The following are the voting outcomes from yesterday’s Dons Trust AGM.
For
Against Abstain Turnout
% in favour
Passed
Resolution 1: To approve the minutes of the SGM on 22 April. (Paper 1)
370
19
38 427 95.12 Yes Resolution 2: To approve the minutes of the SGM on 16 September (Paper 2)
374
12
45 431 96.89 Yes Resolution 3: To approve the..
Dons Trust Board Meeting Wednesday 11th December 2024 Summary The entire current board excluding Hannah were in attendance, Also in attendance were George Jones (Acting Secretary), Reece Wheeler-Kelly (Acting Assistant Secretary) and Michele Little (Treasurer). Also attending as observers were new board members Ivor Heller, Ian Robinson and Simon Hood. Angus opened the meeting by thanking the current board for all of their efforts over the last 12 months. The board received an update on the progress on their appointment of..
The following are the final results from the Dons Trust Board Elections 2024.
The turnout for this election was 2110, which is a record turnout for a Dons Trust Election by number. The percentage turnout was 33.65%, which is fairly representative of previous elections. Given the large increase in the numbers of members due to the new approach to membership, this is an encouraging sign that engagement is not being diluted.
The total number of votes for each..
Dons Trust AGM 2024We are pleased to invite you to the Annual General Meeting, to be held on Monday 16 December 2023 at 7.00pm at Plough Lane and online.
The agenda and papers include the annual report and accounts and submitted board and member resolutions.
To make it as easy as we can for you to have your say, we are again using the system used for previous meetings and are asking members to submit proxies via a link which we are emailing..
Below is the provisional voting outcome from the November SGM.
Resolution 1:
Turnout: 1,509 (23.86%)
For: 1,174 (77.80%)
Against: 335 (22.20%)
Therefore Resolution 1 does not pass due to falling below the required turnout threshold of 3,164.
George Jones
Acting Secretary
Dons Trust Board Meeting November 2024 Summary. The Dons Trust Board meeting took place across Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th November. The meeting began with David Growns and Sophia Axelsson providing the board with an update on the Women’s section and answering questions from the board. The board then took part in the online Meet The DTB event. The board meeting then resumed with George Jones and Reece Wheeler-Kelly providing an update on the work they have done to find a new..
The November SGM will take place on Monday 25th November
The papers can be found at:
Covering Letter Agenda
Blue Paper
Proxy Form
Dons Trust Elections 2024 ManifestosYou can find all the manifestos for the election candidates via the elections page.
Dons Trust Election 2024 Candidate AnnouncementWe are proud to be a fan-owned club, and the ultimate decision makers are the people Dons Trust members elect to the Dons Trust Board. We are pleased to say that we have 12 candidates standing to look to fill the 8 vacant places, so there will be a contested election.
The candidates are:
Martin Drake Alex Folkes Ivor Heller Simon Hood Simon Howson-Green James Longhurst James MacDonald Sean McLaughlin Graeme Price Adam Procter Dominic Proctor Ian Robinson
The..
The Dons Trust board is sad to pass on the following statement from board member Richard Shepherd:
“I’ve taken the difficult decision to step down from the board in December 2024.
The role has become all consuming and has taken a significant impact on my work/life balance. I think it’s a sensible decision to step down now and allow someone new to join who has the time to dedicate to the Trust.”