2026 AGM Reports

2025 AGM Minutes

Attendees: 

Non-Committee Members attended AGM:

Dave Eames, Matt Golby, Rachel Gummery ,Terry Miller ,Helen Fawbert, Jarrad Brown

Martin Kimberley ( late arrival )

Agenda:

Apologies:

Apologises from Chris Delaney and David Playfair

Chairmans Report:

Ryan Forrest addressed the meeting and delivered his report.

Election of Committee Members

New Chairperson- Malcolm Thomas was proposed and all voted on mass to accept

New Treasurer- Elliot Griffin was proposed and all voted on  mass to accept

The rest of the committee was voted back onto the committee on mass to accept.

9 committee members voted in for 2026

Treasurer Report:

Malcolm Thomas addressed the meeting and delivered his report.

Membership Report & 2025 Membership Proposals:

Ken Key addressed the meeting and delivered his report.

The Committee proposed to the membership a 2% increase in fees (6% uplift for paying by instalment) so preposing a below inflation increase

All members attending the AGM approved this proposal.

Focus needs to be on growing membership-maybe more tournaments, recycled tennis rackets to aid cost for start ups 

Now Tennis – Report:

Matt Tew addressed the AGM to update the membership on their now Tennis Report.

Matt Tew  Craig Sharatt Richard Martlow attended for Now Tennis

Coaching Report by Matt Tew

Programme has grown by 15%

Now have a team of coaches and developing new junior coaches

Summer camps were 50% higher than last year

Junior club night going well run with Gurhan and Noah

Schools have linked up

Junior teams in league

Promoting D of E level 1 in coaching with schools

Adult coaching needs growing

Question asked by MT - Are junior numbers down in all Clubs

Matt-It’s a mixed bag tough to call

Question by Irene -How are schools been contacted

Matt- LTA contacts  , Schools linking by   sport participation  in Schools , a variety and mixed options handled by Now Tennis

AOB

Questions from Members:

1.Helen Fawbert- Are the accounts audited

Yes accounts are audited by an outsider. Can also do alternate view if required. Charity Commissions will accept either format for audit purposes

2.Rachel Gummery-Happy to accept account as is

3.Matt Tew- Has venue registration been completed

Yes registration has been completed

4.How much will new lights save us

Ryan Fores-t About 40% . Old lights needed repairing and we had opportunity to get loans to assist so we decided to commit to the new lights

Finally Irene thanked Ryan Forest for his service to the club and committee  over recent  years