Constitution review update – August 25The Dons Trust board is pleased to announce some changes to the constitutional review process that have been agreed to drive the process forward in the next few weeks.
New board member James Ledward will now be leading this on behalf of the DTB. We have asked Dave Boyle to work with James to get a draft constitution ready for consideration in October.
James brings professional governance experience from his time at Deloitte working in the Governance, Risk and Compliance..
We are proud to be a fan-owned club, and the ultimate decision makers are the people that Dons Trust members elect to the Dons Trust Board annually.
Elected members serve on the Board for a fixed time period, with a third stepping down each year, and this year however due to two board members not completing their terms there will therefore be elections to choose a minimum of five members.
Three will be elected to serve three year terms and..
Thank you to all Dons Trust Members who took part in the August SGM last night across Dons TV, Zoom and of course those at Plough Lane.
I am pleased to confirm the final voting outcomes for the two formal resolutions:
Resolution 1:
In favour: 1642 Against: 85 Abstain: 130 In favour %: 95.08%
Resolution 2: In favour: 1595 Against: 111 Abstain: 163 In favour %: 93.49%
I therefore declare both resolutions formally pass.
Both resolutions were subsequently passed..
Solidarity with the Shrimps Trust at Morecambe and the Sheffield Wednesday supporters trustThe Dons Trust Board stands in full solidarity with the Shrimps Trust at Morecambe and the Sheffield Wednesday supporters trust as they fight to protect the future of their clubs.
The situations at Morecambe and Sheffield Wednesday are a stark reminder of how quickly a club’s stability can be put at risk, and how essential it is that supporters have a genuine voice in the decisions that affect their teams. When ownership and governance fail to prioritise transparency, accountability, and..
James Ledward and David Rey join the BoardThe Dons Trust are pleased to announce the appointment of James Ledward and David Rey to its board. Each has experience we identified the board needed.
We also thank the other two candidates with useful skills who put their names forward to fill these demanding roles.
James Ledward – Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I). James recently caught the Dons bug, having lived in Colliers Wood for a couple of years. He has incredibly strong ED&I experience having worked tirelessly engaging with under-represented groups including chairing an..
Sky SurveyFollowing some concerns raised by AFC Wimbledon fans and members about the impact of the new Sky TV deal, the Dons Trust Board decided to survey all our members about the positive and negative impact of the the deal. This survey was conducted before the welcome recent announcement by Sky about better notice periods for re-scheduled games.
We received almost 1,000 responses, making this the biggest return of any of our regular surveys.
We found that more than 30% of..
Dons Trust SGM 11th August 2025Special General Meeting of The Dons Trust We are pleased to invite you to a Special General Meeting, to be held on Monday 11 August 2025 at 7.00pm in the 1889 Lounge at Plough Lane and online.
The meeting will begin with a special Q&A with special guest Aaron Paul live from 7pm to preview the 2025/26 season.
The meeting will include a vote on the minority investment from John Green and Across the Pond Dons LLC. More information on..
George Jones has been Acting Secretary and Reece Wheeler-Kelly has been Acting Assistant Secretary since their appointment last year. At our last regular board meeting, on 9th July, it was agreed by the board that they had demonstrated by their activities since then that they were no longer ‘Acting’ and we are pleased to announce that they are now our Secretary and Assistant Secretary.
The board would like put on record our thanks to both of them for their continued..
Our elected board is looking for two additional members to help us with our work immediately. We are looking for enthusiastic, experienced members to bring additional expertise and capacity. The knowledge, skills and experience we need most are:
Corporate finance and/or strategy: We would like someone who has previously worked in the assessment of capital requirements and analysis of detailed budgets and has experience of advising leadership on strategic financial opportunities. Equality, diversity and inclusion: We want to find someone with expertise in EDI..
A Dons Trust Board Meeting was held on the evening of Monday 14th July online. Apologies were received from Ian Robinson. All other remaining board members were present.
The meeting was called following the board being informed that Sean McLaughlin had resigned from the Dons Trust board and Club board with immediate effect.
At the meeting Angus Fox was elected as chair, Graeme Price was elected as vice chair and James Longhurst elected as a representative on the Club board.
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