Dons Trust Board Meeting 4th December 2024 Summary

In attendance: Angus Fox (Chair), James Macdonald (Vice Chair), Hannah Kitcher, Mark Lewis, Kevin Rye, Alex Folkes, James Longhurst

Apologies: Graeme Price, Richard Shepherd

The meeting began at 7.00pm.

There was an update on the PLC Chair recruitment process.

There was a discussion and agreement to reinforce the boards wishes about hospitality at certain matches.

There was a discussion about welcoming new board members as observers to the December board meeting.

The board was reminded of the need to conduct a handover to new..

2024 Elections hustings videos

A collection of short videos has been produced by the candidates for the Dons Trust board elections.

Our thanks to the organisers Gary D, Graham S, and Joe P for making this happen! This channel is to promote the Dons Trust Elections 2024 and has no official affiliation with Dons Trust or AFC Wimbledon.

Announcement: Changes in the Dons Trust secretariat

The Dons Trust board would like to update members on recent changes within our secretariat team. Andrea Knox, who has been the board’s secretary since January 2024, is no longer the secretary to the board. We want to take this opportunity to thank Andrea for her significant contributions and hard work during her time with us. Her dedication has been greatly appreciated, and we wish her all the best in the future. To ensure continuity, George Jones, who has been..

Majority rule – email reminder 2

Your Vote, Our Club, Majority Rule   

Now is the time to vote on the proposal to change the minimum fan ownership level from 75%+1 to 50.01%. This would allow the club to bring in minority investors while still maintaining majority fan control.  

REMINDER 1: If this vote passes we will still need your approval to bring on board an investor. This vote gives us the clear mandate to find one. 

This vote is fundamental to our future and whatever your view we hope..

Majority rule – email reminder 1

Now is the time to have your say on the future of our club.

We’re asking all members to vote on whether we can allow more investment from outside owners while keeping the club majority-owned by us - the fans.

This means changing the Trust rules to allow a new minimum level of fan ownership of 50.01% – our majority rule.

The Dons Trust rules currently mean we must have a minimum level of 75% of the voting rights in the Club. We..

September 2024 Newsletter

Welcome to the September 2024 Dons Trust newsletter – our monthly collection of news and announcements about ongoing Dons Trust activities.   Slightly edited but substantially the same as was emailed on 6 September 2024.

Special General Meeting (SGM) 16th September – update

The Member called Special General Meeting will take place on Monday 16th September 2024 at 7 pm in the 1889 Lounge (formerly the Silver Lounge) at Plough Lane, as well as online, as previously emailed to members.

On Sunday 1st..

Recently Asked Questions – August Early September 2024

Continuing our series of answers to questions we’ve recently been asked online or in person recently, here is a slightly delayed round-up of questions and answers for August and the start of September which we think would benefit our wider membership.

ProBoards

Is ProBoards shutting down? (Reference to member handbook and the fact that X is the most used social media platform) 

We’re currently revisiting how this board is managed, including specifically new arrangements for moderation. Like all our engagement..

Programme notes – 10th August

Kicking off, A shared vision 

Earlier this year the boards of The Dons Trust and AFCW PLC agreed a shared vision for the next chapter in our Club’s history. Our aim is to get to the Championship as a sustainable, fan-owned club.

Looking long term: Realising this vision  

Setting out an agreed vision and achieving it are two different things though. As we know from direct experience, it takes concrete actions and focus to do it. Part of that..

Recently asked questions – July-August 2024

Continuing our series of answers to questions we’ve recently been asked online or in person recently, here is a slightly delayed round-up of questions and answers for July and the start of August which we think would benefit our wider membership.

Open Meeting 23rd September

Due to the date of the Members Special General meeting the Special General Meeting called by the Dons Trust Board for Monday 23rd September 2024 at 7pm in the 1889 Lounge (formerly Silver Lounge) has..

Dons Trust board statement

We are aware of the call for a formal meeting proposed by members, we’ve asked the Dons Trust Secretary and the Football Supporters Association to review the proposals.

We respect and endorse members’ rights to call a meeting under our constitution.

Our focus will continue to be delivering for members and working towards our aim of getting the men’s first team to the Championship as a sustainable, fan-owned club.

We invite the members who have drafted the proposals to..