1. UYC General Meeting
5 October 2013

2. UYC Membership Report
2013

3. Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen
Introduction
Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen
I have TWO subjects areas I would like to cover this evening,
Membership statistics,
UYC Recent History
Don’t Worry I will be as quick as I can

4. UYC Membership Statistics

5. UYC – Membership History

6. UYC – Membership History Breakdown

7. Membership History

8. Membership History Summary
The membership numbers indicate that in 2012 we had 371 members and in 2013 we have 349.
In 2013 we had 52 resignations and 21 New Members and 6 Suspended members who will return in 2014.
The Previous years trend was indicating an average of 25 to 30 membership resignations and 15 to 20 New joiners.
This year 2013 has seen an increase in resignations
In 2013 we have had a net loss of 22 memberships
It should be highlighted that the number of resignations this year is higher but the impact on revenue has been reduced by the mix of new memberships.

9. Membership History Summary
The data shows most membership types staying constant with a gradual decline in family membership over the last few years.
Family Membership (FM) decreased by 15 in 2012 and 3 in This is a welcome change to the trend and as a club we should be actively focusing on the recruitment of Families.
The FM figure of 175 represents the FM memberships and not the total number people within an individual membership
Typically a Family Membership could represent 4 people
We must remember that current economical climate and the November 2009 flood has had a great impact on our membership between 2009/2010 and it still continues in 2013.

10. UYC Membership Revenue

11. UYC – 2013 Membership Revenue
Flag
Count
Revenue AM 25
£1,675.00 CM 6
£324.00
CREM 2
£216.00 FM
175
£117,117.00 GM 1
£312.00
Hon 16
£4,996.00 JM 8
£712.00 SM
105
£46,144.00
STDM 11
£761.00
349
£172,257.00

12. UYC – 2013 Membership Revenue
The Revenue shown includes Mooring Fees £41,000 which are paid directly to Dale Main
The Gift Aid for 2013 will be applied for in December so if you are able to sign a gift aid form and have not done so. Please contact me. The gift aid for 2013 will be approximately £18,000
2013 sees a further increase in use of Direct Debit. This means the monthly revenue approx £8200.
Revenue Outstanding for Changes in members Fees (additional boats, missing DD payments etc) will be collected between October and December.
Just in case you thought you got away with it

13. UYC – 2014 Membership Payments
There is a proposal later in the meeting to change the Fees and Donations payment dates to be a single payment or Direct Debit spread over 9 months.
I would like to put some rationale behind this proposal.
The change is required to allow the club to :-
To have a clear understanding of the numbers of members who are continuing their membership for the coming year, which allows better understanding of finance available.
To bring the finances in line with our companies financial Year, which reduces the complexities of our financial reporting.
To simplify the Gift Aid claiming process into one claim per year.
Just in case you thought you got away with it

14. UYC Recent History

15. UYC – The Good, Bad and Ugly
I would like to take this opportunity to remind us all how much has been achieved in such a short time.
Here are some of the Key events
UYC Site Purchase
UYC Ltd set up as Limited Company
2008 – UYC 50th Anniversary
Club House sustains major flood damage
THEN SOME UYC HEROS ARRIVED AND SAVED THE CLUB FROM MORE DAMAGE and THEN EVEN STARTED TO PLAN ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 2010 SEASON

16. UYC – The Good, Bad and Ugly
2010
A New Club House Conceptual study was Undertaken
Flood Repairs and Improvements undertaken and completed
UYC was Awarded Club of the Year
New Club House Design competition conducted
Competition winner announced
Membership vote to Postpone further work on New Club House

17. UYC – The Good, Bad and the Ugly
2011
Created the UYC Development Plan
Appointed David Allen Accountants
Implemented SAGE Accounting software
2012
Celebrated the 50th Lord Birkett
The long standing Club Manager announces his retirement
The Replacement managers role and skill sets were defined
The Position was advertised and interviews set up
In line with UYC strategic direction and policy, external revenue streams were identified and prioritised.

18. UYC – The Good, Bad and the Ugly
2013
New Club Manager(s) appointed
A set of training courses have been successfully run for non members and this has generated a small amount of revenue but more importantly it has generated interest in our club.
A Club Refinancing proposal was put to the Membership and was accepted.
UYC Negotiated and purchased the Land Adjacent to the club.
The refinancing and the potential additional revenue from the land has allowed the release of some capital for improvements to the club and equipment.

19. UYC – AND THAT’S NOT ALL
OH! AND BY THE WAY – EVERY SINGLE YEAR - WE DELIVER
SOCIAL EVENINGS – MEALS and ENTERTAINMENT
SAIL CAMP
HOLIDAY WEEK
TRAINING
A FULL RACING CALENDAR – INCLUDING NATIONAL EVENTS
RACING SUPPORT
SITE MAINTENANCE
ALL OF THESE EVENTS AND MORE NEED TO BE ORGANISED, PLANNED and MANNED
PLEASE GET INVOLVED AND SHARE THE LOAD – (YOU MAY EVEN ENJOY IT)

20. UYC – MY RESPECTS
On A Personal Note. I would like to commend the Management Committee for its forward thinking views and actions.
I support the direction that the club is currently moving in and the approach that’s been taken.
I would also like to pay my respects to the individuals who go through the time consuming and difficult process of applying for various Grants and Donations.
The club has benefitted from a number of these recently and I think the membership should be grateful to those people for their massive efforts to gain grants and donations. Whether it was successful or not.

21. UYC – AND FINALLY
MEMBERS, BE PROUD OF YOUR CLUB AND RECOGNISE THAT THE CLUB HAS A GREAT HISTORY AND ALSO A GREAT FUTURE.
Thank you for listening
I look forward to seeing you all Next Season
AND BY THE WAY BRING A FRIEND NEXT SEASON