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GOGLEDD CYMRU “ 2010 - 2011……playing in the Premiership. This is a realistic goal and work towards setting up the organisation, administration, coaches, finances and facilities should start in 2006/2007. ” WRU STRATEGIC PLAN 2006 GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Criteria for Entry to the WRU Premiership • • • Finance and administration Regulatory compliance Player Development Programme Minimum ground facilities Sept. in year prior to entry GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Finance and administration Successful business = Unsuccessful business = GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Models for success • Benefactor • Incorporated organisation GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Benefactor GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Ospreys geraint mike Mr. Hawkes …. . legal proceedings…. to remove Mr. Cuddy as Ospreys joint director and force him to sell his 50 percent share in Neath Rugby Club. Neath GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Orrell Rugby Club Dave Whelan • 2005 bought Edge Hall Road, Orrell’s ground • Sold training pitches to developers • Rented clubhouse to Wigan Warriors - training complex • Clubhouse burnt down - mysterious circumstances • Sold the club • no clubhouse • no training pitches • unable to afford the rent on their own ground. • play at John Rigby College as amateurs, • searching for land in the Orrell area to lease or buy. GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Incorporated organisation GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

1878 Newton Heath L&YR F. C. 1890 private company 1902 Manchester United 1991 floated stock exchange £ 47 M World's richest club, £ 170 M/year 2005 £ 800 million FC United of Manchester GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream 2006 private again

1899 Foot-Ball Club Barcelona Owned by members Més que un club (More than a club) 2006 - 4 rd richest club in world 160, 000 socios/members GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Incorporated organisation • • Legal entity in its own right. Employ, own, grants and borrow. Sign and deliver contracts. Independently of members’ personal responsibility. GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Incorporated organisation • Limited Company • Industrial and Provident Society GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Limited Company • Limited – By shares – By guarantee – CIC (Community Interest Company) GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Company Limited by Shares • Appropriate – profit distributing company – provide a service – make product at a maximum profit – return to shareholders in the business. • Strict controls on its ability to raise money from the public GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Company Limited by Guarantee • No shares • Appropriate – – – non-profit distributing company for benefit of a defined community. often social focus rather than purely financial. aim to, at worst, break even. rules setting out how any surplus should be used. • Benefits from access to grants not always available to other company structures GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Community Interest Company • New - 2005 • Social enterprises – profits and assets for the public good – CICs are easy to set up, – All the flexibility and certainty of the company form, • Report to an independent regulator – – how they are delivering for the community how they are involving their stakeholders in their activities. Community interest test. Annual community interest reports. • Assets protected for perpetuity GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Industrial and Provident Society • Bona Fide Co-operative Society • Society for the Benefit of the Community. • Register - Financial Services Authority (FSA) • Industrial and Provident Societies Acts. GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Bona Fide Co-operative Society • Democratic profit distributing organisation – provide a service – product at a profit – returning it to the members of the co-operative. • Advantage over limited company – No strict controls over its ability to raise money – Its members should be paid a limited return on capital. GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Society for the Benefit of the Community • Can issue shares to its members • Demonstrate why not formed as a company • Advantage over a company limited by guarantee – – Recognised as a not-for-profit organisation Can receive grants Social rather than a financial focus Shares GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

The options • Company Limited by Guarantee • Community Interest Company • Society for the benefit of the community GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Cohesion (score is out of 9) ATG-S ATG-T GI-S GI-T 4. 12 2. 57 5. 12 3. 80 ATG-T (Individual Attractions to the Group Task) Refers to members feelings about their personal involvement with the group’s task, productivity, goals and objectives GI-S (Group Integration Social) Refers to member’s feelings about the similarity and unification of the group as a social unit. GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Involvement • Is this a fundamental problem with rugby? • How can we make sure the players are involved? • How can we make sure the members are involved? • COOPERATIVE GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

The options • Cooperative Limited by Guarantee • Community Interest Cooperative Company GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Recommendation • Cooperative Community Interest Company • ASSETS PROTECTED FOR PERPETUITY GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream

Thank you Dyfal donc a dyr y garreg. " GOGLEDD CYMRU -Live the dream