06-07 Sports Council for Wales Annual Report by Black Sheep

Sports Council for Wales Annual Report and Accounts 06/07

Contents

Chair Mr Philip Carling

Chair’s Statement A More Active Wales Active Communities Active Young People Developing People and Places A Coaching Plan for Wales Active Outdoors Supporting Commercial Development in Sport Mainstreaming the Welsh Language Ethnic Minority Communities Performance and Excellence The National Centres Delivering for Stakeholders and Customers Staff Recruitment and Development The Sports Council for Wales and The Sports Council for Wales Trust The Statement of the Auditor General for Wales to the Sports Council for Wales Summary Consolidated Operating Cost Statement for the Year ended 31 March 2007 Summary Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2007 Summary Consolidated Cashﬂow Statement for the Year ended 31 March 2007 Sports Council for Wales – Lottery Distribution Account Statement of the Comptroller and Auditor General to the Houses of Parliament and the Members of the National Assembly for Wales Summary Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31 March 2007 Summary Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2007 Summary Cash Flow Statement for the Year ended 31 March 2007 Appendix 1: Financial Directions Appendix 2: Policy Directions Appendix 3: Compliance Appendix 4: Appeals Appendix 5: Additionality

Vice Chair Miss Anne Ellis OBE (retired 31/3/07) Members Mrs Christine Gittoes Mr Clive Thomas Mr Huw Thomas Ms Sue Williams Ms Nicola Bolton (retired 31/03/07) Mr Bob Lowe (retired 31/03/07) Councillor Keith Evans Mrs Adele Baumgardt (appointed 01/04/06) Reverend Hywel Meredydd (appointed 01/04/06) Professor Laura McAllister (appointed 01/04/06) Councillor Robert Harris (appointed 01/04/06) Mr Richard Palmer (appointed 01/04/06) Co-opted Member Mr D. Robert Turner Directors Chief Executive Dr Huw Jones Director of Performance and Excellence Mr Graham Davies Director of Sports Participation and Physical Activity (seconded to Welsh Assembly Government until 30/04/07) Mrs Sara Butlin Acting Director of Sports Participation and Physical Activity (until 01/05/2007) Mr Howard Tolley Director of Corporate Services Mr Chris James

Sports Council for Wales Sophia Gardens Cardiff CF11 9SW Telephone: 0845 045 0904 Fax: 029 2030 0600 E-mail: scw@scw.org.uk Website: www.sports-council-wales.org.uk

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250% £7.8million extra funding to be spent increase in the Welsh 2

per annum over the next two years

Assembly Government’s cultural portfolio since 1999

The publication of this annual report coincides with the end of the second term of the Welsh Assembly Government. It seems appropriate therefore to look back not only at the past year but to cover also the developments and achievements of the past four years. We must also look forward to the challenges facing the third Assembly. The past four years have been both exciting and challenging for the Council and have led to a reform agenda that will ensure we are in a position to play our part in delivering the government’s vision for sport and physical activity in Wales. The publication of our ‘Framework for the Development of Sport’ was the ﬁrst step in repositioning the Council as a ‘development agency’ not simply as a ‘grant distributing body’.

01 Philip Carling Chair, Sports Council for Wales. 02 Active Young People Dragon Sport Extravaganza. 03 Active Young People 5x60 programme. 04 PESS Playground activities.

Sixty three centres have been established as part of the PE and School Sport (PESS) project to improve the delivery of PE. An ESTYN inspection of the scheme commended the project and noted that head teachers felt it to be one of the most effective programmes with which they were engaged.

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chair’s statement

Since 1999 the spend on sport and physical activity within the Welsh Assembly Government’s cultural portfolio has increased by 250%. The health agenda and the need for people in Wales of all ages to be more active has driven this investment but performance and excellence remains a key prong of the overall strategy. The publication of ‘Climbing Higher: The Next Steps’ last summer underlined this and set out how additional programme funding of £7.8 million per annum can be invested in future years.

A strong foundation has been laid. Our major programmes: Dragon Sport, Disability Sport Wales, PESS, Community Chest and Élite Cymru are highly valued by our partners and stakeholders. More young people are already taking part in sport than ever before, whether after school or as members of sports clubs. Over 90% of primary schools are now part of the Dragon Sport scheme and over 100,000 children took part last year; thirty secondary school schemes have already been set up as part of the ‘5 x 60’ programme.

The 30 minutes x 5 days a week adult physical activity levels have increased by a remarkable 4% in two years. This represents a signiﬁcant improvement but only around a third of the adult population of Wales currently undertakes enough physical activity to maintain good health. Secondary school pilots have advocated a roll out of the new £3 million ‘5x60’ programme across 190 schools (targeting 60,000 students) over the next three years. Activities will be school speciﬁc and dictated by the students. They will comprise both traditional competitive and recreational sports as well as health related activities. A note of caution, though, at this point. Quality of delivery is key to the success of these programmes. We need to maintain the success of existing structures and never jeopardise their effectiveness by expanding too fast.

Our work on race equality is still in its infancy and greater priority will be given to this. Mainstreaming the Welsh Language is important and our strategy in this area has been endorsed by the Welsh Language Board as a result of the partnership we have with the Welsh Sports Association and the governing bodies of sport.

A network of national and regional facilities underpins our programmes. These include the National Pool, Swansea and regional pools in Newport and Llandudno; the Velodrome, Newport; the National Indoor Athletics Centre at UWIC and regional facilities at Deeside and Swansea; the National Cricket Centre of Excellence at Sophia Gardens; the National Sailing Centre at Pwllheli; North Wales Regional Centre, NEWI; our own Plas Menai National Watersport Centre; the National Canoe Centre, Tryweryn; and the Welsh Institute of Sport, which is home to 18 governing bodies of sport.

At national level, our priority has been to reform and modernise the governing bodies of sport in Wales. It is important that bodies in receipt of public funding maximize the effectiveness of that support. Several governing bodies in Wales have made signiﬁcant progress recently and this is reﬂected in the performance of individuals and teams. It is our job to help all governing bodies to deliver.

But sport is a people business. It is people who make things happen. The right coaches can produce champions in a shed but state of the art facilities are almost worthless without the right people. A sound coaching structure at all levels is one of the keys to sustainable sporting activity. The implementation of the Coaching Plan for Wales has started to bear fruit. This aims to improve the quality and quantity of coaches with 5,000 coaches now trained each year. The quality of this training is constantly monitored following the review of coach education schemes and the establishment of the UK Coaching Certiﬁcate. Developing the soft skills of our workforce will be a key objective.

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It seems fair to say that we are on the way. A great deal has been achieved in the last four years and the support and direction given by the Assembly Government has played a signiﬁcant part. I would like to thank Council members for their patience and hard work in the face of an ever increasing workload, and our colleagues at the Assembly Sports Policy Unit for their help in delivering our objectives. Under the thoughtful direction of Huw Jones, our staff have worked tirelessly in an ever changing environment and we are fortunate to have such a committed and talented workforce.

London 2012 represents a major opportunity to raise the profile of sport. We must work hard to maximize the benefits of London 2012 for sport in Wales. Dame Tanni Grey Thompson, Ryan Giggs, Nicole Cooke, David Davies and Ian Woosnam are known throughout the world. Rhys Davies and Becky Brewerton, both beneficiaries of Élite Cymru, may be next. To continue to develop the next generation of élite competitors will require a system which identifies and supports talent within communities. The focus on performance and excellence must not be diminished, given the contribution it can make to increasing the profile of Wales.

It was very sad at the end of the year to record the retirement of our Vice Chair, Anne Ellis OBE. Anne’s contribution to Welsh Sport may never be matched and although she is no longer a Council Member we have deﬁnitely not seen the last of her. Her work with the Commonwealth Games Council for Wales, with the Welsh Sports Association, with Welsh Hockey and the International Hockey Board will keep her more than busy. I am personally very grateful for the massive contribution she has made and for her friendship and support.

Philip Carling Chair, Sports Council for Wales

01 Disability Sport Wales Wheelchair Spectacular. 02 Free Swimming. 03 National Facilities Wales National Velodrome, Newport. 04 National Facilities Wales National Swimming Pool, Swansea. 05 Developing People Sports leaders, coaches and instructors with the right people skills. 06 Golf Coaching Coed y Mwstwr Golf Club. 07 Race For Life Family Fun Day Park Cwmdaran. 08 Friends of Goetre Infants School Belly Dancing Class. 09 David Davies British Olympic Swim Team.

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We have shown in previous annual reports how we have embraced the issues of gender equality and social inclusion. We have gone a long way towards eliminating the gender gap at primary school level and made some progress in closing this gap in secondary schools and for adults. More than 130,000 people have taken part in the Disability Sport Wales scheme. Nearly 2,500 of them were new members of clubs.

5x30 6

30 minutes of moderate physical activity at least ﬁve days a week for adults

‘Climbing Higher’ ‘Climbing Higher’ is the Welsh Assembly Government’s long-term strategy for sport and physical activity, setting out its objectives and targets. The aim of the strategy is to ensure that within 20 years, sport and physical activity will be at the heart of Welsh life and at the heart of Government policy. The Assembly’s priorities for sport and physical activity can be summarised as follows: ★ Wales needs to be more physically active in order to be a healthier nation ★ Wales needs healthy citizens to deliver long-term prosperity ★ Wales needs to maximise the synergy between sport, physical activity and the natural environment

5x60 60 minutes of moderate physical activity at least ﬁve days a week for children

★ Wales needs its people to be more ‘physically literate’

Sport & Physical Activity in Wales

★ Wales needs more physically active communities and as well as the success of individuals, Wales needs systematic and sustainable success in priority sports

The internationally accepted standard for physical activity is ‘5x30’ (thirty minutes of moderate physical activity at least ﬁve days a week) for adults and ‘5x60’ for children. Physical activity and sport are not synonymous – walking, gardening, cycling and manual work can also contribute to achieving ‘5x30/5x60’, just as playing rugby, tennis or going to the gym can do also.

These priorities provide the rationale for the allocation of resources, and offer a signpost to those organisations responsible for delivering the physical activity agenda. The Council has responded to ‘Climbing Higher’ by launching its own ‘Framework for the Delivery of Sport & Physical Activity’, focusing its activities on those areas that can best support the delivery of the Government’s targets.

