Astro Company AGM - 24th June

All members of Wilmslow Hockey Club are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of Wilmslow Phoenix Astroturf Limited (WPAL) on Monday 24th June 2024 at 7pm in the clubhouse.

WPAL is a company set up in 2004 to manage the astroturf pitch on behalf of Wilmslow Hockey Club and the other sports at Wilmslow Phoenix Sports Club. The astroturf pitch was largely funded by a loan from the hockey club following a major fundraising effort and a substantial gift from Jim Barrow, the founder of the modern day WHC and long time president.

Sports clubs (such as hockey) at the Phoenix site pay to hire the pitch as do external sports organisations. WPAL manages bookings, maintains the pitch and uses the surplus to build a "sinking fund" which is intended to fund the replacement of the pitch carpet as and when it deteriorates.

The shareholders of the company are WHC (90%) and WLC (10%) with trustees holding the shares on behalf of the respective clubs. The shareholders and trustees for Wilmslow Hockey Club are Tim Short and Sarah Brickhill.

In the interests of transparency, hockey members are welcome to listen and ask questions as appropriate but will not have the right to vote at the WPAL AGM. The shareholders will vote on behalf of the hockey club on matters such as:

• adopting the minutes of the last AGM
• election of directors and officers
• approval of accounts.

1. Welcome 
2. Apologies
3. Minutes of last AGM and matters arising
4. Chair's report
5. Secretary's report
6. Bookings report
7. Election of directors and officers
8. Presentation of accounts and approval
9. Budget
10. Greenfields
11. Second pitch update
12. AOB