabilities (2,985) (1,926)
Total assets less current liabilities 26,060 25,481
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
Long term loans and deferred income (20,617) (21,390)
Provisions for liabilities (451) (319)
4,992 3,772
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital - -
General reserve 4,672 3,530
Minority interest 320 242
4,992 3,772
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET aT 31sT jaNuaRy 2014
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CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE PERiOd ENdEd 31sT jaNuaRy 2014
31.01.14 30.11.12
£000 £000
Net cash inflow from operating activities 9,375 1,226
Returns on investments and servicing of finance
Interest received 42 11
Interest paid (637) (605)
Net cash outflow from returns on investments and servicing of finance (595) (594)
Taxation
UK corporation tax (paid)/received (1,185) (341)
Capital expenditure
Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets (4,276) (1,933)
Payments to acquire intangible fixed assets - (204)
Receipts from sale of tangible fixed assets - 5
Net cash inflow/(outflow) before financing 3,319 (1,841)
Financing
New loans - 183
Repayment of loans (1,250) (731)
Issue of debentures 450 373
Net cash outflow from financing (800) (175)
Increase/ (Decrease) in cash 2,519 (2,016)
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31.01.14 30.11.12
£000 £000
Debtors
Trade debtors 1,231 639
Sundry debtors and prepayments 2,712 4,446
Corporation tax recoverable 357 15
4,300 5,100
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Bank loans 725 1,180
Other loans - 183
Trade creditors 888 1,565
Other taxation and social security 941 399
Corporation tax 725 393
Other creditors, accruals and deferred income 9,969 6,729
Loan notes 572 602
13,820 11,051
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
Bank loans 6,619 7,374
Accruals and deferred income 1,231 1,392
Other creditors 9,532 9,562
Unsecured loans 3,235 3,062
20,617 21,390
The bank loan is secured by a fixed and floating charge over all of the group’s assets.
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERiOd ENdEd 31sT jaNuaRy 2014
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AUDIT, RISK & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEEMeetings Attended March 2013 - March 2014 (five meetings held)
Name Attendance Notes
A.P. Dickinson 5 Also member of General Committee and Surrey Management Board
J.E. Douglas 3 Also member of General Committee
M.J. Eadon 4
M. Palios 5
J.E. Ryan 4
R.W. Thompson 1 Also Chairman of General Committee and Surrey Management Board
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSMeetings Attended March 2013 to March 2014 (seven meetings held)
Name Attendance Notes
N.M. Blyth 5
S.R.Z. Brown 6
A.P. Dickinson 7Also member of Surrey Management Board and Chairman of Audit, Risk & Governance Committee
J.E. Douglas 5 Also member of Audit, Risk & Governance Committee
C. Dymond 6 Also member of Surrey Management Board
P.J. Garrard 7
P.L. Garrard 6
R. Harman 6Also Chairman of the Surrey Cricket Board (retired February 2014)
P. Johnson 5
D.F. Kingsmill 6 Also member of Surrey Cricket Board
R. Laudy 6
K.T. Medlycott 4
D.J. Pakeman 4 Also member of Surrey Management Board
P.I. Pocock 7
O. Slipper 4
G. Sutton 6
R.W. Thompson 7Also Chairman of Surrey Management Board and member of Audit, Risk & Governance Committee
D.M. Ward 0
D.T. Watts DL 5 Also member of Surrey Management Board.