Year of Survey

Primary School Age Children (7-11 years) % of children who have taken part in extracurricular activity over the past year % of children who have taken part in club based activities over the past year % of children that have undertaken 60 minutes of physical activity on at least ﬁve days of the week

2006

2004

2002

2000

1999

1997

80.5

79.5

77.4

77.9

71.8

–

41.4

39.8

–

Secondary School Age Children (11-16 years) % of young people who have taken part in extracurricular activity over the past year % of young people who have taken part in club based activities over the past year % of young people that have undertaken 60 minutes of physical activity on at least ﬁve days of the week

2006

2004

2001

1999

1997

1995

71.1

72.3

71.9

73.3

73.2

66.9

24.4

24.1

–

Adults (aged 15 years and over) % of adults that have taken part in any sporting activity over the past four weeks % of adults that have taken part in any sporting activity (excluding walking) over the past four weeks % of adults that hold club membership % of adults that have undertaken 30 minutes of physical activity on at least ﬁve days of the week

2004/5 2002/3 2000/1 1998/9

1997/8 1995/6

58.8

48.8

56.6

36.5 12

31.5 13.2

38.5 14.7

40.2 15.7

– 11

– 13

33.6

27.7

–

Key: * To be published during 2007

The following table shows the current rates of participation in sport and physical activity in Wales against some of the key indicators used to measure progress.

A full copy of the ‘Framework for the Delivery of Sport and Physical Activity’ can be found at www. sports-council-wales.org.uk/libraryservices or can be obtained from the Information Centre by calling 0845 045 0904.

01 5x30/5x60 Walking to school. 02 5x30/5x60 Family bike ride.

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Participation

active communities

Partnership Agreements will be an important tool for aligning the work of the Council and its key partners with the strategic targets outlined in Climbing Higher. These agreements will be the mechanism through which the Council translates national policy into local area development, forging a consistent and long-term relationship with each Local Authority. The agreements will aim to achieve the following: ★ Coordinated management of all initiatives funded by the Council, ensuring they are aligned to ‘Climbing Higher’ targets

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Partnership Agreements

Advocacy, Intervention & Marketing The Council and its partners cannot achieve the targets set out in ‘Climbing Higher’ alone, and it is the responsibility of all individuals to make lifestyle choices that improve their wellbeing. Cultural change is never easy, but through greater intervention, advocacy and social marketing at a local level, individuals will recognise the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle and be motivated to change.

★ Development of a three-year ‘Delivery Plan’ in each Local Authority

5x30minute

signed routes to be developed by local authorities in North Wales aimed at walking, jogging, cycling or orienteering

10+6

Ten clubs and six coach education programmes from the North West Wales Outdoor Recreation Partnership

The Council has embraced this challenge by taking a local and regionalised approach to delivery, placing emphasis on those areas that need support the most. This year, a large number of innovative local physical activity projects have been supported through the use of local sports and physical activity plans, corporate health schemes and doorstep activities in community buildings. Local active community work also includes developing the use of the natural environment and addressing inequalities in provision and opportunity. The North

West Wales Outdoor Recreation Partnership has continued to make excellent progress, with 10 clubs established and six coach education programmes delivered. The six North Wales Local Authorities have been working collaboratively on initiatives that address the challenges of ‘Climbing Higher’ in respect of active adults. The North Wales Outdoor Challenge was launched at the end of July 2006, and each local authority has committed to developing ﬁve, 30-minute signed routes aimed at either walking, jogging, cycling or orienteering.

01 Gwent Bowls Club. 02 Hawaiian Dancing Class Ynysmaerdy Community Centre. 03 Ebbw Vale Runners Eugene Cross Park. 04 Tai Chi. 05 Football.

★ Development of a refined long-term relationship between the Council and Local Authorities

★ The commitment of local authorities to embrace sport and physical activity policy across all departments, particularly leisure, education, countryside, parks, planning, transport etc.

active young people

There is increasing evidence that active children become active adults. The children of today will be young adults in the 2020’s. Investing in the development of young people will create long term cultural change and develop lifelong habits of participation.

100,000

children gain access to Dragon Sport Schemes

schools became involved in the ‘5x60’ programme

9,000

children participated in ‘5x60’ activities

Young people have been the focus of much of the Council’s work for many years, and participation in extra-curricular and club sessions has increased dramatically during that time. Whilst excellent progress has been made, there remain challenges including improving standards of physical education, and increasing opportunities for children of all abilities to take part in well organised and clearly structured sport and physical activity. The Active Young People work of the Council concentrates on: ★ Giving children the skills and conﬁdence to take part in sport and physical activity through the provision of high quality PE

★ Ensuring the provision of opportunities for children to participate sufficiently to confer health benefits ★ Ensuring children are motivated and supported to continue to participate at their chosen level, throughout their lives ★ Ensuring that people are given the appropriate skills, confidence and understanding to deliver opportunities for participation Wales has some major challenges ahead. With only 49% of the population participating in a recognised sport there is still a long way to go, and investing in our young people will ensure that we continue to work towards a more healthy and active Wales.

★ Introducing children to enjoyable and well organised sporting activities

01 School Gymnastics. 02 School Sports Radyr Comprehensive School. 03 Dragon Sport Mini Commonwealth Games, Afon Lido. 04 Dragon Sport Athletics launch. 05 5x60 programme Big Brother stars go back to school to launch new sports scheme. 01

Dragon Sport is an initiative designed to offer 7-11 year olds fun and enjoyable sporting opportunities. Liaising closely with schools and community sports clubs, Dragon Sport is making a dramatic impact on sports participation by encouraging children to become involved in a variety of organised sporting activities. ★ 90% of eligible primary schools are now involved in the Scheme creating opportunities for over 100,000 children ★ 562 teachers and 889 parents and volunteers received Dragon Sport training this year

5x60

Dragon Sport – Breakdown of Spend by Local Authority 2006/07 Local Authority Anglesey Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Carmarthen Ceredigion Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Merthyr Tydﬁl Monmouthshire Neath Port Talbot Newport Pembrokeshire Powys Rhondda Cynon Taf Swansea Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan Wrexham Total

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Dragon Sport

Awards Paid £43,000 £38,000 £40,000 £45,000 £41,000 £62,000 £39,000 £45,000 £19,000 £71,000 £44,000 £39,000 £47,000 £42,000 £37,000 £40,000 £11,000 £58,000 £80,000 £41,000 £39,000 £44,000 £965,000

The new ‘5x60’ programme is already making significant inroads into the Assembly’s target of 90% of secondary pupils achieving 60 minutes of physical activity five times a week. ‘5x60’ is set to change the face of sports provision in schools and transform playing fields and sports halls into hubs of bustling activity. ‘5x60’ officers will be based in secondary schools across Wales, and it will be their role to consult with the pupils, listen to their needs and identify the barriers which prevent them from participating in physical activity. ★ 31 schools became involved during 2006/07 ★ The original eight pilot schools continue to be involved ★ 5,000 girls and 4,000 boys took part in activities during the spring term ★ The target is to involve 190 secondary schools in ‘5x60’ by 2009

‘Free Swimming’

Free Swimming – Breakdown of Spend by Local Authority 2006/07 Local Authority

The PE & School Sport (PESS) scheme aims to raise the standards of pupils’ performance in Physical Education and School Sport.

In addition to raising standards for teachers in physical education and sport, development centres are being established to coordinate local activity and develop good practice in this area. PESS supports schools to extend sporting opportunities beyond the school day, by improving the quality and the breadth of after-school activities for all young people. ★ During the year, Estyn issued a positive report on the success of the Scheme ★ 18 sustainable PESS partnerships are now in place

‘Free Swimming’ is an innovative Welsh Assembly Government funded project, to encourage school children and older people to undertake physical activity. Since its launch in 2003, the Assembly has invested almost £15 million in Europe’s ﬁrst free swimming initiative, which entitles children and young people aged 16 and under to swim for free during school holidays, and those aged 60 and over for free at all other times. In its ﬁrst year, ‘Free Swimming’ doubled the number of swims taken by young people during the summer school holidays. Following the initial growth, a recent survey showed that 80% of 11-16 year olds are aware of the scheme, and 63% of 11-16 year olds had taken part in the summer holidays – equivalent to nearly 150,000

swimmers. Since ‘Free Swimming for Older People’ started in November 2004, there has been an increase in attendance at pools primarily by those not previously engaged in the activity. An Aquatic Improvement Fund has also been established to work in tandem with ‘Free Swimming’. This funding has been directed towards improving the standard of facilities, purchasing poolside equipment and undertaking a number of new types of sessions in swimming pools.

Anglesey Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Carmarthenshire Ceredigion Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Merthyr Tydﬁl Monmouthshire Neath Port Talbot Newport Pembrokeshire Powys Rhondda Cynon Taf Swansea Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan Wrexham Total

★ A national upskilling programme has been launched to improve the customer experience ★ Over £1.2m has been distributed to projects through the Aquatic Improvement Fund

★ 63 fully funded development centres have now been established

01 Playground Activities Radnor Road Primary School. 02 Free Swimming.

Upskilling Programme £5,000 £5,000 £8,000 – £18,000 £11,000 £5,000 £7,000 £6,000 £9,000 £8,000 £4,000 £5,000 £8,000 – £8,000 £8,000 £15,000 £14,000 £6,000 £7,000 £8,000 £165,000

Improvement Fund £34,000 £40,000 £66,000 £109,000 £93,000 £59,000 £43,000 £60,000 £45,000 £53,000 £71,000 £58,000 £24,000 £71,000 £34,000 £57,000 £47,000 £83,000 £51,000 £73,000 £24,000 £91,000 £1,286,000

Grants

Total

£84,000 £89,000 £145,000 £205,000 £335,000 £209,000 £78,000 £137,000 £112,000 £165,000 £149,000 £71,000 £91,000 £165,000 £156,000 £139,000 £148,000 £288,000 £250,000 £101,000 £134,000 £149,000 £3,400,000

£123,000 £134,000 £219,000 £314,000 £446,000 £279,000 £126,000 £204,000 £163,000 £227,000 £228,000 £133,000 £120,000 £244,000 £190,000 £204,000 £203,000 £386,000 £315,000 £180,000 £165,000 £248,000 £4,851,000

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PE & School Sport

Development Funding The Sports Council for Wales operates a number of varied and innovative funding schemes. The Council believes that if it is to contribute effectively and deliver ‘Climbing Higher’, it must become more ‘development focused’ rather than ‘funding focused’. Grant schemes are now more ﬂexible which has resulted in increased innovation in delivery and greater increases in participation.

