Shareholder`s Meeting Agenda
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WATTSTOR Limited
Inaugural Shareholders Meeting
Friday 10th October 2014
Agenda
1.
Introductions and apologies for absence
2.
Annual accounts for the first year ending 30th June 2014
3.
Director’s remuneration
4.
Director’s report.
Peter Cunningham – Overview
Mark Smith – Operations, installations & ZLC interface
Rob Such – Product development
5.
Office Administration, Sales & Marketing - Michael Danes
6.
Funding - Peter Cunningham
7.
Public Relations - Richard Best
8.
Any Other Business
Introductions and Apologies for absence
Annual accounts for the first year ending 30th June 2014
Director’s remuneration
Director’s Report
Peter Cunningham – Overview
Overview
and the Wattstory so far
Trademark
update
Director’s Report
Mark Smith – Operations
CHAIRMAN
Peter
Cunningham
MANAGING
DIRECTOR
Mark Smith
CHIEF TECHNICAL
OFFICER
Rob Such
OPERATIONS
MANAGER
Michael Danes
P/T ADMINISTRATOR
TBC
DESIGN ENGINEER
Tim Bunhill
Director’s Report
Mark Smith – Operations
Office – set up at TIC
Recruitment
Installation
Branded batteries procured & in stock from
China
Michael, Operations Manager
Tim, Design Engineer
2 Wattstors installed so far this month, 3 by
end of month
Web copywriter contracted
Cost of sale to date
Next team member, Administrator
Sales & Marketing Activity launched
now team resourced
Next quarter focus – Sales
Battery cost reduced
Current pricing validated
Base cost improved through better
procurement
Future Cost of sale
Detailed evaluation of next 10-20 installs
prior to pricing review
Director’s Report
Rob Such– Product Development
Wattstor Imp V2
Wattstor Inverter/Charger
Expect initial prototypes mid
November
Likely to cost £100,000
BIF application stalled
Considering partnership with
existing manufacturers
Final prototypes ready for CE
marking by end of year
Batch of 10 prototypes for field
trials early next year
Patent
Wide scope takes 2-3 years
Narrow scope within a year
Can get Patent Box tax relief
Protect our core intellectual property
Cost approx. £3,000 for UK patent
Additional countries are similar cost each
Administration, Sales & Marketing–
Michael Danes
ADMINISTRATION
SALES & MARKETING
Office established & furnished
New website under construction
Equipped with IT, telecoms
New sales brochure being designed
All back-office systems and processes
are in place
Monthly newsletter ready for
introduction
All business processes and procedures
in place (sales, customer services,
technical)
Currently identifying trade shows and
events to attend
Actively raising the profile of
WATTSTOR through local business
networks
Customer database has been updated
to improve and speed up the delivery
of sales
Accountancy software installed and
day to day bookkeeping processes
are in place
Management accounts currently
being introduced
Administration, Sales & Marketing–
Michael Danes
CUSTOMER DATABASE
SALES/ & MARKETING PLAN
220 total subscribers to the website
14% increase (30) new subscribers
since recent media articles have
appeared in last two weeks
All subscribers to the website will
have been contacted by 17th October
either by phone or email
140 (64%) have opened their reply
email
2 WATTSTORS installed since the
beginning of September
3 surveys completed in the last 2
weeks. 2 additional surveys booked
in. Targeting 10 per week by the end
of November
Targeting a conversion rate of 20%
from survey to install
Sales activity to be reinforced by
arrival of the new website and
improved sales literature
Marketing events planned
30% then go on to revisit and
investigate the site further
Call cycles will be in place and all
people on the database will have up
to date records enabling regular
follow-ups
Funding - Peter Cunningham
First round funding update
SEIS scheme – forms completed & returned to HMRC
All shareholder updates submitted to Companies House
Share certificates
Shareholder agreements
Proposal for second round funding
PR Achievements
– Richard Best
News Press
News Press
Digital news media
Magazine feature
PR – Richard Best
•
Award entries
•
Radio/BBC aware
•
News – as it happens
•
Could YOU be the next case
study?
Any Other Business
Agreement of a Shareholder Representative
Dates of meetings for next year