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1. Directors report and Financial Statements have been approved by the directors and available
on website and at AGM. They will be filed with Companies House after the AGM.
2. The accounts have received an unqualified audit report and prior to sign off were subject to
scrutiny by the Audit & Assurance Committee, which includes Chair Mike Heath and Nigel
Rowe, both NEDs, and Peter Crawshaw
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1. Overriding objective is to break even hence low surpluses in each of the two years
Headlines:
1. 12% reduction in grants
2. 9% growth in income from other sources
3. 7% less income matched by 7% lowering of costs
4. Decline in interest receivable due to significant, anticipated, fall in cash balance and low
interest rates
5. Mix of expenditure changes across activities and staff is due largely to employment of
activators for LonRun! and Run England funded by LA grants and other third parties
6. Average payroll costs per employee have been reduced by 4%
7. Tax is only payable on our interest income not on our activities as businesses usually are
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1. Grants down by 796k which is almost entirely due to Whole Sport Plan funding from Sport
England in accord with the phasing of the 2009 to 2013 WSP. SE WSP grants down 794k
year on year
2. Elsewhere in grants: Cessation of McCain grant - 100k and lower funding from RRL - 91k
offset by successful bids for three one off awards from Sport England Compact facilities
project at Stoke Newington - 100k; London 2012 equipment distribution and storage - 64k
and for recreational running research - 45k
3. Membership and affiliation fees are up by 55k due to rise in membership numbers 132,000
registered athletes at March 2013 paying 5 each plus almost 1,500 clubs and organisations
being members of England Athletics
4. Growth of 122k for Education courses. This includes Coaching courses which at 414k are
up 83k on the prior year and LiRF courses which have increased by 49k to 277k
5. Success of LonRun! recognised by additional income of 36k compared to prior year
6. Disability development income down as Playground to Podium funding is wound down
7. Income from entry fees and admissions for Competitions continue to make a 1% contribution
to our income
8. Other income of 394k includes Coaching conferences and masterclasses - 81k; Run
England - 79k; Marketing - 61k; Ring fenced awards for specific activities - 39k plus
individual income streams between 10k and 30k for sponsorship; schools; athlete
development and the on-line shop
9. Evolving shape of our income profile is illustrated on the following slide
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1. Grants continue to be our most substantial source of income but we are moving slowly to
being less dependant on grants from a 75% share to 71%
2. Membership has risen from an 8% share to 9%
3. Likewise growth in Education courses income which moves up from 7% of our income to 9%
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1. Core Activities which will be detailed in a coming slide continue to account for 84% of our
expenditure.
2. Communications and Marketing Increase of 29k is exceeded by rise of 37k in related
income
3. Governance costs continue to represent 10% of our total costs but have been reduced by 4%
4. Irrecoverable VAT continues to be a burden on a NGB but at least we have reduced our tax
bill by 55k which involved the results of successful project by our Finance Manager, Kate
Liggins
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1. Annual staffing increase of 8 is mainly driven by incremental income streams for example
LA grants to Run England and LonRun!.
2. The staffing increase includes 7 in Core Activities of which 2 is a consequence of moving
Membership Services from UKA to England Athletics in December 2011
3. The appointment of a part time PA to the CEO, in late 2011-12 is the notable cause of the
increase of 0.7 in Governance. Although it should be noted that she is no longer with us as
part of a staff restructure
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1. Club Development; Coaching and Education & Membership Support remain at the forefront of
our cost base and in aggregate represent almost 60% of our total cost base in both years. I
will give further details on each in a few moments
2. Schools and Youth Development includes our grants to Quadkids - 203k; ESAA - 170k and
Sportshall - 102k
3. Competitions costs were lower in 2012-13 primarily because of lower costs for Area Outdoor
Championships and economies made in the organisation of events.