Minor Grants

Community Chest is an innovative grant scheme that devolves decision-making to local committees, one in each county of Wales. Priority is given to areas of greatest need and over recent years, grants have been awarded to ‘new’ areas of activity such as those promoting health and active recreation activities.

Minor Grants is used to encourage individuals, families and communities to become more active. Funding is offered to projects that create new, additional or improved opportunities to play sport or participate in physical activity.

★ 1,536 awards were made, 21% of those for physical activity projects ★ Over 15,000 additional participation opportunities were created through the Scheme Community Chest – Breakdown of Spend by Local Authority 2006/07

£4million

Active Lifestyles Fund

additional funding released from the Welsh Assembly Government to create sport and physical activity opportunities

As part of its efforts to improve the health of the Nation, the Welsh Assembly Government released an additional £4million to create new or improved sport and physical activity opportunities.

15,000+

Eligible projects applied to the Active Lifestyles Fund for funding to make low-cost adaptations to existing indoor and outdoor facilities, with a view to offering new mass participation opportunities.

additional participation opportunities created through the Community Chest Scheme

£182,000

Minor Grants funding distributed across Wales

Community buildings such as village halls and projects making use of the natural environment were identiﬁed as priority areas for the additional funding.

Local Authority Award Paid* Anglesey £89,000 Blaenau Gwent £126,000 Bridgend £202,000 Caerphilly £195,000 Cardiff £452,000 Carmarthen £254,000 Ceredigion £152,000 Conwy £195,000 Denbighshire £160,000 Flintshire £112,000 Gwynedd £160,000 Merthyr Tydﬁl £111,000 Monmouthshire £102,000 Neath Port Talbot £211,000 Newport £165,000 Pembrokeshire £183,000 Powys £132,000 Rhondda Cynon Taf £368,000 Swansea £331,000 Torfaen £91,000 Vale of Glamorgan £165,000 Wrexham £238,000 Total £4,194,000

Local Authority Anglesey Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Carmarthen Ceredigion Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Merthyr Tydﬁl Monmouthshire Neath Port Talbot Newport Pembrokeshire Powys Rhondda Cynon Taf Swansea Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan Wrexham Total

Key: *excludes marketing costs

01 Grifﬁthstown Martial Arts Club. 02 Boccia Hazelhurst Nursing Home. 03 Community Chest Bicycles added to the St John’s Ambulance ﬂeet. 04 Hip Hop Dancing Class Cardiff University. 05 South Wales Cycle Route Bailey Park, Abergavenny. 06 Aqua Aerobics. 07 Community Chest Talycopa AFC. 01

Awards Paid £35,000 £34,000 £64,000 £59,000 £56,000 £52,000 £43,000 £24,000 £35,000 £28,000 £40,000 £17,000 £40,000 £82,000 £55,000 £43,000 £53,000 £69,000 £61,000 £59,000 £46,000 £38,000 £1,033,000

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developing people & places

Community Chest

Minor Grants – Breakdown of Spend by Local Authority 2006/07 Local Authority Anglesey Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Carmarthen Ceredigion Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Merthyr Tydﬁl Monmouthshire Neath Port Talbot Newport Pembrokeshire Powys Rhondda Cynon Taf Swansea Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan Wrexham Total

Awards Paid – £10,000 £21,000 £26,000 £8,000 £13,000 £1,000 – – £6,000 £19,000 – £18,000 £1,000 £10,000 £2,000 £3,000 £24,000 – £10,000 £2,000 £8,000 £182,000

NB: Minor Grants & Capital shown as one ﬁgure in full accounts

The Capital scheme is used to strategically support the development of sport and physical activity through the funding of capital projects. The fundamental principles underpinning the distribution of money for Capital projects at a local level have been to ensure: ★ Lasting and maximum sport and community development beneﬁt ★ Value for money

★ Benefits for the areas and projects identified as having the greatest recreational, sporting and financial need Capital money has also been allocated to support the national facility plans of major sports. Officers are currently working closely with the Welsh Rugby Union to progress proposals for a new rugby facility in the Vale of Glamorgan. The need for a National air gun and rifle facility has also been identified, and the Council will also be working proactively with the governing bodies of Netball and Gymnastics on facility development.

Capital – Breakdown of Spend by Local Authority 2006/07 Local Authority Anglesey Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Carmarthen Ceredigion Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Merthyr Tydﬁl Monmouthshire Neath Port Talbot Newport Pembrokeshire Powys Rhondda Cynon Taf Swansea Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan Wrexham Total

Awards Paid £18,000 £133,000 £211,000 £31,000 £80,000 £29,000 £18,000 £11,000 £1,000 £237,000 £32,000 £536,000 – £63,000 £48,000 £443,000 £2,000 £2,000 £483,000 £165,000 £139,000 £750,000 £3,432,000

Workplace

Disability Sport Wales

Finding ways to include physical activity during the work day is fast becoming the most practical way to become more active and achieve the target of 30 minutes of exercise, ﬁve times per week.

Disability Sport Wales – Performance Indicators 2004-2007

Not only is it practical, in an age that allows us to get away with leading a largely sedentary life, it is also critical. Today the average worker burns about 2,300 calories a day, while our ancestors would have been using around 5,500. The Council is committed to raising the proﬁle of this area of physical activity development, and has appointed a new ofﬁcer to manage workplace activities. In addition, funding has been put aside to support innovative workplace projects that the Council will distribute through a newly created grants programme.

NB: Minor Grants & Capital shown as one ﬁgure in ﬁnal accounts

Thirty major projects have been supported during the year, and the following table indicates the counties that have beneﬁted.

Performance Indicators Number of new club development schemes Number of new coaches

March 2004 217 166

March 2006 348 278

Number of new volunteers Number of new local competitions Number of participants in programme

164 48 14,271

203 23* 78,680

Number of active club members

1038

3,675

March 2007 348 (in 35 sports) 727 (comprising 303 level 1,192 level 2, 51 level 3, 19 level 4 coaches) 162 other community awards 720 31* (348 local competitions) 134,988 (comprising 106,910 physical activity and sport, 19,600 outdoor, 8,478 school into community) 4,067 members

Key: *only recording strategic competitions

Disability Sport Wales provides opportunities for people with disabilities to take part in sport and physical activity. Since 2000, the partnership with the Federation of Disability Sport Wales has signiﬁcantly increased the number of opportunities for disabled people to participate in sport and physical activity, as well as providing an expansion in the number of opportunities for individuals to become members of a club. Twenty two ofﬁcers have been employed across Wales, one in each county. Disability Sport Wales is now a model that is followed in the UK and overseas, and during 2006/7 there were 3,825 active club members, 471 active coaches trained and over 130,000 participants involved in the Scheme.

Disability Sport Wales – Breakdown by Local Authority 2006/07 Local Authority Anglesey Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Carmarthen Ceredigion Conwy Denbighshire FDSW Flintshire Gwynedd Merthyr Tydﬁl Monmouthshire Neath Port Talbot Newport Pembrokeshire Powys Rhondda Cynon Taf Swansea Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan Wrexham Total

Awards Paid £16,000 £17,000 £18,000 £15,000 £18,000 £19,000 £20,000 £19,000 £18,000 £51,000 £17,000 £19,000 £14,000 £20,000 £17,000 £13,000 £12,000 £20,000 £13,000 £17,000 £36,000 £13,000 £16,000 £438,000

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01 Capital Monmouth Leisure Centre. 02 Capital Deeside Leisure Centre. 03 04 Workplace Ofﬁce Sport.

01 02 03 Disability Sport Wales Wheelchair Spectacular.

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Monthly visits to www.coachingwales.com

a coaching plan for Wales

12,000 visits to www.coachingwales.com visits to www.hyfforddiantcymru.com 10,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

0 Apr 2006

243

sportscoach UK workshops organised

3,770

candidates attracted to governing body leadership courses

5,229

coach education awards delivered

More Coaches Better Coaches

Other Key Successes Include:

During the year, the Council has been encouraging sports to develop speciﬁc coaching plans in line with its priorities. Currently, 16 sports have draft documents being considered and four have already been published on the Coaching Wales website.

★ 5,229 coach education awards were delivered across all sports

The UK Coaching Certiﬁcate (UKCC) still remains a priority, and sports are actively delivering courses in the new format with 59% of targeted tutors/assessors now retrained.

May

June

Nov

★ 15 ‘Sport Science Coach Education Programmes’ were organised, an area deemed to be of high priority to governing bodies

01 Wales badminton coach. 02 Plas Menai National Watersports Centre. 03 Netball Coaching. 04 Swimming Coaching Wales National Pool, Swansea.

Oct

★ 19 coach scholarships were offered for unsalaried élite coaches

★ Sailing and canoeing projects promoting female coach recruitment, were successfully established

Sep

★ 243 sportscoach UK workshops were organised, against a target of 180

★ Governing body leadership courses attracted 3,770 candidates

For more information on coaching, please visit www.coachingwales.com

Aug

★ A key conference was arranged in October, aimed at promoting continuing professional development for coaches

★ 50% of secondary schools are now running the ‘Sports Leader Award’, with over 3,500 candidates participating

★ 108 community coaches were employed by 12 governing bodies, with the aim of attracting potential new recruits

July

Dec

Jan 2007

Feb

Mar

As part of a commitment to ‘Mainstreaming the Welsh Language’, the Council aims to increase opportunities to deliver coach education through the medium of Welsh. New bilingual materials have been produced, including the translation of a wide range of the UKCC material. The highlight of the year saw the ﬁrst complete Welsh language UKCC course, organised by the Welsh Rugby Union.

Ryder Cup Legacy Fund – Grants Paid by Ryder Cup Wales Ltd.

In 2001, the Ryder Cup Committee made the historic announcement that the 38th Ryder Cup would be held at the Celtic Manor Resort in 2010. For the ﬁrst time, the famous matchplay tournament will be held in Wales, and the event is destined to become one of the most signiﬁcant occasions in the country’s illustrious sporting history.

Club Glyn Abbey Golf Club, Carmarthenshire Pembrey Country Park, Carmarthenshire Parc Coed Helen, Gwynedd

A central component of Wales’ successful bid was to ensure a lasting legacy for future generations. The Ryder Cup Legacy Fund was established by Ryder Cup Wales, to support a series of ‘pay and play’ facilities to promote participation in the game. The Council is managing the application process on behalf of Ryder Cup Wales. This year, 13 projects have received support from the Legacy Fund.

