But what does the Trust actually do?

We raise money through Trust volunteers - this maybe through the cash draw and golden goal tickets you see being sold on matchdays, through Trust events, the online memorabilia shop - but primarily through the generous monthly donations paid by our members and T-Ender subscribers. Thank you if this is you!

Trust members choose how our funds are spent within the football club and wider community, all members have the right to see our accounts and details of our donations. Recent donations include covering some men's first team away coach travel and providing sponsorship to the women's first team. Since we were re-established we have now raised more than £1million - many have contributed to keeping the club alive during some difficult years but we can very proudly say or fans, through the Trust, have played a significant role in that.

In March 2024 the Trust was able to announce we had become joint owners of Gloucester City AFC after acquiring a 16% shareholding, achieving our long held founding ambition for the fans to once again hold a collective stake in our football club. We are now working towards a new era of co-operation; working alongside the club to achieve our goals. 

We are seeking to improve communication between supporters and the Football Club Board, raising issues of concern and providing feedback about the matchday experience and wider club issues.

The Trust is also engaged in supporting and fundraising throughout the "One City" Community and representing our fans' views as part of wider national work by the Football Supporters Association, and to other local or national organisations when required. For example,  the Trust were involved in representations to the National League about the voting structure on league wide decision making.

We are always actively seeking to grow our membership and particularly wish to diversity our membership across the wider Football Club and to better represent all of the Gloucester communities we and the Football Club serve. Please join, please get involved! We are only as strong as our members allow us to be.

The Governance Nuts and Bolts - why the Trust is more than a club.

The Trust carries out some of the functions of an old-fashioned football supporter club, but it has many more additional safeguards and legal rights that also make it a more powerful for supporters to raise money and get involved.

• Our Trust is a separate company established as a Community Benefit Society. This means we can also hold assets including shares in other companies on behalf of our members. It also means we may legally spend our money only on our core purposes and not on the members or directors themselves.

• The Trust has our own constitution and are managed by a Board of Directors elected by our members.

• Each individual paid-up Trust member owns a £1 non-refundable share in the Trust for the duration of their membership.

• Our work is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority who require us to submit annual, appropriately audited financial returns.

• The Trust is a member of the Football Supporters Association which regularly consults with member bodies on policy matters and can also provide advice and support when necessary.