Basingstoke Golf Club, in 2021, started a relocation project following the sale of its former golf course and the purchase of an existing course approximately 1 mile from its former home. The project was significant in terms of size with a total budget of £20m to develop the golf course, build a new club house, green keepers’ compound and state-of-the-art practice facilities. With the relocation and build, came another key requirement which was to look at the governance and articles of association of the golf club. The club employed the services of Jerry Kilby and Kanda Golf to support and advise on the necessary changes it needed to undertake when transitioning from its original operating company to a new operating company, once the project was complete. It was a good decision, and through his calm and knowledgeable advice of modern golf club governance, Basingstoke Golf Club was able to move forward with new articles, which were approved and accepted by the members, and a new governance model. The project and the transition from the old company to the new company has been a huge success and the support and advice from Jerry Kilby was invaluable and helped us achieve our goals of remaining an established members club of over 100 years but operating under a modern structure in the modern golf world.

Sudbury Golf Club invited Jerry Kilby of Kanda Golf to advise the Club and participate and assist the Club’s Governance Working Group that had been set up. His governance advice and guidance was just what the Club needed and this was invaluable. He also helped and advised the club through the communications of the proposed changes to our membership. The result was an overwhelming vote in favour of the changes at a Club General Meeting, and the newly-elected Board had a firm governance foundation on which the Club can grow. Alongside this advice, Jerry acted as a mentor to our new General Manager and with Jerry’s support, he has grown in confidence and ability, and is now settled well into the role and well-liked among the membership. Our General Manager has, with the Board’s support, implemented a number of changes to the way the Club had been run and the results are very positive. We have no hesitation is recommending Jerry Kilby and Kanda Golf to any golf club that is looking for some help

I have been a member of Felixstowe Ferry GC for 25 years and the General Manager for the past 3 years. I was fortunate that the new Board of Directors were open to changing the mould and finding a better / long term solution. I had worked with strategic plans in my previous career but how to make this work within a Private Golf Club again presented a new challenge. So, I made contact with Jerry and he kindly agreed to help both myself and the Board through this process both in terms of the Governance of the Club and also in the preparation of a Strategic Plan.    That was back in 2017. Three years later and we now have a well-functioning Board of Directors, a vastly increased and dare I say it happy membership and are just in the final stages of gaining Planning Permission for a brand new Clubhouse which will not only provide Members with the facilities that they crave but also forge much closer links with the local community via a Café, Function room, Putting Green and Viewing Platform. These latter facilities are also providing much needed additional income streams to safeguard the future of the Club into the 21st Century. Roll forward to 2024 and work has now begun on the building of our new clubhouse. This turnaround was guided by the Strategic Plan and provided the opportunity for the Board to look much further forward than their immediate term of Office and into the future. Without the help and guidance from the GCMA and most importantly Jerry, this would not have been possible.

I first met Jerry Kilby when he was Marketing Manager of the British PGA, and part of the backroom team that was working on the 1989 Ryder Cup matches at The Belfry. Since then, we have met on a number of other occasions over the years. I spent a considerable amount of time in his company when he was General Manager of the Nad Al Sheba Club in Dubai in 2003. I always found him to be a perfect gentleman and a very accomplished General Manager. He has a great reputation amongst his peers. Jerry has had an extremely successful career that spanned many years in the golf business.  I would have no hesitation in recommending him.

Aberdovey Golf Club retained the services of Jerry Kilby of Kanda Golf to guide us through the process of incorporation, and his expertise proved invaluable. Jerry’s steady guidance helped simplify the transition process and his knowledge and advice was a key factor in achieving an outstanding result at our AGM, where 99% of members voted in favour of incorporation. We are grateful for Jerry’s support and highly recommend him to any club seeking professional, knowledgeable consultancy.

Jerry has been a tremendous help to Rushmere Golf Club throughout the process of incorporating the business and reviewing our governance/club structure. From our initial discussions, he guided us with clear planning, realistic timescales, and a transparent view of costs. He has been extremely professional, always quick to respond, and offered support at every stage. Jerry also attended our members’ information evenings, which were very well received by our members. We would certainly recommend getting in touch with him if your club is in a similar situation to ours.