4. The agreements between Run England and a higher number of LAs are the most notable
contributor to the rise in costs for Run England. This rise also included a contribution towards
website developments
5. The increase in LonRun! costs is also a consequence of more extensive activities driven by
the success of the scheme and the engagement of more LAs
6. Disability Development costs decrease in line with the lower income received as referred to
earlier
7. Expenditure on Athlete Development is down as less was spent on Commonwealth Games
(The Commonwealth Youth Games took place in the prior financial year) and lower funding of
England teams in Walking Events
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1. The initial plan for Athletics Networks was to invest over a three year cycle to enable
Networks to become self sustaining. The bulk of costs in the 2013 financial year were for the
third year of funding for most Networks and the reduction in costs from 1.2m to 0.6m was in
line with our plans
2. The notable rise of 215k in Other Club Development costs is directly related to the three
grant awards referred to earlier namely: Compact facilities project at Stoke Newington -
100k; London 2012 equipment distribution and storage - 64k and for recreational running
research - 45k
3. The costs of Local Coach Support Packages represents half the total costs of these awards
with the other half being accounted for within Coaching
4. Operating costs includes two senior managers responsible for Club Development plus half the
costs of the Area Teams including Team Leaders and CCSOs. The bulk of these costs are for
payroll and travel
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1. Total expenditure on Coaching was reduced by 75k which represents 4% of 2012 costs.
There was a change in the mix of activities, as recognised by lower costs for the NCDP, part
of which was due to the deferral of certain activities into 2013-14
2. Operating costs include the payroll and travel costs for the central Coaching team and half of
the Areas Team as noted in my previous comments on Club Development
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1. The direct costs for Education Courses have been lowered as we have been more effective in
planning courses and in cost management across courses. The mix of courses, notably more
LiRF courses, has also contributed to this favourable situation
2. As a consequence of the above the gross deficit on Education Courses in 2013 is 42k which
compares to a gross deficit of 189k in 2012.
3. Membership Support costs in 2013 include 114k for postage and printing; 80k contribution
towards the insurance premium for Combined Liability policies and 61k for staffing
4. The creation of the Road Race Organiser website cost 115k which has been fully accounted
for in 2013 this is a significant investment in a system which we believe will be of substantial
benefit to road race organisers and participants. It also has the potential to become an income
stream in future years as we have entered into a royalties agreement with the developer of the
website
5. Welfare costs, which support the whole England Athletics community, have fallen in 2013 due
to lower demands on the service and the deferral of certain actions into 2013-14
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1. Board, Council and Finance costs of 199k include payroll costs for executive directors, fees
for NEDs and England Council members and the payroll costs for the finance team. You will
note the 32k reduction compared to the prior year as we did not have a permanent CEO
from May 2012 to mid-March 2013. During this period Chris Jones, whose costs were borneby Club Development, was Acting CEO prior to his appointment as CEO
2. UKA Support Services include shares of the joint services for IT; Payroll and Procurement,
inclusive of staffing and some joint IT operations
3. HR Support and Activities include the services provided by members of the UKA HR team
and HR activities include training and development of our staff
4. Legal and Professional fees, including audit and taxation services and the use of consultants.
The year on year increase is due to the costs of legal proceedings and settlements, legal
advice on the Articles of Association plus consultants appointed for the Recreational Running
Research project and a Special Projects Officer in partnership with Nova
5. Other staff costs for 2013 include central staff related costs for example the premium for
death in service assurance, NI on non-payroll items and the annual pay award for a number ofstaff which was held centrally until payment in May 2013. This pay award, for which there was
no equivalent in 2012, and a redundancy payment are responsible for the year on year
increase
6. Head Office Operations in 2013 include bank charges; equipment maintenance; postage;
printing; telephones; internet access; meetings etc. The substantial reduction of 96k since
2012 is primarily due to savings in occupancy costs as we accepted the offer of UKA to move
into rent free offices at the Alexander Stadium. This also reduced our utilities and internet
access charges.
7. Insurance costs included within Governance cover a small element of the Combined Liabilities
policies and policies for travel; personal accident and sports governance plus a share of the
brokers fee.
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In summary.