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Members Public Total AttendanceLV = County Championship Surrey v Somerset 2,765 1,775 4,540Surrey v Sussex 2,737 6,203 8,940Surrey v Durham 2,047 1,604 3,651Surrey v Warwickshire (g) 3,464 3,395 6,859Surrey v Nottinghamshire 2,837 1,986 4,823Surrey v Derbyshire 2,926 2,424 5,350Surrey v Middlesex 2,479 2,821 5,300Surrey v Yorkshire 2,629 2,546 5,175 Yorkshire Bank 40 Surrey v Hampshire 1,581 2,022 3,603Surrey v Durham 832 576 1,408Surrey v Lancashire (g) 1,288 2,520 3,808Surrey v Essex 1,306 4,788 6,094Surrey v Scotland 723 1,112 1,835Surrey v Derbyshire 859 1,654 2,513 Friends Life T20 Surrey v Sussex 1,355 11,482 12,837Surrey v Middlesex 1,733 16,205 17,978Surrey v Essex 1,652 12,466 14,118Surrey v Hampshire 1,773 15,409 17,182Surrey v Kent 1,756 18,722 20,478Surrey v Somerset (Quarter Final) 1,821 8,279 10,100 InternationalICC Champions Trophy: South Africa v Pakistan (Warm up game) 2,010ICC Champions Trophy: West Indies v Pakistan 17,112ICC Champions Trophy: West Indies v India 18,272ICC Champions Trophy: England v Sri Lanka 17,752ICC Champions Trophy: Australia v Sri Lanka 14,094ICC Champions Trophy: England v Sri Lanka 16,018NatWest IT20 England v New Zealand 17,696NatWest IT20 England v New Zealand 18,101Investec Ashes Series Days 1-5 England v Australia 116,340
Total 393,987
Code Matches played at Guildford (g)
MATCH ATTENDANCES 2013
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1. Copies of the relevant Minutes are
available for inspection by Members by
personal visit to the ground between
the hours of 10.00am and 4.00pm on
Mondays to Fridays from the date of
receipt of this notice until and including
the date of the Annual General Meeting.
In addition, copies will be available for
inspection on the day of the meeting
in the OCS Stand from 5.00pm or by
emailing membership@surreycricket.com.
2. Nominations for election to the General
Committee have been received from the
following:- R. A. Beeston; C. F. Dymond;
E. J. Hurst and R. W. Thompson.
3. The attention of Members is drawn to
the following extracts from the Rules:-
“Rule 19.2 Election of Committee—Provisions in
Case of More Nominations than Vacancies
(a) If there shall be more nominations than
there are vacancies for membership of
the Committee, the Secretary shall cause
to be posted, with the paper giving
notice of Annual General Meeting, to
Members entitled to vote at General
Meetings, ballot papers on which shall
appear the name of each candidate
properly nominated as aforesaid and
willing to serve on the Committee (and
the decision as to whether a candidate
has been properly nominated shall
be in the absolute discretion of the
Secretary whose decision shall be final
and binding), and the names of the five
nominating Members of each candidate,
together with a memorandum giving
details of each candidate’s professional
and general qualifications.
(b) Such ballot papers after completion
shall be returned to the Secretary or to
such other person and address as the
Secretary may designate, by the date
indicated on the ballot paper.
(c) Each Member entitled to vote at General
Meetings shall have one vote for each
vacancy on the Committee but shall
not give more than one vote to any one
candidate.
(d) Any ballot papers which do not comply
with the conditions or requirements
for their completion and return shall be
invalid.
(e) The Committee shall appoint not less
than three scrutineers (of whom one
may be the Secretary) to examine the
ballot papers, and the decision of the
majority of the scrutineers acting as
experts on the validity of any ballot
paper or papers and as to the outcome of
the election shall be final and binding.
(f) Those candidates shall be elected to
the Committee who receive the highest
number of votes in the ballot and, in
the event of two or more Members
(not otherwise elected) receiving an
equal number of votes (but receiving
more votes than others (if any) also not
otherwise elected) the candidate(s) to
be elected from amongst them shall
be decided by lot in a manner to be
prescribed by the President.”
“Rule 28.5c Business at Annual General
Meetings
If any ten or more Members entitled to
vote at General Meetings wish any matter
concerning the business or affairs of the
Club to be discussed at an Annual General
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Members Public Total AttendanceLV = County Championship Surrey v Somerset 2,765 1,775 4,540Surrey v Sussex 2,737 6,203 8,940Surrey v Durham 2,047 1,604 3,651Surrey v Warwickshire (g) 3,464 3,395 6,859Surrey v Nottinghamshire 2,837 1,986 4,823Surrey v Derbyshire 2,926 2,424 5,350Surrey v Middlesex 2,479 2,821 5,300Surrey v Yorkshire 2,629 2,546 5,175 Yorkshire Bank 40 Surrey v Hampshire 1,581 2,022 3,603Surrey v Durham 832 576 1,408Surrey v Lancashire (g) 1,288 2,520 3,808Surrey v Essex 1,306 4,788 6,094Surrey v Scotland 723 1,112 1,835Surrey v Derbyshire 859 1,654 2,513 Friends Life T20 Surrey v Sussex 1,355 11,482 12,837Surrey v Middlesex 1,733 16,205 17,978Surrey v Essex 1,652 12,466 14,118Surrey v Hampshire 1,773 15,409 17,182Surrey v Kent 1,756 18,722 20,478Surrey v Somerset (Quarter Final) 1,821 8,279 10,100 InternationalICC Champions Trophy: South Africa v Pakistan (Warm up game) 2,010ICC Champions Trophy: West Indies v Pakistan 17,112ICC Champions Trophy: West Indies v India 18,272ICC Champions Trophy: England v Sri Lanka 17,752ICC Champions Trophy: Australia v Sri Lanka 14,094ICC Champions Trophy: England v Sri Lanka 16,018NatWest IT20 England v New Zealand 17,696NatWest IT20 England v New Zealand 18,101Investec Ashes Series Days 1-5 England v Australia 116,340
Total 393,987
Code Matches played at Guildford (g)
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Meeting, those Members shall give written
notice to the Secretary by 1st February of the
matter to be discussed. The Secretary may,
at his discretion, require sufficient details to
be set out in or added to such written notice
so as to ensure that Members, on receipt of
the notice of the Annual General Meeting,
have adequate information concerning the
matter to be discussed but no resolution may
be put to the vote of the meeting under this
item.”
