The Dons Trust Board held its July meeting at Plough Lane on the 9th July. Apologies were received from Alex, Hannah and Martin. The board approved the minutes from the June meeting. The outstanding actions list was reviewed with a number being completed since the last meeting. The decision to approve the 2025-26 budget was ratified. A discussion took place surrounding topics covered at the recent club board meeting. An update was provided on the clubs financial position with a lengthy..
DTB June Meeting Summary
The Dons Trust Board held its June meeting on Wednesday 11th June at Plough Lane. Apologies had been received from Ian who was unable to attend due to work commitments.
The board approved the May minutes.
The board then went through the outstanding action list.
The Board considered the papers from the recent club board meeting, and a discussion then ensued, with the DTB representatives on the club board providing feedback from the board meeting.
The board..
DTB May Meeting Summary
The Dons Trust Board held its May meeting on Wednesday 14th May at Plough Lane. Apologies had been received from Sean, Hannah and Simon who were unable to attend. Michele was also unable to attend. As a result of the chair’s absence Angus chaired the meeting. The meeting began with Mick Buckley providing an update on the clubs activities. Following his update Mick left the meeting. The minutes for the April meeting were approved subject to some minor adjustments. The board..
DTB April Meeting Summary
The April DTB meeting took place on Wednesday 9th April at Plough Lane. Apologies had been received from Alex who was unable to attend and from Sean, Martin and Ian who were at a Blue and Yellow club event at the House of Lords. Michele also sent her apologies for the same reason as did Mick Buckley who had been due to attend. As a result of Sean’s absence in line with the constitution Angus chaired the meeting. Phil Hastings..
DTB March Meeting Summary
The DTB held its full March meeting on Wednesday 19th March at Plough Lane.
Apologies were received from Simon Hood, Hannah Kitcher and Graeme Price, noting that the meeting had been moved from the original planned date. Mick Buckley who was due to attend a section of the meeting also sent apologies.
The meeting began with a presentation from John Lynch on the latest projects and news from WiSH. This was followed by a q&a..
DTB February Meeting Summary
The full Dons Trust Board February Meeting took place on Wednesday 26th February at Plough Lane. Apologies were received from Graeme Price, with the Board noting that this was a result of the change in date for the meeting. The rest of the board were in attendance in person alongside George Jones and Reece Wheeler-Kelly. Michele Little and Craig Cope were also present for specific agenda items.
The minutes from the January board meeting were approved for publication.
At the meeting the..
DTB 17th February Meeting Summary
Dons Trust Board meeting Monday 17th February 2024
A meeting was convened in addition to the scheduled February meeting to discuss the club season ticket proposals. Apologies were received from James Longhurst and Ian Robinson who both sent in their views on the topics up for discussion and Reece Wheeler-Kelly.
At the start of the meeting Sean placed on record the Board’s sorrow at the passing of Tom Adam, who was elected to the first DTB in 2002, later..
DTB Meeting 8th January 2025 Summary
Dons Trust Board Meeting Summary
Date: 8 January 2025
The Dons Trust held its first board meeting of 2025 on Wednesday, 8th January.
Board Induction
Before the meeting, the board induction took place, which included talks from:
Mick Buckley (PLC Chair) Michele Little (PLC Vice Chair) James Woodroof (MD) Andrew Stead (Head of Commercial) Elouise Gillete (Head of HR) Laurie Hill (Head of Finance) James Willcox (Head of Operations) Marc Jones (Head of Brand, Marketing, and Comms) Luke Stevens (Head..
Dons Trust Board Meeting 4th December 2024 Summary
In attendance: Angus Fox (Chair), James Macdonald (Vice Chair), Hannah Kitcher, Mark Lewis, Kevin Rye, Alex Folkes, James Longhurst
Apologies: Graeme Price, Richard Shepherd
The meeting began at 7.00pm.
There was an update on the PLC Chair recruitment process.
There was a discussion and agreement to reinforce the boards wishes about hospitality at certain matches.
There was a discussion about welcoming new board members as observers to the December board meeting.
The board was reminded of the need to conduct a handover to new..
Dons Trust Board Meeting 11th December 2024 Summary
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..