New Malden Sports Club
Somerset Close • New Malden • KT3 5RG
Tel: 020 8942 0539
New Malden Tennis Squash & Badminton Club
Minutes for Management Meeting: 20th May 26
Present: Brian Croad, Nick Martin,, Scott Scarrow,, Mohmud Mohamed, Ash Khan
In Attendance: Stefan Clarke
Apologies for Absence : Toni Horidyski, Andy Rickman, Paul Impey
1 Minutes of Previous Meeting: April 2026 were approved.
2 Membership: membership figures as of 20th May 26
| Category | Current Total | Change From Last Month |
| Total members | 1044 | +20 |
| Paying members | 996 | +20 |
| Badminton | 49 | 0 |
| Combined rackets | 8 | 0 |
| Family | 94 | +8 |
| 16-25 full membership | 13 | +1 |
| Full membership | 15 | -1 |
| Senior full membership | 39 | 0 |
| Gym | 211 | +3 |
| Gym Founders | 19 | 0 |
| Juniors | 121 | -1 |
| Pickleball | 71 | +2 |
| Social | 93 | +2 |
| Squash | 127 | -1 |
| Tennis | 122 | +6 |
| Members Not Included above | 62 | +1 |
3. Matters Arising from previous meeting
Squash coaching – SS has emailed a copy of the proposed contract to the squash coaches Claire and Martin, copying in the squash chair with a deadline for response of the 22nd May. Any response received will be reviewed by the committee.
Tennis contract with Paul Ryan – No further progress, waiting on progress with squash coaching.
Mobile Phone mast update SS has contacted legal firm who have said that we will be unlikely to receive an offer noticeably better than the one already presented by the present leaseholder. Since the leaseholder is required to pay any legal fees we incur, it was agreed to ask the legal firm to provide an offer to negotiate with the leaseholder.
4 Finance: MM reported that the club had £67k in the club account, and £1.665M in interest-bearing accounts. There is no longer an outstanding loan.
MM reported that the accounts for 24-25 had been finalised and ready to sign. Action – NM to sign.
5. Management & Club Matters:
Land sale – BC to ask the club’s lawyers to provide a completion statement for the land sale records and to ask for receipt of the interest earned whilst the deposit was in the lawyers’ hands.. Action – BC to instruct lawyers.
Fire Risk Assessment – NM reported that carrying out the required actions was in progress. Ray Harper is providing support.
Open Day - BC reported that an open day was being arranged, with Laura, Sam and Nancy leading on this.
AGM – BC proposed a date for the AGM on the 24th June. All agreed. Action - BC to prepare the Notice to co out to all members.
6 Tennis NM reported that all the faulty lamps had been replaced on the courts, but the control gear on three needed replacing.
7. Squash: Nothing to report
8. Badminton: AK reported that the annual tournament had finished, and there were approx 30 contestants. The men’s singles champion was the youngest ever – Samuel Christopher, age 13 years.
9. Gym Section . All agreed to give authority for the finance committee to seek quotes for replacement of one or two treadmills and accept the most effective quote asap. Action – Finance committee.
10 Piickleball. MM reported that the first DUPR session had been held, and was a success.
11. Business Plan.
SS reported that the survey (questionnaire) had been compiled in MS Forms. A copy of the proposed questions was presented to the committee, and accepted by all. These questions were compiled by SS and Phil Twine. The survey will be sent out at the start of next week as a link in an email through myCourts, with a deadline 2 weeks later.
DONM : Next meeting to be a pre-meeting for the AGM - 17/6/26.
Brian Croad
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