Congratulating everyone involved with our Men’s and Women’s teams

Posted on April 27, 2026 by angusf

The Dons Trust board would like to congratulate both the AFC Wimbledon Men’s and Women’s teams, together with all of their coaching, medical, and support staff, on successfully staying up and securing their positions in the third tier.

We entered both campaigns fully aware that it would be a challenging season, and knowing that some doubted whether survival would be achievable.

Against that backdrop, what has been delivered over the course of the season is a significant achievement. It reflects..

Dons Discord to close on 31 May 2026

Posted on April 24, 2026 by angusf

We will be closing our Discord server on 31 May 2026. Despite substantial effort, including a committed moderation team, the benefits are not proportionate to the volunteer time required.

With over 7,500 people in our membership but fewer than 25 regularly active participants on the server, it is clear the platform has not been widely adopted and does not serve the wider membership.

The overheads of moderating user-generated content and meeting evolving UK digital safety compliance requirements, make maintaining an..

DTB April 2026 Meeting Summary

Posted on April 20, 2026 by secretary

The Dons Trust Board held its scheduled April Board Meeting on Wednesday 13th April. This followed a closed board meeting on 1st April. The meeting on the 13th began with board reviewing the March minutes before updating the outstanding actions list. A discussion took place to discuss the club board meeting which was due to take place later in the week. Lengthy discussions then took place surrounding the latest in the investment discussions. An update was then provided in relation to the upcoming..

Board Statement on the Independent Review of the 2025 Dons Trust board Elections

Posted on April 15, 2026 by angusf

The Dons Trust board would like to thank Ed Mayo for undertaking the Independent Review of the 2025 board Elections and for the thorough, collaborative and constructive way in which he approached the review.

We are also grateful to all members, candidates, volunteers, and other stakeholders who took the time to engage openly and honestly with the review process, whether through written submissions or interviews. This input was invaluable in ensuring the review properly reflected the breadth of views and..

OUTCOME OF THE DONS TRUST SGM TWO VOTES

Posted on April 9, 2026 by secretary

OUTCOME OF THE DONS TRUST SGM ONE VOTES

Members approve 50.01% model and new constitution The Dons Trust board is pleased to announce the final results of the second Special General Meeting (SGM) on the future ownership structure of AFC Wimbledon and the constitution of the trust. With a turnout of over 63% for this second confirmation vote, and overwhelming approval members have provided a clear and definitive mandate to proceed with the proposed 50.01%..

DTB March 2026 Meeting Summary

Posted on March 25, 2026 by secretary

The DTB held it’s scheduled March meeting on Monday 16th at Plough Lane. Apologies were received from David Rey. All other members, the secretary, assistant secretary and treasurer were present. The board received a presentation on potential future opportunities before reviewing it’s outstanding actions list and discussing the club board meeting due to take place later in the week. A lengthy discussion looking place in relation to the ongoing restricted action and planning for the upcoming SGMs. Michele presented an..

OUTCOME OF THE DONS TRUST SGM ONE VOTES

Posted on March 24, 2026 by secretary

OUTCOME OF THE DONS TRUST SGM ONE VOTES The Dons Trust board thanks every member who participated in these votes. The turnout represents the largest democratic exercise in the history of the Dons Trust. Resolutions 1 (50.01% Majority Ownership) and 2 (New Constitution) were Class A Restricted Actions, requiring the following thresholds to be met before they can progress to a second vote: • Turnout: Over 50% of the total membership must cast a vote. • Majority: Over 75%..

Amended Constitution update

Posted on March 5, 2026 by jameslonghurst

In November 2025, the members of the Dons Trust were presented with a draft Constitution as a proposal and were invited to comment. The Constitution Working Group and the Dons Trust Board reviewed the feedback received and make amendments to the draft proposal.

These amendments are in this PDF as tracked changes: Dons Trust Board 2026 Constitution with tracked changes after consultation.

The main changes were:

Revising the threshold for member called meetings to 5% of the membership: This was..

DTB February 2026 Meeting Summary

Posted on February 27, 2026 by secretary

The Dons Trust board held it’s scheduled February meeting on Wednesday 11th February at Plough Lane. Apologies were received from David Rey. All other DTB members were in attendance alongside George Jones (Secretary), Reece Wheeler-Kelly (Assistant Secretary) and Michele Little (Treasurer).

The meeting began with the board receiving an update on the ongoing investment discussions with a lengthy discussion taking place on next steps as well as planning for the upcoming 50.01 vote.

Michele..

Plough Lane Bond Survey email

Posted on February 23, 2026 by secretary

The Dons Trust are conducting an important survey of our fans and members via email, and your response would be very much appreciated.

In addition to the survey of existing bondholders we have recently conducted, we have produced a wider survey to assess the appetite of all fans/members to support us in managing the repayments coming up and keeping our interest costs down. You can do this by buying a bond this year.

Note this is only..