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

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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..

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Dons Trust update – Simon Hood

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The Dons Trust is disappointed to announce that Simon Hood will not be able to take his seat on the DTB at the upcoming AGM.

On the 3rd November Simon informed the secretary of the Trust a potential conflict of interest.

Simon declared the potential that he may be involved in consortium purchasing another football club.

The secretary informed Simon that this would prevent him from taking up his seat on the DTB in line with the EFL..

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Dons Trust Election 2024 Results Announcement

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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..

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Dons Trust Election 2024

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Dons Trust Board Election

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. We are pleased to say that we have 12 candidates standing to look to fill the 8 vacant places, so there will be a competed 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..

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Dons Trust Board Elections 2023 Announcement

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Following the closing of the nomination period, the Election Steering Group are in a position to confirm that we received four completed nomination forms. As a result, the 2023 election will be uncontested. 

In line with our election rules, we have now completed a process of determining who will serve the various term lengths available.  

At the conclusion of this process, we can confirm the follow candidates have been successful in their election to the Dons Trust Board.

Serving a three-year term (Ending in 2026) 

Angus Fox..

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Elections AheadElections 2023 page updated

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The elections 2023 page: https://thedonstrust.org/2023-election has been updated, providing information about nominations, the election rules, the duties of a board member, and the role the Dons Trust Board plays in relation to AFCW PLC.

Please ensure you bookmark this page. The page https://thedonstrust.org/2023-election/ supersedes any previous years’ information about elections.

Please note: if you have any queries or questions about the elections, please contact elections@thedonstrust.org

Dons Trust Board Elections Update

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Nominations are now open for the election of 6 members for the Dons Trust Board. These vacancies will be for 3 years (top 3 candidates in the election) and 2 years (candidates who come in 4th, 5th and 6th places in the election).

Please go to the Elections page to read more or to download a nominations form and other information.

Please read the instructions contained within the nomination form carefully before completing and returning, noting the requirements for those..

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Dons Trust Board 2023 Elections

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Dons Trust Board 2023 Elections   

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 half stepping down each year, and this year there will therefore be elections to choose a minimum of six members.

Three will be elected to serve three year terms and three to..

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Your Dons Trust September Newsletter

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Welcome to the September 2023 Dons Trust Board newsletter – our monthly collection of news and stories from your representatives about ongoing Dons Trust activities.

Dons Trust Board update

As announced recently, the AFC Wimbledon PLC board asked Kris Stewart to help temporarily at AFC Wimbledon while the recruitment process for a new Managing Director to replace Danny Macklin is carried out.

As a result, Kris has stepped down from both the Dons Trust and PLC boards, with Michele Little..

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