Caerleon Golf Club, Newport Welshpool Golf Club, Powys

Amount £44,469 £17,313 £56,487

£120,000 £13,911

Project Development of a nine hole pay and play course Upgrade of a pitch and putt course Development of golf court and golf facilities at four primary schools Development of a nine hole pay and play course Development of junior practice facilities

Ryder Cup Legacy Fund – Grants Committed by Ryder Cup Wales Ltd. Club Heath Park, Cardiff

Amount £59,172

Carmarthen Golf Club

£59,240

Aberystwyth Golf Club, £118,763 Ceredigion Gnoll Park, £148,470 Neath Port Talbot St Idloes Golf Club, £63,584 Powys Machynlleth Golf Club, Powys Aberdare Park, Rhondda Cynon Taf Ynysangharad Park, Rhondda Cynon Taf

£22,230 £95,727 £14,608

Project Upgrade of a pitch and putt course Development of a practice range and ﬁve hole academy course Development of a ﬁve hole golf course and driving range Upgrade of an existing nine hole course Development of a pitch and putt course, driving range and practice facilities Development of a mini golf course Development of a nine hole course Upgrade of an existing pitch and putt course

active outdoors

Wales’ natural environment provides everyone with ample opportunities to get to know their community, their area and their country. Wales is a nation of stunning natural beauty, and yet a large proportion of the population is unaware of the opportunities on their doorstep, particularly those in disadvantaged communities.

An important ‘Outdoor Activities Review’ was completed early in 2007 which considered the potential for increasing participation using the natural environment. The report examined the structures that currently exist, approaches that might be adopted and the future involvement of the Council. The report also made recommendations on how outdoor activities can be further developed to help meet the targets in ‘Climbing Higher’.

Mentro Allan

Let’s Walk Cymru

Mentro Allan is a national partnership – led by the Sports Council for Wales and funded by the Big Lottery Fund – that targets individuals and groups to increase physical activity in their local, natural environment. Fifteen projects have been supported for a period of four years, and will utilise the nation’s parks, paths, trails, waterways, coasts and countryside as a location for exercise and physical activity.

‘Let’s Walk Cymru’ is a new Waleswide initiative – funded by the Welsh Assembly Government, Countryside Council for Wales and the Council – aimed at increasing the number of people participating in walking as a regular activity. Brisk walking is known to be one of the best forms of activity, and it’s free, accessible and available to all.

01 02 Dragon Sport Golf.

15x4 Fifteen Mentro Allan projects supported for a period of four years

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20 20

Ryder Cup Legacy Fund

01 Active Outdoors Bargoed Country Walkers. 02 Active Outdoors Clwb Beicio Mynydd Duffryn Conwy. 03 Active Outdoors Sports Council for Wales at the Royal Welsh Show.

The focus of the ‘Let’s Walk Cymru’ programme is on targeting the inactive population, by exploring new and innovative ways of promoting walking to improve health and wellbeing. ‘Let’s Walk Cymru’ aims to extend the traditional health walks programmes and provide opportunities from the doorstep to the National Parks.

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supporting commercial development in sport

mainstreaming the Welsh language

£ for £ 22

Sportsmatch Cymru matches private sector investment ‘£ for £’

Through its ‘Mainstreaming’ strategy, the Council is facilitating opportunities to participate and coach sporting activities through the medium of Welsh.

Sportsmatch Cymru

Commercial sponsorship still remains an important part of funding for clubs and governing bodies in Wales. Since 1992, Sportsmatch Cymru has been providing a vital link between the commercial sector and the development of grass roots sport, by encouraging sponsorship from private companies. Sportsmatch Cymru matches ‘£ for £’ private sector investment in projects that aim to increase grassroots sports participation. This year, the application process has been simpliﬁed to ensure that more sports organisations apply for match funding, and use the scheme to encourage greater investment in Welsh sport. ★ During 2006/7, a total of £297,000 was distributed across Wales, matching a similar amount of private sector investment

Sportsmatch Cymru – Breakdown of Spend by Local Authority 2006/07 Local Authority Awards Paid* Anglesey £26,000 Blaenau Gwent – Bridgend £4,000 Caerphilly £5,000 Cardiff £31,000 Ceredigion £2,000 Conwy – Denbighshire £9,000 Flintshire £17,000 Gwynedd £1,000 Merthyr Tydﬁl £7,000 Monmouthshire £3,000 Neath Port Talbot £30,000 Newport £43,000 Pembrokeshire £8,000 Powys £3,000 Rhondda Cynon Taf £17,000 Swansea £55,000 Torfaen – Vale of Glamorgan £22,000 Wrexham £14,000 Total £297,000

In partnership with the Welsh Language Board – with whom a Welsh Language Development Ofﬁcer is jointly funded – the Council aims to integrate the language into participation, coaching, promotional and other development activities.

The Council also continues to enjoy a very productive partnership with the Urdd, supporting its sports strategy implementation. In addition to funding a joint development post, this year the Council once again sponsored the sports pavilion at the Urdd Eisteddfod.

Throughout the year, the Development Ofﬁcer has concentrated on developing action plans with governing bodies, focusing on areas that will have the greatest impact i.e. language awareness training, translating coaching publications, creating databases and identifying staff/ volunteers with linguistic skills.

The Council is fully committed to the development of the Welsh language in the conduct of its own public business in Wales, and has adopted the principle that the Welsh and English languages will be treated on a basis of equality.

Key: *excludes marketing and admin costs 01 Pilates. 02 Wales National Velodrome, Newport. 03 Sports Council for Wales sponsorship of Urdd Eisteddfod.

01 Ballroom Dancing. 02 Junior Tennis. 03 Barry Eastend Boxing Club.

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ethnic minority communities

summary: key performance indicators, targets and outturns for the 2006/07 year Active Young People Performance Indicators

The Council continues to work with a range of diverse groups at a community level, supporting the most hard to reach groups in disadvantaged areas.

No. of eligible schools offering a Dragon Sport scheme (%) No. of schools engaged in ‘5x60’ Secondary School Sport scheme (outturn includes original 8 pilots) PE and School Sport: no. of Development Centres (Cumulative p.a.)

2006/07 Outturn 90 39

2006/07 Target 90 22

2005/06 Outturn 96 8

2006/07 Outturn 112 321 297

2006/07 Target 46 74 405

2005/06 Outturn 63 290 388

2006/07 Outturn 1536 5229 243

2006/07 Target 1400 5000 180

2005/06 Outturn 1081 – 210

2006/07 Outturn 30

2006/07 Target 20

2005/06 Outturn –

–

500

–

Active Communities Projects have been supported to assist local development in communities where barriers are greatest and participation is low. Funding is important to facilitate activity, but equally important is the establishment of partnerships, engaging the community in identifying the best ways to tackle inactivity e.g.

from the Active Lifestyles Fund for VAC to manage a small grants programme

★ Ethnic Minorities Communities First Partnership – the Council has worked with this Partnership to establish a small grants programme in Cardiff targeting the EMC community

Gender, disability and EMC policies are taken into account in all programmes. The Council has recently updated its Race Equality Scheme and action plan, and has taken account of new legislation related to gender and disability responsibilities through revised policies.

★ Voluntary Action Cardiff (VAC) – the Council provided £80,000

★ Mentro Allan – the Council worked with the Minority Ethnic Women’s Network Cymru and other focus groups, to organise a range of outdoor activities in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan

01 EMC Cricket Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.

Performance Indicators (all targets additional per annum) Mass Participation Programme – local physical activity projects Disability Sport – no. of club development programmes To generate Sportsmatch Cymru sponsorship (£000s)

Developing People Performance Indicators No. of Community Chest awards Coach education events through governing bodies (no. of coaches) Coach education events through Sports Council for Wales (no. of courses)

Developing Places Performance Indicators Capital. Fund new projects linked to workplace, voluntary sector and active places (no. of projects) Capital. Support rugby national facilities plan (£000s)

Ethnic Minority Communities Awards made 2006/07 Local Authority Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff Denbighshire Denbighshire Newport Newport Rhondda Cynon Taf Rhondda Cynon Taf Swansea Swansea

Budget Community Chest Community Chest Mass Participation Mass Participation Community Chest Mass Participation Community Chest Community Chest Community Chest Mass Participation Community Chest Community Chest

Organisation Voice of Congo Club Sudanese Community of South Wales Cardiff Communities First Somali Youth Association North Wales Filipino Association North Wales Filipino Association Newport Somali Association Newport Sudanese Community Association Valleys Race Equality Council Believe II Achieve Ltd Holy Cross Parish Church Kurdish Welfare Association

Amount £750 £750 £10,000 £1,646 £750 £4,510 £750 £750 £510 £2,300 £460 £750

01 Developing people. 02 Active Communities Tredegar Netball Club.

To develop performance and excellence, Wales needs successful governing bodies of sport; and these are deﬁned by demonstrating the following key characteristics:

★ Credible governance and sound management ★ Strong domestic structures ★ Respected international competitors

Characteristics of a Successful Governing Body

Strong domestic structures provide opportunities for a wide range of performance standards, and a framework for talented individuals to develop.

Club development is also important in providing a framework for identifying talented individuals and developing them into élite competitors.

The bedrock of the domestic structure is the club, run by volunteers and providing a means to transform physical activity into competitive sport. Success in increasing participation in sport will only be sustainable through vibrant voluntary clubs, which can keep young people engaged in activity into adulthood.

The Council is now providing additional support to clubs for the training and education of volunteers and the development of coaches through its various funding and support structures. Further information on this area of the Council’s work can be found on www.sportsclubswales.org.uk.

Success in élite sport depends on a number of key factors coming together. While this may appear simplistic, the management of its implementation is complex and always very challenging. Identifying talent, ensuring it is developed by gifted coaches, provided with appropriate competition and supported by excellent services, is not easy. The Council is committed to the development of sport at all levels and the diagram below illustrates the pathway to developing success for élite athletes, and the type of support that is required.

27 Governance and Management

A Strong Domestic Structure

National

The Council has long been committed to the principle that governing bodies should demonstrate sound governance and good management in their day-to-day business. Through sound governance, they should be best positioned to deliver the services and structures to provide their competitors with the best possible chance of delivering medals for Wales on a world stage.

Credible governance Sound management

A strong respected international competitor

International Competitors

A strong domestic structure

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performance & excellence

Domestic Structures

Regional

The Council adopts ‘Modern Sport’ principles in its dealings with governing bodies, ensuring they are robust, representative, accountable and inclusive and able to demonstrate leadership and good governance. The Council’s target for delivering ‘Modern Sport’ has been exceeded, with 16 governing bodies going through the process to date.

