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BSPF AGM 2011. at the Barcelo Cheltenham Park Hotel On Friday 23 rd September 2011. Welcome. John Scott Vice President Chris Hayes Managing Director. Sponsor. BSPF Review and AGM 2011. A reminder to keep your mobile phones and PDAs switched off Fire alarms are expected today at 1pm.
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BSPF AGM 2011 at the Barcelo Cheltenham Park Hotel On Friday 23rd September 2011
Welcome John Scott Vice President Chris Hayes Managing Director
BSPF Review and AGM 2011 • A reminder to keep your mobile phones and PDAs switched off • Fire alarms are expected today at 1pm
Lunch • We aim to finish in time for lunch at 1.15pm
Any Questions? • Please wait until invited to ask questions • Please state your name and company name when asking questions
BSPF review • Lobbying on behalf of the industry • Working with other organisations • Financial review • Memorandum and Articles of Association • Updates from PIP, SPATEX and STA
Lobbying on behalf of the Industry • The “voice” of the industry in the UK and overseas • Requests for views on a number of topics affecting our industry
Working with others • BSi TC136 Working Group 8 • Swimming Forum • TC 402 • EUSA • Business supporters, such as Wright Hassall LLP
EUSA Presidency • This honour is coming in 2012 for a two year period
Financial review • Deficit of £1,838 before tax • Reserves are still sound at £277,554
Memorandum and Articles of Association • Existing version is ten years old and needs updating • Various text revisions have been proposed • Copies have been available in the members areas of the BISHTA and SPATA websites
Memorandum and Articles of Association 1. BSPF members and voting rights 2. Access to the assets 3. Board members are mainly drawn from the constituent organisations 4. Period of office 5. Administration
Memorandum and Articles of Association 1. BSPF members and voting rights • The same company in Full membership of both SPATA and BISHTA is entitled to 2 votes on BSPF matters (not 1) • Like-Minded Organisations needs to be included as members, but currently without voting rights, although they may be invited to sit on the Board • The geographical boundaries are advised as Britain and Ireland (including Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) with other locations then being considered overseas
Memorandum and Articles of Association 2. Access to the assets As the current rules do not permit the distribution of any of the assets to the members, then only in the event of some kind of liquidation, or striking off, would the BSPF have to consider distributing any remaining assets. The beneficiaries of this limited amount of money would be directed to the Full Members of SPATA and BISHTA.
Memorandum and Articles of Association 3. Board members are mainly drawn from the constituent organisations • The number of representatives from each constituent organisation has been clarified • There is an anomaly with partners and corporations being permitted to be Board members in one section and barred from being Board members in another section and it is therefore proposed to remedy this anomaly
Memorandum and Articles of Association 3. Continued.. • There may be a need to amend the Memorandum as it is not accurate with how the Board is actually made up (e.g. STA are valued Board members) and they are proposed to be classified as Like-Minded Organisations • Any future Like-Minded Organisations that may join the BSPF may be invited to sit on the Board (currently without voting rights)
Memorandum and Articles of Association 4. Period of office The suggestion is to increase the amount of time before a former President can stand for re-election, once they cease to be President, from 2 years to a period of 5 years (to encourage more members to stand for election)
Memorandum and Articles of Association 5. Administration • The Memorandum is to be tied in with the BSPF Board Code of Conduct • Terminology for the General Secretary has been amended to Managing Director • The current Memorandum does not technically permit payment of a Managing Director and so this has been amended!
Memorandum and Articles of Association Timescales This proposal needs a positive vote for it to be adopted and is included in the formal part of the AGM, to follow shortly
Pool Industry Promotions (PIP) Jamie Adams Chairman
PIP’s Remit • PIP encourages home pool and hot tub ownership • National, regional and local consumer promotions • Internal communication to the Members, the wet leisure trade and a wider trade audience
PIP’s Tasks • PR contract with BOTTLE PR • Magazine licence with Go Publishing • Range of publications produced this year • Liaison with wet leisure media
Forward Plans • Continue to raise awareness of SPATA to trade and consumer press • Secure coverage in key trade and consumer press • Support communication activity to members • Social media
Howard Gosling Chairman
Over 80 Exhibitors booked so far • Technical Programme has new sessions • PR support from Talk2PR and Go Publishing, with new promotional activities being planned • Exhibition space is still available, see Helen today if you are interested!
SPATEX continues to enjoy an international presence with new companies exhibiting for the first time from Hungary, Turkey, Belgium, USA and France…and that's not including the regulars from Switzerland, Holland, Greece and the Czech Republic!.
SPATEX joins the social media Scene with Facebook already in place and LinkedIn to follow shortly. • SPATEX goes green with new visitor badges and self registration desks will be in place for ease of processing [The new badge to be used at our 2012 Show replaces the need for a plastic sleeve]
Focus Groups to get feedback from exhibitors • Surveys of exhibitors and visitors are underway. • Thank you if you have already completed the survey and if not, please do so asap!
Finance and Membership • The STA ‘s financial year ended 31st May and showed a small surplus in line with the budget • Membership continues to grow and now stands at over 7,500
Training • The process for utilising all of our courses for the new framework is virtually complete and new manuals are going to print very shortly • The number of candidates on courses continues to grow, seeing an increase of 30% year on year
Online Training • The new online safety audit programme for leisure operators and the qualification revalidation and training programme was launched at LIW this week • The online training side of the business is now growing rapidly and we would expect over 2,000 candidates to undertake an online training course during the current year
International Achievements • The STA, through its international arm (IFSTA) was at the World Conference on Drowning in Vietnam in May, with Roger Millward giving a presentation • We have received a large number of enquiries from overseas associations and have taken membership of the Royal Lifesaving Society Cameroon and the Tanzania Life Saving Society
International Achievements • The STA, as a charitable project, undertook training of swimming teachers in Vietnam following the conference and is going to Cameroon in November to train swimming teachers and water survival
President's Address Tony Welsby President 2010 - 2012
Overview • Enjoyed my time as President so far • Blackpool was great, thanks to those people that were able to support the event
Overview • Handing over to John Scott in February • Please support John’s President’s Weekend in 2012 • Congratulations to Issy Rickards Sanger on her JVP nomination
BSPF Themes for the Year • Highlight poor practice in the industry • Support the members with information and resources
Highlight poor practice • We need to remain vigilant to the actions of companies, such as Trade Price Group, as they have created problems for consumers and tarnished the name of the industry • Companies in membership of BISHTA and SPATA must uphold the Code of Ethics
Support members with information and resources A range of materials have been produced such as: • Toolkits • Factsheets • E-News • Websites • Extended Warranties being discussed