Dons Trust SGM 17th November | Draft Constitution and Draft Policies for Comment

Ahead of the SGM, the following documents are now available in draft form for member review and comment: Proposed new Constitution Draft Disciplinary Policy Draft Resolutions Policy for General Meetings Members are invited to review the proposed documents ahead of discussion at the SGM on November 17th. Please submit questions or thoughts in advance or arrive with these on the night. Questions in advance should be directed to the Secretariat on either Discord or via email. The documents are proposals..

Dons Trust SGM 17th November

We are pleased to invite you to a Special General Meeting, to be held on Monday 17 November 2025 at 7.00pm in the 1889 Lounge at Plough Lane and online.

The meeting will begin with a special Q&A with director of football Craig Cope live from 7pm. With the main meeting getting underway at 7.30pm.

The main topic of discussion at the meeting will be the new constitution which will allow members to provide feedback on the new constitution that..

DTB October Meeting Summary

The Dons Trust Board held it’s scheduled October meeting on Wednesday 8th October at Plough Lane. The board approved the minutes from the September meetings subject to further redactions. A number of email decisions were ratified. The board discussed timings for the upcoming constitution review vote and discussed plans for the SGM and AGM. An update was provided in relation to the DT’s finance’s and Plough Lane Bonds. George provided an update on onboarding the new board members ahead of them..

Dons Trust Election 2025 Results

The Dons Trust Election Steering Group can confirm the following outcomes from the 2025 Dons Trust Election. The turnout of 1660 is the second highest number of votes cast in Dons Trust Election history behind last year’s total. The percentage is 23%. Ian Hicks withdrew from the election after voting was opened so is not included in the final voting tallies.  Despite the resignation of Ian Robinson from the Dons Trust Board mid election there remained 5 vacancies.

The number of votes for..

October member update – Dons Trust board. Proactively seeking investors

The Dons Trust board would like to update members on the Club’s financial position, and a shift in our approach to finding potential investment partners.

It’s been 12 months since the boards of the Dons Trust and AFCW PLC shared detailed cash projections (AFC Wimbledon Finance Update – September 2024 | The Dons Trust) and recommended that DT members approve the 50+1 resolution.

Since then, the Club has focussed on growing revenues and managing costs. We’ve welcomed equity investment from..

Think Fan Engagement Silver Award

“AFC Wimbledon and the Dons Trust are delighted to have received a Silver Award in the Think Fan Engagement Index 2025.

At the Dons Trust and AFC Wimbledon, fans are at the heart of what we do. Fan engagement is baked into our ownership model and the way we operate every day.

We are delighted to jabe achieved a silver award this year in the Fan Engagement Index.

But we can’t ever rest on our laures and we are..

DTB September Meeting Summary

The Dons Trust Board held it’s scheduled September meeting on Wednesday 10th September.  Apologised were received from Ian Robinson and Simon Hood. The board approved the August minutes. An update was provided on the latest in the election process. Including a vote being taken in relation to a decision made by the ESG. The board then reviewed the outstanding actions list and reviewed the papers for the recent Club board meeting and discussed the topics due to be discussed at..

DT Election 2025: The Hustings

Dons Trust Election Hustings are live! The six candidates for the Dons Trust Elections 2025 have taken part in hustings videos which can now be viewed on YouTube on the platform’s @DonsTrustHustings channel https://www.youtube.com/@DonsTrustHustings The Individual candidate videos can be found via the following links: Alex Folkes https://youtu.be/mIG2JEv8BxM Sam Spencer https://youtu.be/SB6siD1_YAw James Ledward https://youtu.be/BxQ3Ta2ylyk Martin Drake https://youtu.be/EsjsSGnkpyg Chris Atkinson https://youtu.be/Tt1gPzMMUpg Simon Hood https://youtu.be/_Q5w4mc1RI8 Please note these hustings are unofficial and organised by volunteers. We would like to thank everyone involved in putting these together. Full candidate..

DTB elections and board statement – September 2025

We understand that recent events surrounding the Dons Trust board elections, including resignations and candidate withdrawals, have caused concern, disappointment and confusion among some members.

The Dons Trust board share those feelings. This has been a challenging period for everyone involved.

We are committed to rebuilding trust, improving transparency and strengthening our democratic processes.

This update aims to set out what has happened, why certain decisions were made, and what steps we are taking..

Dons Trust Election 2025: Candidate Announcement

We 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. The ESG are pleased to say that they have accepted 8 candidates to look to fill the vacant places, so there will be a contested election.

The candidates names have been randomised in the order they appear here with a separate random order being used on Dons Discord. Paper ballots will use a different random..