Local Competition

Administration

Athlete Development

Ofﬁciating

Coaching

Club Development

The Success Formula for Élite Sport

Talented Individual

+ Gifted Coach

+ Appropriate Competition

+ Support Services

Innate ability

Knowledge

Demanding

Facility access

Technique

Communication skills

Regular

Sports science

Skill

Experience

Frequent

Sports medicine

Physiological/

Management skills

Psychological Commitment Determination Focus

= Success

UK High Performance Pathway – Welsh athletes receiving support 2006/07 cont’d

On 1 April 2006, UK Sport became fully responsible for the élite sport performance system for Olympic and Paralympic sports. In practice, this means that UK Sport is responsible for athletes from talent identiﬁcation through to Olympic and Paralympic podiums. The Council retains responsibility for non-Olympic and Paralympic sports.

Sport Disability Powerlifting Disability Rowing

To date, 85 Welsh athletes have been selected onto the new performance pathway with 35 athletes on ‘Podium’ and 50 on ‘Development’ levels.

Disability Sailing Disability Swimming

Equestrian Fencing Gymnastics 03 01 Nicholas Jones Tennis. 02 Nyree Lewis Disability Swimming. 03 Geraint Jones Cycling.

Hockey

UK High Performance Pathway – Welsh athletes receiving support 2006/07 Sport Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Disability Archery Disability Athletics

Disability Cycling Disability Equestrian Disability Judo

Name Tim Benjamin Christian Malcolm Rhys Williams Stephen Davies * David Greene * Amanda Pritchard Stephen Shalders Jimmy Watkins * Mohammed Nasir Fred Evans Andrew Selby Nicole Cooke Geraint Thomas Jessica Allen Katie Curtis * Alex Greenﬁeld Anneliese Heard * Rebecca James Rhys Lloyd Luke Rowe Pippa Britton * Tracey Hinton * Beverley Jones John McFall Nathan Stephens Lloyd Upsdell Claire Williams Darrell Maynard Anthony Wilson Brian Alldis Stephen Herbert Andrew Williams Jody Cundy Ellen Hunter Nicola Tustain Natalie Povey Darren Harris Maxine Ingram

Discipline 400m 200m 400m hurdles 800m/1500m (transferred 12/06) 400m hurdles (transferred 12/06) 800m Triple Jump 800m (transferred 12/06) Light Flyweight 48kg Featherweight 57kg Flyweight 51kg Road/Track/Mountain Scratch/Road Race Junior Women’s Endurance (transferred 1/07) Junior Women’s Women’s (transferred 1/07) Track Sprint Endurance Endurance Compound (transferred 11/06) 400m/800m (transferred 12/06) Shot 100m/200m Throws 100m/200m Discus Guide Runner (Tracey Hinton) Guide Runner (Tracey Hinton) 400m 100m/200m Shot Track Track Sprint Grade II Dressage U66kg U63kg

Funding Level Podium B Podium A Podium C Development Development Development Development Development Podium C Development Development Podium A Podium A Development Development Development Podium C Development Development Development Podium C Podium B Podium A Podium B Podium C Podium Podium C Podium B Podium C Development Development Development Podium Podium A Podium A Development Podium B Development

Judo Rowing

Sailing

Shooting Swimming

Table Tennis Triathlon Weightlifting

Name Emma Brown Andrea Evans James Roberts Stephen Thomas Gareth Duke Rhiannon Henry Liz Johnson Nyree Lewis David Roberts Lee Williams * James Taylor Lizzie Beddoe Olivia Bryl Francesca Jones Lynette Lisle Melanie Roberts Matthew Hennessey Gwillym Hoosen Andy Cornick Sarah Thomas Craig Ewers * Lewis Beech Rob Hollis Tom James Tom Lucy Rebecca Rowe Lucy Horwood Edward Wright Dominic Breen-Turner Sean Evans Dyfrig Mon David Phelps David Davies Georgia Davies * Benjamin Hockin Jemma Lowe Naomi Owen * Adam Robertson * Anneliese Heard * Helen Tucker Michaela Breeze Gareth Evans Natasha Perdue

Discipline 82.5kg Adaptive Adaptive Sonar Freestyle/Breaststroke Backstroke/Butterfly/Freestyle Breaststroke/Butterfly Backstroke/Breaststroke Backstroke/Freestyle Showjumping (transferred 4/07) Epee Artistic Artistic Rhythmic Artistic Artistic Artistic Artistic Men’s Women’s U73kg (transferred 4/07) Quads Quads/Eight Open Pairs Quads Open Sweep Squad Windsurfing Heavyweight Dinghy Laser Laser Laser Prone Rifle Freestyle Backstroke (transferred 12/06) Freestyle Butterfly Singles/Doubles (transferred 10/06) Singles/Doubles (transferred 10/06) Women’s (transferred 12/06) Women’s 69kg 56kg 69kg

Funding Level Podium A Development Development Podium A Podium A Podium B Podium A Podium A Podium A Development Development Development Development Development Development Development Development Development Development Development Development Development Development Development Development Development Podium C Podium A Development Development Development Development Podium A Development Development Development Development Development Podium C Podium C Podium B Development Development

UK High Performance Pathway – Non-Welsh athletes based in Wales receiving support 2006/07 Sport Athletics Disability Swimming Swimming

Triathlon

Name Richard Hill Graham Edmunds Anthony Stevens Matt Clay Matt Bowe Andrew Hodgson Andrea Whitcombe Ritchie Nicholls

Discipline 800m Freestyle Freestyle Backstroke Butterﬂy Backstroke Women’s Men’s

Key: *Athletes transferred from Élite Cymru during the year

Funding Level Development Podium Podium Podium Development Development Podium Development

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UK Athlete Pathway

Élite Cymru – Athletes receiving support 2006/07

Élite Cymru – Athletes receiving support 2006/07 cont’d

Élite Cymru is still an important scheme for the Council’s strategy for performance and excellence. Élite Cymru is responsible for supporting those athletes competing in non-Olympic and Paralympic sports, by providing a network of support systems and facilities that maximises the athlete’s chance of success.

Sport Athletics

Sport Motor Sport

During 2006/7, 102 performers received support from Élite Cymru.

Badminton

Boxing Cycling

Disability Archery Disability Athletics Disability Powerlifting Disability Table Tennis Disability Tennis Equestrian Fencing Golf

Judo Karate

Ofﬁcial Leisurewear Supplier to Élite Cymru

Name Lianne Clark Julie Crane Stephen Davies * Laura Douglas Matthew Elias David Greene * Heather Jones Tracey Morris James Nasrat Anwen Rees Phillapa Roles Non Stanford Bruce Tasker James Thie Hayley Tullet Gareth Warburton Andrew Watkins Jimmy Watkins * Matthew Hughes

Discipline Javelin High Jump 800m Hammer 400m Hurdles 400m Hurdles Hurdles and 200m Marathon 800m 400m Hurdles and 400m Discus 3000m 400m, 200m 1500m 800m/1500m 400m 100m/200m 800m Doubles and Mixed Doubles Martyn Lewis Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles Richard Vaughan Singles Jamie Crees Light Welterweight 64kg Mohammed Nasir Light Flyweight 48kg Katie Curtis * Endurance Stephen Roach Cyclo Cross Matthew Rowe Track and Road Endurance Ross Sander Track and Road Pippa Britton * Compound Tracey Hinton * 400m/800m Julie Salmon Bench Press Claire Robertson Singles/Team Sara Head Singles/Team Matthew Faucher Singles/Doubles Sophie Heaven Showjumping Lee Williams * Showjumping David Mansour Foil Sion Bebb Men’s Rhys Davies Men’s Tara Davies Ladies Tim Dykes Men’s Nigel Edwards Men’s Zacharaiah Gould Men’s Sahra Hassan Ladies Anna Highgate Ladies Breanne Loucks Ladies Stuart Manley Men’s Llewellyn Matthews Men’s Eleanor Pilgrim Ladies Kyron Sullivan Men’s Gareth Wright Men’s Craig Ewers * U73kg David Godfrey Kumite Rhys Jones Wado Ryn Samantha Jones Kumite Robbie Scott Wado Ryn

Sailing

Shooting

Snooker & Billiards

Squash

Swimming

Table Tennis Tennis

Triathlon

Name Ashley Greedy Dylan Jones Edward Jones Mark Jones Robert Jones Luke Breen-Turner David Haydn Evans Chris Grube Thomas Mallindine Hannah Mills Bleddyn Mon Eiﬁon Mon Sarah Williams Malcolm Allen Johane Brekke Jennifer Corish Sian Corish John Croydon Ceri Dallimore Alan Green

Discipline Motocross/Supercross Enduro Enduro MX1 Enduro Laser Standard 49er Helm 470 Crew 470 Helm 470 Helm Topper Topper Laser Radial Helm Olympic Skeet Prone Rifle 3P Air Rifle Air Rifle Smallbore Prone Prone Rifle Centre Fire Pistol, Standard Pistol and Air Pistol Griff Morgan 50m Prone Stephen Pengelly Centre Fire Pistol and Standard Pistol David Phelps Prone Rifle Michael Wixey Olympic Trap Jamie Jones Men’s Andrew Pagett Men’s Daniel Wells Men’s Michael White Men’s Alex Gough Singles Gavin Jones Singles Tegwen Malik Singles Robert Sutherland Singles Jazmin Carlin Freestyle Bethan Coole Freestyle and Backstroke Georgia Davies * Backstroke Thomas Hadfield 400 IM, 200 IM, 200 BK Liam Turner Freestyle Alexandra Warren Breaststroke Naomi Owen * Singles/Doubles Adam Robertson * Singles/Doubles Sian Bayliss Ladies Singles Nicholas Jones Men’s Singles Rebecca Llewellyn Ladies Singles Joshua Milton Men’s Singles Olivia Scarfi Ladies Singles Anneleise Heard Ladies (*transferred to Cycling) Mark Jenkins Men’s

Key: * transferred to UK Performance Pathway during the year

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Élite Cymru

31 02 01 Rhys Davies Golf. 02 Katie Curtis Endurance Cycling.

100% ME Anti Doping

High Performance Coaching

High Performance Coaches Supported 2006/07

An integral part of the Council’s ‘competitor-centred’ approach involves the use of sports science. Staff are involved in providing help and advice to athletes and governing bodies in a number of scientiﬁc disciplines, including performance analysis, nutrition, physiology, psychology and strength and conditioning.

