Management Report of Chelsea Supporters Club Vancouver;

CHELSEA SUPPORTERS CLUB VANCOUVER is incorporated under the British Columbia Societies Act. Registration number S0073275

Period June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023

This financial statement is for the period June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023, i.e. the 2022-2023 Premier League football season.

At the last AGM we agreed to amend the Club’s financial year end from December 31 to May 31, to reflect the period of the football season more closely.

My thanks go to our Treasurer, Harvey Lawson and Assistant Treasurer Peter Young for helping to prepare the Club’s financial statement.

The Club’s Revenue for the year to May 31, 2023 was $3,501. The Net Income was $1,230.30. The surplus at May 31, 2022 was $ $2,090.30. The surplus at May 31, 2023 has therefore increased to $3,320.60.

The largest expense category for 2022-2023 season was Website & Email Service. The $1,002 expense for that year stands out against the $152 shown for the 5 months January to May 2022. This is a function of comparing a whole year of website and email service expense against a period of only 5 months. Also, the 5 months did not include the annual Website expense, which was paid in the preceding period. The $1,002 cost is consistent with the typical annual expense.

The Club’s paid-up membership numbers in recent years has been as follows:

Season Number of Members

2017-2018 107

2018-2019 127

2019-2020 138

2020-2021 81 (Covid-19 affected season)

2021-2022 153

2022-2023 175

2023-2024 207

The membership and match attendance numbers have bounced back after the Covid-19 pandemic and unfortunate closure of the New Oxford pub. This is welcome news and is encouraging given Chelsea’s very poor 2022-2023 season and an “up and down” start to the current season.

The 2023-2024 season’s income has already exceeded the 2022-2023 income by 20% with additional membership income to come.

We are also delighted to have maintained our coveted Platinum Supporters’ Club status under Chelsea’s ticket scheme. So far this season we have provided 44 tickets to fans for home and away matches. Platinum status is the highest level and provides us with priority access to tickets after season ticket holders and before general members. Platinum status also provides access to away tickets. No other status level allows access to away tickets. Reaching the minimum number of International Members required to maintain the Platinum status has been achieved because of the 100 plus of our members who have made the additional support commitment of becoming Chelsea F.C. International Members. Many of them will not be visiting the UK this season, but by being International Members they support the common-good so that fellow members can access tickets when they visit the UK. If you have not done so already, please become an International Member to help maintain our status, so that when you do need tickets, we can help.

The healthy growth in Chelsea Supporters’ Club Vancouver’s membership and attendance is a result of the continued efforts of all our members in promoting our club and in particular Natasha Donovan and Tom Johnson’s enthusiasm for the club, combined with the excellent service and support from the management and staff of The Brass Fish.

Thank you to all for being members. I look forward to seeing you at matches, particularly longtime fans that may lost the habit of coming to the pub since the pandemic and the closure of the beloved New Oxford – you are very welcome to regain the habit, to experience The Brass Fish’s hospitality, and to share the joy (and some pain) of being a Chelsea fan with fellow supporters.

Keeping the Blue Flag Flying High in Vancouver.

Gerry

Gerard Toms President

November 30, 2023