“Rule 28.6 Decisions and Actions of the Committee
It shall not be competent for any Annual
General Meeting to alter or interfere with
any decision or action of the Committee,
the Management Board, or the Audit,
Risk and Governance Committee or other
competent person or persons taken or done
in pursuance of the powers conferred by
these Rules.”
“Rule 31 Voting at General Meetings
31.1 Qualification
Only those Members who are qualified to do
so under Rule 7.2 shall be permitted to vote
at General Meetings.
31.2 Methods
Voting on ordinary business and voting on
special business shall be in accordance with
the provisions of Rule 31.3.
31.3 Voting on General Meetings
Except as provided by the Acts and except
as provided in Rule 34 and Rule 40, voting
on Ordinary Business and on Special
Business shall be by a show of hands unless
the Committee in its absolute discretion
considers that any resolution to be proposed
at any General Meeting is of sufficient
importance to the Club to justify the use
of proxy voting or postal voting in relation
to that resolution, so as to enable Members
to vote on that resolution without having
to be present at the meeting, in which case
the Committee may so require. It shall be
at the absolute discretion of the Committee
as to whether proxy or postal voting is to
be used. Proxy voting shall be conducted
in accordance with the provisions set
out in Rule 31.6 as supplemented by any
Regulations made from time to time by
the Committee and postal voting shall be
conducted in accordance with Bye-laws and
for Regulations made from time to time by
the Committee.
In addition, the Chairman of the meeting
shall be entitled to call for any matter to be
determined by poll or by postal ballot (as the
Committee may elect) either before or after
the result of a show of hands is declared and
the Committee shall make the appropriate
arrangements in its discretion.
In particular, but without limitation, the
Committee shall at its absolute discretion
have the right to appoint the Electoral
Reform Society or any other independent
scrutineer appointed by the Committee to
examine the ballot papers, and the decision
of the scrutineer acting as an expert on the
validity of any ballot paper or papers and as
to the outcome of the voting on a resolution
shall be final and binding.
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31.4 Majority Required for Passing of
Resolution
(a) Unless otherwise provided by the Acts
or in these Rules, any resolution shall,
in order to be passed, require in favour
of the resolution a majority of the votes
cast by Members who (being entitled to
do so) vote.
31.5 Casting Vote of Chairman
In the event of an equality of votes at a
General Meeting, the chairman of such
meeting shall be entitled to a second or
casting vote.
31.6 Proxy Voting
Voting by proxy shall be carried out in the
following manner:-
(a) The instrument appointing a proxy shall
be in writing under the hand of the
appointor.
(b) A proxy must be a Member entitled to
attend and vote at a General Meeting.
(c) The instrument appointing a proxy
shall be delivered to the Secretary at the
registered office of the Club (or such
other place as may be specified for the
delivery of instruments of proxy in the
notice convening the meeting or other
document sent therewith) so that such
instrument reaches the Secretary not less
than 48 hours before the time appointed
for holding the meeting or adjourned
meeting at which the Member named
in the instrument proposes to vote. In
default the instrument of proxy shall not
be treated as valid.
31.7 Declaration by Chairman
A declaration by the chairman of a General
Meeting to the effect that a particular
resolution has been passed (or not) or passed
by a particular majority (or not) shall,
subject to the Acts, be final and binding on
all Members.”
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