100% ME is a UK Sport programme that aims to increase understanding of drug-free sport amongst the whole sporting community.

The Council is committed to developing high quality coaches to meet the needs of sport at a regional and national level. Support is offered to governing bodies to train and employ coaches to provide high quality coaching for athletes and national squads.

Governing Body British Triathlon

During the year, the target number of coach education workshops in sports science was exceeded, with 17 generic and sports speciﬁc sessions organised.

The 100% ME message is delivered through a network of accredited tutors who have received training through UK Sport. In Wales, there is currently a network of 33 tutors able to spread the message, working with both competitors and individual sports.

32 Football Development The Welsh Assembly Government’s Culture Committee recently reviewed the development of football in Wales. This review document will be an important tool in ensuring improved strategic development of the game at all levels. The Council committed over £770,000 to the Welsh Football Trust (WFT) in 2006/7 to support activities linked to the review.

Progress made by WFT Registered boys Registered girls Disability teams in Wales Active coaches Increase in grant from the Football Association of Wales to support WFT activities Key: * data published in 2006/07

2005/06* 41,072 3,908 18 2,565

2004/05 39,174 2,754 12 2,053

230,000

130,000

Coach World Class Programme Coach (Swansea) Assistant Performance Coach (Wales) Cricket Board of Wales Regional Cricket Coaches Coach Consultant Academy Federation Disability Sport Wales National Performance Coach Swimming Talent ID Ofﬁcer Academy Coaches Snowsport Cymru Wales National Squad Coach Assistant National Squad Coach Squash Wales National Coach Academy Table Tennis Association of Wales National Coach National Assistant Coach Fee Based Coaches Wales Weightlifting Federation National Coach Welsh Amateur Boxing Association National Coach Welsh Amateur Rowing Association National Coach Welsh Amateur National Coach Swimming Association ASFGB Sprint Coach National Coaching Coordinator Welsh Athletics Regional Coaching Programme Welsh Badminton Union National Performance Coach Welsh Canoeing Association National Coach Technical Coach Technical Coach Welsh Cycling Association National Coach Welsh Fencing Coaching Development Ofﬁcer Golf Union of Wales National Coach Welsh Ladies Golf Union National Coach & Junior Coach Welsh Gymnastics Men’s Coaching Women’s Artistic National Coach National Choreographer National Trampolining Coach National Sports Acrobatic Coach Welsh Hockey Union National Performance Coach Regional Coaches National Team Coaches Welsh Judo Association National Coach Performance Support Coaches Welsh Netball Association National Performance Director Academy Coach Welsh Women’s Rugby Union National Squad Head Coach National Squad Assistant Coach Welsh Yachting Association Welsh National Racing Coach

Name Chris Jones Richard Velati Various Tom Cartwright Various Anthony Hughes Billy Pye Various Robin Kellen Deirdre Angella Chris Robertson Various Alan Grifﬁths Li Chao Various Ray Williams Tony Williams Damian Hammond Gary Rosser Bill Pilczuk Martyn Woodroffe Various Zhou Junling Richard Lee Bob Ratcliffe Mick Power Julian Winn Peter Stewart David Llewelyn Christine Langford Various Tracy Skirton Ioanna Popova Donna Grist Toshko Pavlov David Grifﬁths Various Various Neil Adams Various Iain Root Anna Mayes Phillip Coetsee Jason Lewis Tim Hall Total

Number 1 1 45 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 106

01 Sports Science Welsh Institute of Sport. 02 Football development. 03 FAW McDonalds Community Football. 04 Wales badminton coach. 05 Swimming coaching Wales National Pool Swansea.

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the national centres

35 The Welsh Institute of Sport The Welsh Institute of Sport is the premier training and competition venue for many sports in Wales. Supporting a wide range of sports and competitors, the Institute is the permanent base of a number of governing bodies and is ideally located to serve the needs of athletes and administrators alike. ★ The Institute continues to maintain high standards of service and retained the Charter Mark following an assessment in March ★ In March, the Institute successfully retained its Institute of Qualiﬁed Lifesavers Approved Centre status ★ The Institute continues to be a draw for major sporting events and conferences, and this year was no different. Major events such as the Yonex Welsh Badminton Open, Fencing Five Nations Home Internationals & the British U15 Badminton Championships attracted world class competitors to the facility

sports council wales cyngor chwaraeon cymru

Welsh Institute of Sport Athrofa Chwaraeon Cymru

Plas Menai National Watersports Centre ★ The Great Britain Women’s Basketball team used the Institute as a training base in September for three weeks in preparation for their games in the Eurobasket Women’s 2007 Championship. The team beneﬁted from the ‘one stop shop’ service offered, accessing training, accommodation and physiotherapy services ★ In November, the Institute achieved Level Two of the Green Dragon Environmental Standard ★ Registration as ‘highly commended’ by QUEST, the UK quality scheme for sport and leisure, was retained following a maintenance visit in July ★ Feedback from the user survey during the year was very positive with 81% of users rating the overall impression of the facility and services as ‘good’ or ‘very good’ ★ Usage levels remain around 300,000 per year

Plas Menai is one of the largest outdoor centres in Britain and offers a wide range of governing body technical and coach education programmes. The Centre works very closely with the Royal Yachting Association, Welsh Yachting Association (whose headquarters are at Plas Menai) and the Welsh Canoeing Association, particularly on coach education and safety training programmes. ★ 2006 was another busy year for Plas Menai with a wide range of personal proﬁciency and coach education programmes run at the Centre ★ The Centre assisted Welsh Yachting and Welsh Sailing with coach support for national squads. 2006 was an exceptional year for the Welsh squads nationally and internationally, and Plas Menai was pleased to be part of that success

★ The Centre opened its urban mountain bike track which has been very successful and launched Clwb Antur Menai, the voluntary local adventure club which is based at the Centre ★ The Centre was successfully inspected during the year by Royal Yachting Association, British Canoeing Association and the Wales Tourist Board, all commending Plas Menai on its levels of service ★ The Centre achieved the Green Dragon Level Two environmental standard ★ The Centre is currently working towards QUEST accreditation Activity Total student days NGB coaching awards

Target 2006/07 20,500 2,000

Actual 2006/07 19,200 3,120

delivering for stakeholders & customers

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summary: key performance indicators, targets and outturns for the 2006/07 year Performance and Excellence Performance Indicators

Governance % funding for the 20 priority sports Club membership % 7-11 year olds % 11-16 year olds % 16-34 year olds Excellence UK Performance Pathway Welsh members % representation No. of Élite Cymru athletes showing performance improvement (%)

2006/07 Outturn

2006/07 Target

2005/06 Outturn

78 73 17

70 60 20

– – –

85 6.6 92

35 5 75

37 – 70

2006/07 Outturn

2006/07 Target

2005/06 Outturn

National Centres

Welsh Institute of Sport Net cost (£000s) Net capital expenditure (£000s) Plas Menai Net cost (£000s) Net capital expenditure (£000s)

218 819

370 495

315 435

71 175

63 175

90 235

37 Customer Service Standards Freedom of Information

Making the Connections

The Council is committed to the delivery of a high standard of service to its customers and partners. To implement the principles of the Citizen’s Charter and to ensure continuous improvement by the Council and its two national centres, challenging and meaningful benchmark targets are set for customer service. Targets are monitored on a monthly basis and results displayed publicly at both national centres. Over the past year, critical areas have consistently recorded compliance within 5% of targets.

The Sports Council for Wales is fully committed to deliver its target of £600,000 of efﬁciency savings by 2010, in line with the Welsh Assembly Government’s ‘Making the Connections’ strategy.

To comply with the Freedom of Information Act, the Council has published a ‘Code of Practice on Public Information’, detailing how it will commit to make additional classiﬁcations of information available to the general public, through its ‘Publication Scheme’. A copy of the Council’s policy, including its Publication Scheme and any relevant exemptions, can be found on www.sportscouncil-wales.org.uk/libraryservices or can be obtained from the Information Centre by calling 0845 045 0904.

To ensure the Council will deliver the above savings by 2010, it was required to generate savings of £126,000 during the 2006/7 ﬁnancial year. The actual savings produced during the year amounted to £131,721 as shown below. Summary – Efﬁciency Measurement Report 2006/07 Project Title Savings Procurement cards £42,977 Accommodation £39,135 Water/energy consumption £13,427 Procurement £8,039 Recruitment advertising £27,009 Waste management £1,134 Total £131,721

£131,721

efﬁciency savings for 2006/07 – £5,721 above target

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staff recruitment & development

39 The Council believes that staff is its most important resource. The Council has a diverse workforce and is committed to ensuring that a fair and equitable recruitment policy is operated, ensuring access to vacancies irrespective of age, race, gender or disability. In addition, the Council is investing in staff development both in terms of formal training and empowerment with the aim of reducing sickness, absence and staff turnover.

97%

increase in training spend per person in 2007 compared with 2006

Absence & Turnover Staff Turnover Sickness/Absence Representation Gender (Males/Females) Ethnic Minorities Disability Staff Development Training per person

39%

2007 Actual

2007 Target

2006 Actual

9.9% 1.8%

Less than 14.5% Less than 2.75%

15.9% 2.94%

41%/59% 4% 2.93%

45%/55% 5% 1.75%

47%/53% 4.62% 2.1%

£337

£200

£170.91

38%

reduction in staff sickness/ reduction in staff absence in 2007 compared turnover in 2007 with 2006 compared with 2006

The Sports Council for Wales members who served in the year are listed on page 1 of the annual report. A register of members’ interests is available for public inspection. The Sports Council for Wales is the Trustee of the Sports Council for Wales Trust, which is managed by a committee consisting of the full Council.

Auditors

40 Summary Financial Statement This financial statement provides a summary of the consolidated accounts of the Sports Council for Wales and the Sports Council for Wales Trust for the financial year ending 31 March 2007. It does not contain sufficient information to allow for a full understanding of the results and state of affairs of the Sports Council for Wales and the Sports Council for Wales Trust. For further information the full annual accounts and the auditor’s report on those accounts should be consulted. A copy of the audited accounts, which contain the detailed information required by law and under best practice guidelines, can be obtained, free of charge, from the Director of Corporate Services, Sports Council for Wales, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff CF11 9SW.