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1. The depreciation charge for computer equipment is the primary cause for reducing the Net
Book Value of Fixed assets to 9k
2. As anticipated in our planning, our cash at bank balance is down by 1m largely as a
consequence of the budgeted release of Deferred Income into our Income & Expenditure
Account for 2013
3. The reduction in debtors is due to lowering trade debtors and prepayments
4. Stock includes team kit; medals; Athletics 365 materials and on-line merchandise
5. The movement in Deferred Income is the most notable on the Balance sheet. This was
anticipated in our planning as we had received substantial cash sums in advance of funding
activities. These advances included funding from Sport England; Road Race Licensing; UKA
for ESAA; and a number of Local Authorities
6. Other creditors include accruals - 647k; trade creditors - 149k and payroll taxes - 76k
7. Our net assets which equate to our reserves are 1.2m
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1. The cash flow explains in headline terms why our cash is down by 1m over the course of the
financial year
2. Minimal outlays on capital expenditure for computer equipment
3. Cash inflow of 0.3m as we have reduced our debtors
4. The release of Deferred Income as referred to in comments on the Balance Sheet underpin
the outflow of 1.4m related to creditors
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That completes the commentary on the 2013 accounts
We now move on to an overview of the 2013-14 Annual Budget
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1. The notable features of the 2013-14 budget in comparison to actual figures for 2012-13 are annotated
on this slide
2. Sport England income will be 4,869k if all goes in accordance with the Whole Sport Plan
3. The budget for Membership & Affiliation is based on 128,000 registered athletes at 10 each; 25,000members of the Under 11s scheme and 1,500 member organisations including around 1,200 clubs
paying fees of 50 each
4. The growth in Education course income is to be driven by growth in LiRF and Coaching courses
5. Overall income is budgeted at a 5% rise over the previous financial year
6. Core Activities are budgeted at 171k more than the actual costs for 2012-13. This change is driven by
the outcomes required by Sport England in return for their funding and our plans for Education Courses
and Schools & Youth development
7. Over half our budget for Core Activities will be expended on Community Participation - 3.6m.
8. Communications and Marketing is budgeted at 93k more than in 2012-13 as we are budgeting to
invest 75k to enhance our website in response to feedback from members and our Online Content andDevelopment Officer has been transferred here from the LonRun! team
9. Governance costs have also increased due to the transfer of a member of staff from Core Activities
in this case the CEO who was previously in Club Development as he operated as Acting CEO. The risein Governance also includes Developments of the Trinity systems to improve our services to members -
40k plus higher maintenance costs for the overall Trinity systems
10. The Income and Expenditure Account for 2013-14 is effectively balanced by Interest Receivable net ofrelated corporation tax - 24k
11. Grants are budgeted to represent 60% of our income compared to 71% in the prior year as we move
towards less reliance on Sport England funding which was a major factor behind the decision toincrease membership fees
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1. We will continue to support around 50 Athletics Networks in 2014. As noted earlier the initial plan was
for Networks to become self sustaining and thus this is a significant move towards this during the
current financial year.
2. We are pleased that Sport England have agreed to provide specific funding for capital projects withinthe Whole Sport Plan so there is 150k available this year to build on the success of the Compact
Facilities scheme at Stoke Newington. This is to be followed by 200k per annum until 2017
3. Our evolved structure includes Community Participation which encompasses Club Development and
Support through our 4 Area teams, LonRun!, Run England and our inclusive Disability Development
activities. Delivery at local and regional levels is essential for the success of athletics and to fulfil the
requirements of Sport England under the terms of their award. These factors underpin the annualincrease of 468k in costs despite income from Local Authorities for running activities being budgeted at
levels lower than the prior year
4. The increase in Education and Membership Support costs is a consequence of the introduction of theUnder 11s scheme (which is budgeted to contribute a gross surplus of 120k) and the planned increase
in Education courses, recognised by income growth of 221k, mainly for LiRF and Coach Education
along with Officials courses
5. Coaching costs, beyond Community Participation, are down by 413k as a number of roles and theirrelated programmes are now managed by Peter Stanley within UKA as both organisations work
together to enhance the success of this vital aspect of athletics
6. Competition costs are higher in 2013-14 as we will be giving more support to Areas and Counties than
in 2012-13
7. The significant reduction in Schools and Youth Development is because we can no longer afford towork with Quadkids and Sportshall
8. In 2013-14 we are now reporting for the gross income and direct costs of Road Race Licensing. These
were previously accounted for within UKA. It should be noted that due to the new fees structure for roadraces under which clubs now pay a standard fee of 25 per race rather than fees on a sliding scale
based on the number of participants, the annual income for road races will be around 100k down and
this is reflected in our budgeted income
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