Club Legal Structure
Hornsea and District Indoor Bowls Club (or Hornsea IBC) is run by Hornsea and District Indoor Bowls Club Limited, a company registered in England and Wales as Company Number 03524099. This is company limited by guarantee without shares and which means that it is a non-profit making community club.
Directors
Hornsea IBC has a Board of non- executive (i.e. unpaid voluntary) directors who are answerable to the members as they oversee the assets of the club, its management and finances.
The current directors are Ian Paddy and Peter Meggitt.
Ian Paddy
Ian was a driving force in the formation of Hornsea IBC and with a team of enthusiastic local bowlers, they sought funding and managed the project to build the club which opened it’s doors in 1998. This is Ian’s third stint as a director and so he has an in depth knowledge of the club and of club matters.
Formerly a teacher, Ian is a talented carpenter and his handiwork can be seen in the bar area of the club.
Ian is also head coach and is well respected around the UK as an EBCS Advanced Coach who wrote much of the EBCS training material. He is passionate about bowls and is still developing ideas to improve coaching methods.
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Tony Lyons
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Martin Smith
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Directors Visit to Lincoln Indoor Bowls Club
Three directors (Ian, Peter and Marianne who has since stepped down) visited Lincoln Indoor Bowls Club (at 1,000 members it is much bigger than HIBC) to see how they operated as they have had the Bowlr System in operation for some time. They have the system running very well and it has made their bowling so much easier to book both for the members and the club. They gave us some insight as to a few of the problems we were facing such as bowlers just turning up and bowling without paying. Their answer? Just keep the jacks in the office and check that people are actually booked onto the rink before handing them out – an easy and free fix. They also have policies which result in virtually no missed or rearranged games.
Although Lincoln is bigger than us (two greens each split into 4 rinks), it does not have a big seating area or dance floor like us. However, they supplement their bowling by hiring a “floor” which fits over one of the 4 rink greens, which they use as a stage/event floor (like Selby). We are lucky in that we have the space and seating in our function room, to host most activities without having to hire anything. The directors believe that the way forward includes hosting events to supplement the bowling income for the club
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HIBC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)
The club AGM for 2024 was held on 3rd November where the Directors presented their report and the accounts for the year. The club now has a solid set of financial figures and the directors outlined their vision and objectives for the future of the club. Both Peter and Gerry were voted on as directors, having been co-opted on previously.