Statutory Background The Sports Council for Wales was established by Royal Charter dated 4 February 1972, with the objectives of “fostering the knowledge and practice of sport and physical recreation among the public at large in Wales and the provision of facilities thereto”. It is ﬁnanced by annual funding from the Welsh Assembly Government and from income generated from its activities. The Council’s ﬁxed assets are held by the Sports Council for Wales Trust which was constituted on 16 May 1972 and is registered as a charity with the Charity Commissioners (Reg. No. 524477).

Review of the Year and Future Developments The treatment of grant in aid has changed following an update to the Financial Reporting Manual produced by HM Treasury. The accounting policy of the Council has subsequently changed so that grant in aid is no longer shown as income for the year but as funding from the Welsh Assembly Government in a general fund in the balance sheet. The consolidated income and expenditure account has been converted to a consolidated operating cost statement as a result and the comparative figures for the year ended 31 March 2006 have been restated to reflect this change. In addition the Council has fully implemented FRS 17 “Retirement Benefits” following the identification of the Council’s share of the assets and liabilities of the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Pension Fund by the Fund’s actuaries. As a result the financial statements have also been restated to reflect the additional impact of the Council’s pension finance cost of £130,000 (surplus) (2005/06, £140,000, cost) and net pension liability of £7,450,000 (2005/06, £4,320,000). The comparative figures for the year ended 31 March 2006 have also been restated to reflect the implementation of FRS 17. The accounts record an operating cost for the year ending 31 March 2007 of £24,196,000 (2005/06 net operating cost £13,417,000). An additional capital element of funding amounting to £265,000 was transferred to the government grant reserve (2005/06 £779,000). The Council’s net movement on the general fund for the year, after the funding received from the Welsh Assembly Government, was an overspend of £16,000 (2005/06 underspend £218,000).

The report by the Auditor General for Wales on the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2007 was unqualified. However, in his report the Auditor General drew attention to the existence of a fundamental uncertainty in respect of the legal ownership of fixed assets with a net book value of £17,118,000 held by the Trust. As explained in the full accounts discussions continue between the Council, the Trust and the Charity Commission. However, irrespective of the outcome of these discussions there is no impact on the consolidated balance sheet of the Sports Council for Wales at 31 March 2007. Further information on this matter is set out in the 2006/7 accounts of both the Council and the Trust.

The Statement of the Auditor General for Wales to the Sports Council for Wales I have examined the summary financial statement on pages 42 to 43, which have been prepared in the form, and on the basis set out in note 1 on page 43. Respective responsibilities of the Council, the Chief Executive and Auditor The summary financial statement is the responsibility of the Council and the Chief Executive. My responsibility is to report to you my opinion on its preparation and consistency with the full financial statements and annual report. I also read the other information in the Annual Report and consider the implications for my report if I become aware of any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the summary financial statements. Basis of Opinion I have conducted my work in accordance with Bulletin 1999/6 – ‘The auditors’ statement on the summary financial statement’ issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom. My report on the Council’s consolidated financial statement included an explanatory paragraph concerning a fundamental uncertainty in respect of the legal ownership of fixed assets held by the Sports Council for Wales Trust. Details of the circumstances relating to this fundamental uncertainty are described above. My opinion on the full consolidated financial statements is not qualified in this respect. Opinion In my opinion the summary financial statement is consistent with the full financial statements and annual report of the Sports Council for Wales and the Sports Council for Wales Trust for the year ended 31 March 2007 and has been properly prepared on the basis set out in note 1 to the summary financial statement. Jeremy Colman Auditor General for Wales Wales Audit Office 2-4 Park Grove Cardiff CF10 3PA Date: 5 July 2007

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The Sports Council for Wales and The Sports Council for Wales Trust

Council and Trust Members

2006/07

EXPENDITURE Sports Development PE and School Sport Sportsmatch Cymru National Sports Centres Other Expenditure

INCOME National Sports Centres Other Operating Income

Net Operating Cost

£000

2005/06 Restated £000

16,767 1,900 343 4,304 4,651 27,965

6,170 1,800 421 4,035 4,385 16,811

3,312 283 3,595

3,125 382 3,507

(24,370)

(13,304)

130 15 36 181

(140) 10 21 (109)

(24,189)

(13,413)

(7)

(4)

(24,196)

(13,417)

246

297

Summary Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2007

FIXED ASSETS

2007 £000 17,259

2006 £000 16,967

CURRENT ASSETS CREDITORS (amounts falling due within one year) NET CURRENT ASSETS

1,950 (1,689) 261

1,741 (1,464) 277

Deﬁned Beneﬁt Pension Liability

(7,450)

(4,320)

TOTAL ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES

10,070

12,924

10,070 10,070

12,924 12,924

FINANCED BY Capital and Reserves

Summary Consolidated Cashﬂow Statement for the year ended 31 March 2007 Pension Finance Cost Surplus on Disposal of Tangible Fixed Assets Interest Receivable

Net Operating Cost before Taxation Taxation Net Operating Cost for the Financial Year APPROPRIATIONS Chair’s remuneration: Mr Philip Carling Chief Executive’s remuneration: Dr Huw Jones Remuneration of other senior staff

The salary of the chair comprised a gross salary of £49,488 (2005/06 £43,680). The salary earnings of the Chief Executive comprised a gross salary of £65,868 (2005/06 £64,256) and a non-consolidated bonus of £4,634 (2005/06 £4,822), with no taxable benefits accruing in this financial year. He has Accounting Officer responsibility for lottery matters and 25% (2005/06 23%) of his remuneration was recharged to the lottery distribution account. Other senior staff receive a gross salary only.

Net Cash (Outﬂow) from Operating Activities Returns on Investment and Servicing of Finance Corporation Tax Paid Capital Expenditure and Financial Investment Net Cash Outﬂow before Financing Financing Increase/(decrease) in Cash

2006/07 £000 (23,333) 36 (7) (236) (23,540) 23,758 218

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Summary Consolidated Operating Cost Statement for the year ended 31 March 2007

43 2005/06 £000 (12,515) 21 (3) (766) (13,263) 13,258 (5)

Accounting Officer: Dr HG Jones 27 June 2007 NOTE 1. This summary financial statement has been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 1985, having regard to the Companies (Summary Financial Statement) Regulations 1995 (SI 1995 / 2092) as far as is relevant. NOTE 2. Full declaration of Related Party Transactions has been made in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 8, and is detailed in the full financial statements which are available on request.

1) the desirability of developing talents and skills, particularly of young people 2) funding major international sporting events. Revenue grants payments during the ﬁnancial year totalled £4,178,000 (2005/06 £4,610,000). This amount comprised of expenditure on the following schemes:

Programme Élite Cymru Coach Cymru Dragon Sport Disability Sport Community Chest Women and Girls

44 Summary Financial Statement This Financial Statement provides a summary of the accounts prepared for the ﬁnancial year ending 31 March 2007 in accordance with s35(5) of the National Lottery etc Act 1993 (as amended). The Act nominated the Sports Council for Wales as the body responsible for distributing funds generated by the Lottery to sport in Wales.

Review of the Year and Future Developments Financial Results The increase in funds, after taking account of costs incurred, amounted to £2,659,000 (2005/06 increase £467,000). This amount was transferred to reserves. An additional capital element of funding amounting to £24,000 was transferred to the deferred grant reserve.

2006/07 £000 624 970 965 438 1,033 148 4,178

2005/06 £000 842 1,095 994 496 845 338 4,610

Community Chest includes an amount of £58,000 (2005/06 £58,000) paid in respect of administration costs of local authorities who administer the grant scheme at local level.

Members of the Lottery Panels This summary ﬁnancial statement does not contain sufﬁcient information to allow for a full understanding of the results and state of affairs of the Lottery fund for sport in Wales. For further information the full annual accounts and the auditor’s report on those accounts should be consulted. A copy of the audited accounts, which have been laid before Parliament and which contain the detailed information required by law and under best practice guidelines, can be obtained, free of charge, from the Director of Corporate Services, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, CF11 9SW.

Capital Grants The fund’s principal activities are aimed at increasing participation and improving performance in sport and physical recreation. The Sports Council for Wales introduced its plans for the distribution of lottery funds to capital projects in September 1996. A two stage process is used for all capital applications. The ﬁrst stage of the application enables the initial focus to be more on the added beneﬁts to sport and the aims, objectives and proposed management of the project. Applicants seek provisional approval of a scheme prior to undertaking the investment necessary to present the full application. Capital grant payments totalling £3,614,000 (2005/06 £6,943,000) were made during the year. The amount provided in the accounts for hard commitments (signed contracts) relating to capital grants rose by £435,000 in 2006/07 compared to a fall in 2005/06 of £3.8 million.

The Council’s Royal Charter allows it to appoint committees or panels to exercise any of its functions. For the purposes of Lottery administration, the Sports Council for Wales has appointed six panels, which are each chaired by members of the Council. The National Panel considers all applications for capital projects costing above £250,000 as well as projects of national signiﬁcance. The regional panels consider applications for all other capital projects. The National Excellence Panel considers applications from individuals and governing bodies of sport for revenue funding.

National Excellence *Miss Anne Ellis OBE – Chair Mr Dave Haller Mr Tudor Williams Mr Jim Munkley Mrs Kelly Morgan MBE Mr Steve James Mr Berwyn Price *Mr Robert Turner Mr Ron Jones Mr John Hinchclife South West *Mr Huw Thomas – Chair *Miss Anne Ellis OBE – Vice-Chair Ms Wendy Walters Ms Shana Thomas Mr Andrew Thomas Cllr Robert Lewis Mr Berwyn Price Miss Lucy Hancock Mrs Gaynor Richards Mrs Jayne Cornelius Cllr Robert Harris North *Mr Bob Lowe – Chair (retired 31.03.07) *Miss Anne Ellis OBE – Vice-Chair (retired 31.03.07) Mr Mel Higham Ms Anna Marie Brown Ms Marianne Jackson Mr David Lloyd Ms Victoria Burrows Ms Denise Hampson Mr Paul Airey Dr Wyn Morgan Mr Bruce Learner Mr John HarveyRobertson Mr Mike Hornby Mr David James Ms Sally Lloyd-Davies *Mr Hywel Meredydd

The panel members are listed opposite: South East *Dr Nicola Bolton – Chair (retired 31.03.07)

*Mr Clive Thomas – Vice Chair Ms Gillian Dale Mr Mark Shephard Mr John Pearse Mr Dave Phenis Mr Lynn Phillips Dr Olinga Taeed Mr Andrew Schoﬁeld Mr Rod Morris Ms Kerry Morgan Ms Sandra Davies Mr Malcolm Stammers Mr David Phillips Ms Helen Phillips Mr Huw Rees Mrs Adele Baumgardt Active Young People *Mr Hywell Meredydd – Chair Mr Karl Napierella Mr Allan Caughter Mr Peter Gomer Ms Nalda Wainwright Ms Enid Christie Ms Efa Grufudd Jones Mr Gwilym Williams Ms Sian Sanders Mr Owen Hayward Ms Lynette Harries Mr Steve Williams Mr Tony Peters Ms Angela Powell Community Investment *Mrs Christine Gittoes – Chair *Dr Nicola Bolton – Vice Chair (retired 31.03.07) Ms Lois Hilling Ms Heidi Bennett Mr Paul Gardner Mr Paul Hinder Mr Haydn Ames Mr Aled Roberts Ms Sarah Powell Mr Will Beer Cllr Hag Harris *Member of The Sports Council for Wales

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Sports Council for Wales – Lottery Distribution Account

Revenue Grants In April 1996 the National Lottery directions were amended to allow revenue funding. The revised directions speciﬁcally required the Sports Council for Wales to take account of:

The report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on the annual ﬁnancial statements for the year ended 31 March 2007 was unqualiﬁed.

The Statement of the Auditor General for Wales to the Sports Council for Wales I have examined the summary financial statement on pages 47 to 48 which has been prepared in the form and on the basis set out in note 1 on page 48. Respective responsibilities of the Council, the Chief Executive and Auditor The summary financial statement is the responsibility of the Council and the Chief Executive. My responsibility is to report to you my opinion on its preparation and consistency with the full financial statements and annual report. I also read the other information in the Annual Report and consider the implications for my report if I become aware of any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the summary financial statements. Basis of Opinion I have conducted my work in accordance with Bulletin 1999/6 – ‘The auditors’ statement on the summary financial statement’ issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom. My report on the full annual financial statements describes the basis of my audit opinion on those financial statements and the Remuneration Report. Opinion In my opinion, the summary financial statement is consistent with the full financial statements and annual report of the Lottery Distribution Account for the year ended 31 March 2007 and has been prepared on the basis set out in note 1 to the summary financial statement.

Summary Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 March 2007

INCOME Proceeds from Lottery Interest Receivable Other Income EXPENDITURE Capital grants paid in the year Revenue grants paid in the year Change in provision for Hard Grant Commitments Staff Costs Other Operating Costs

Increase/(Decrease) in funds before taxation Taxation Payable Increase/(Decrease) in funds after taxation Increase/(Decrease) in funds for the year Balance at 1 April Balance at 31 March Chair’s remuneration: Mr Philip Carling Chief Executive’s remuneration: Dr Huw Jones Remuneration of other senior staff

2006/07 £000

2005/06 £000

9,502 42 334 9,878

10,996 35 23 11,054

3,614 4,178 (2,692) 1,581 530 7,211

6,943 4,610 (2,938) 1,395 570 10,580

2,667 (8) 2,659

474 (7) 467

2,659 (2,448) 211

467 (2,915) (2,448)

246

297

John Bourn Comptroller and Auditor General 9 July 2007

The salary of the Chair comprised of a gross salary of £49,488 (2005/06 £43,680), with no taxable benefits paid in the year. The salary earnings of the Chief Executive comprised a gross salary of £65,868 (2005/06 £64,256) and a non-consolidated bonus for the year of £4,634 (2005/06 £4,882), with no taxable benefits accruing in this financial year. He has Accounting Officer responsibility for lottery matters and 25% (2005/06 23%) of his remuneration was recharged to the lottery distribution account. Other senior staff receive a gross salary only.

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The Chairman is contracted to work three days per week and has a three year contract. The other members of the Council receive a ﬂat fee of £264 per month except for the Vice Chair who is remunerated at a daily rate of £290 and works one day per week.

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Auditors

Fixed Assets Current Assets Debtors Investments – balance held in National Lottery Distribution Fund Cash at bank and in hand Creditors:amounts falling due within one year Provision for Hard Grant Commitments Other Creditors

Net Current Assets Creditors:amounts falling due after more than one year Provision for Hard Grant Commitments

Total Assets Less Liabilities FINANCED BY: Income and Expenditure Account Deferred Grant Reserve

2006/07 £000 23

2005/06 £000 –

337 10,562 762 11,661

7 11,750 34 11,791

(7,486) (276) (7,762)

(7,763) (371) (8,134)

3,899

3,657

(3,688)

(6,105)

234

(2,448)

211 23 234

(2,448) – (2,448)

Summary Cashﬂow Statement for the year ended 31 March 2007

Net cash inﬂow/(outﬂow) for the year Increase in cash

2006/07 £000 728 728

2005/06 £000 (322) (322)

Accounting Officer: Dr H G Jones 27 June 2007 Notes 1. This summary financial statement has been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 1985, having regard to the Companies (Summary Financial Statement) Regulations 1995 (SI 1995 / 2092) as far as is relevant. 2. Panel members and staff are required to declare all potential conflicts of interest. Details of all related party transactions are contained in the full annual accounts, copies of which are available on request. 3. The balance held at 31 March 2007 at the National Lottery Distribution Fund is un-audited, as the audit of the Fund is incomplete. Any adjustment arising from that audit will be reflected in the 2007/2008 accounts and is not expected to be material. The balance is based on the distribution of National Lottery funds set out in the National Lottery etc Act 1993 (as amended).

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Summary Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2007

appendices

49 Appendix 1 – Financial Directions

Appendix 2 – Policy Directions

Issued under section 26(3) of the National Lottery Act 1998

Issued to the Sports Council for Wales under Section 26(1) of the National Lottery Act 1998

1. The Council shall comply with the requirements contained within the Statement of Financial Requirements as an Annex to the Directions when carrying out its function under Section 26 of the National Lottery Act 1998. Wherever speciﬁed in that document, the Council must obtain the consent of the First Minister before carrying out certain activities.

The First Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 26(1) of the National Lottery Etc Act 1998, hereby gives the following directions to the Sport Council for Wales:

2. The Sports Council for Wales shall devise and abide by a procedure for handling potential conflicts of interest which may arise in the evaluation of applications by the body or individual members of that body. A copy of the procedure should be provided to the First Minister. At the beginning of each financial year, the Sports Council shall provide the First Minister with a statement confirming that the procedure has been applied in the immediately preceding financial year. 3. These directions shall take effect on 28 February 1997. The directions issued to the Council on 6 February 1995 under Section 26(3) of the 1993 Act are revoked with effect from 28 February 1997, but shall continue to apply for grants in respect of which awards have been made prior to 28 February 1997.

1. In these directions, any reference to a section is a reference to a section of the National Lottery Act 1993 as amended by the National Lottery Act 1998. 2. The Council shall take into account the following matters in determining the persons to whom the purposes for which and the conditions subject to which it distributes money under Section 26(1): A the need to ensure that money is distributed under Section 26(1) for projects which promote the public good or charitable purposes and which are not intended primarily for public gain B the need to ensure that it considers applications which relate to the complete range of activities falling within Section 22(3)(b) and in respect of which it has the power to distribute money into account: i. its assessment of the needs of sport and its priorities for the time being for addressing them ii. the need to ensure that all regions of Wales have access to funding iii. the scope for reducing economic and social deprivation at the same time as creating beneﬁts for sport C the need to promote access to sport for people from all sections of society

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D the need to promote knowledge of, and interest in, sport by children and young people E the need to further the objectives of sustainable development F the need for money distributed under Section 26(1) to be distributed only to projects where they are for a speciﬁc, time-limited purpose G the need: i. in all cases, for applicants to demonstrate the ﬁnancial viability of the project for the period of the grant ii. where capital funding or setting-up costs are sought, for a clear business plan beyond the period of the grant, incorporating provision for associated running and maintenance costs iii. in other cases, for consideration to be given to likely availability of other funding to meet any continued costs for a reasonable period after completion of the period of the Lottery award, taking into account the size and nature of the project, and for Lottery funding to be used to assist progress towards viability beyond the period of the grant wherever possible H the need to require an element of partnership funding and/or contributions in kind, from other sources, commensurate with the reasonable ability of different kinds of applications, or applicants in particular areas to obtain such support I the desirability with other organisations, including other distributors, where this is an effective means of delivering elements of its strategy J the need to ensure that it does not solicit particular applications K such information as it considers necessary to make decisions on each application, including independent advice when required Note on Policy Directions Policy Directions A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; K are all addressed and integral in the application guidelines, application forms and assessment process. In particular, D is a fundamental priority running throughout all Lottery-funded programmes. 3. joint work with other distributing bodies – has continued throughout the year through regular meetings with the Welsh distributing bodies, other Sports Councils and various partners.

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4. has not solicited applications and has many breaks in the decision-making process that prevent the possibility of a favoured application form being progressed. It has, however, developed its strategy in order to identify priorities for Lottery investment so as to make the most difference to sport with Lottery money.

Appendix 3 – Compliance The action taken by the Council to ensure compliance with the directions outlined in Appendices 1 and 2 includes: – publishing an annual report and accounts which clearly show the administrative costs incurred by the Council in distributing Lottery money – producing regularly updated guidance for potential applicants – distributing a broad range of literature to those interested in applying for grants, including guidance notes, technical briefing booklets and application forms – producing general information about the distribution of Lottery funds through press releases and regular meetings with partners in sports development in Wales, including local authorities – recording information on every application received – training and briefing staff to ensure an effective, fair and consistent approach – developing clear policies and procedures for appraising applications, including the assessment of risk – imposing appropriate terms and conditions on grants offered – consulting widely with local authorities, governing bodies and local sports councils – implementing policies and systems for effective monitoring and evaluation of projects/individuals/ events supported – implementing an appeals procedure for dissatisfied unsuccessful applicants – arranging internal and external audits of systems

Appendix 4 – Appeals If applicants for capital or revenue grants are dissatisﬁed with the way in which their application has been considered, they can lodge a formal appeal with the Chief Executive of the Sports Council for Wales within three months of the date of the original letter of rejection. There were no appeals submitted in 2006/7.

Appendix 5 – Lottery Distribution – Additionality The Sports Council for Wales is committed to the principle of additionality as deﬁned in the National Lottery Act 1993. In the course of its business as a lottery distributor, it will demonstrate the independence of funding decisions and maintain the distinction between core Government expenditure and lottery funding.