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404:(which comes with a transfer embargo) in order to help with the running costs. The club stated that the short-term loan was needed due to a fall in attendances and a lower than expected uptake of season ticket renewals. Both the club and the Trust were heavily criticised following the news, with the Trust being accused of not monitoring the club well or reporting back to its members. This led to a restructuring process at the club, with the chairman and chief executive resigning over the summer and the secretary (who was also a director of the Trust) leaving both of his roles. In light of the changes at the club, the Trust increased its representation on the club board to 50%, with it now being made up of four Trust board members and four club directors. Prior to these changes, the Trust's stake entitled it to elect two of its board members to the club board. The loan was repaid on 15 August 2014, lifting with it the club's transfer embargo. 293:(who was co-chairman of the club at the time) was one of the people who had contacted the police. After Russell and Lewis' arrest, then Trust chairman Ian Huxham, chief executive Terry Pavey and Julian Tagg, all of which were prominent members of the Supporters' Trust at the time, were appointed as directors of the club. At this point, it seemed likely that then owner Ivor Doble would be asked to hand over his shareholding to the Trust. Shortly after, Doble asked the Trust to take over the day-to-day running of the club. 2967: 309:, which was accepted by 88% of the creditors, in order to reduce the Β£4.5 million debt Russell and Lewis had left behind. In April 2007, Russell and Lewis pleaded guilty to various criminal offences related to their time in charge of the club. Russell was sentenced to 21 months in prison, whilst Lewis was ordered to complete 200 hours of community service. In February 2008, both Russell and Lewis were permanently suspended from football by the 56: 429:"Listening to what fans want could solve a lot of football's problems. Who owns the club? Nobody really. Most clubs in the United Kingdom were born in the late 1800s or early 1900s often through churches or working men's clubs and they are so deeply-rooted in the community. We don't own Exeter City, it's in our safe-keeping. That's what some 830:
As Exeter City are owned by the Supporters' Trust, the club does not have the same financial capabilities as those clubs with wealthy backers. This means that plenty of work is done by volunteers. In 2015, it was estimated that volunteers had done Β£310,000 worth of work, spread over 28,000 hours, in
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In February 2010, the Supporters' Trust began a fund raising scheme called 'Pitch In For City'. The scheme's purpose was to raise Β£150,000 in order to move, drain and relay the playing surface at St. James Park for the first time in 106 years. This was seen as a necessary step in order for the club
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In 2009, the Exeter Exiles supporters' group, together with the Supporters' Trust, set up the 1931 Fund (named after the club's FA Cup run in the same year) with the purpose of financing an additional member of the first team squad. This player wears the number 31 shirt at the club. The fund is run
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In December 2013, the Trust began a fund raising scheme called 'Light Up the Park' to raise money for new floodlights to be installed at St James Park, which culminated in Β£12,200 being raised and the floodlights being installed ahead of the club's home game against Shrewsbury Town on 22 November
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The Red or Dead? scheme was started in July 2004 by then managing director Ian Huxham, in a bid to pay off the remaining debts following the CVA agreement. The intended target was to raise Β£750,000, with 1,500 fans pledging Β£500 each. Despite the FA Cup draw with Manchester United in January 2005
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On 10 February 2021 it was announced that the long-term financial loan provided to the football club had been repaid to the Supporters' Trust. A total of Β£830,058 was paid back to the Trust, with a proportion of the money to be invested and the club retaining access to the same amount of working
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Supporters' Trust. However, it soon became obvious that the directors of the club only saw the Trust as a "cash cow" and had no intention of giving up any real power or allowing any insight into how the club was being run. This led to a change of the Trust's constitution in February 2003 from
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for a further year. On 17 August 2015, it was announced that the Trust had committed itself to sponsoring three members of the ladies team for the following three seasons. For the 2015–16 season, the Trust sponsored players were Helen Kukor, Vic Barter and Leah Brooks.
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which stated that clubs could not spend more than 55% of turnover on player wages. Loans were considered as turnover, whereas donations were not. As a result, former chairman Treharne called for the Trust to be more transparent in the way it makes decisions.
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In September 2003, Dr David Treharne (who would later become the chairman of the Trust), his solicitor Simon Armitage, Ed Probert and Martin Ellicott, on behalf of the Supporters' Trust, went to Doble's jewellers in
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On 23 March 2023, the club were named top of the Fan Engagement Index table for the fourth consecutive year. Think Fan Engagement owner, Kevin Rye, said after the club's fourth successive victory:
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wiping out the club's debt, the campaign raised Β£140,000. In 2009, a plaque was placed at St James Park as a tribute to the 247 people who pledged money towards the scheme.
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on behalf of the Supporters' Trust by the Exeter Exiles. As of the end of the 2019–20 season, the 1931 Fund have contributed over Β£190,000 to player wages at Exeter City.
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book; also contributed to the scheme. By 24 June, the scheme had raised over Β£40,000, even before the evening with Dolan, Moxey and Friend and the Great West Run.
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for formation year, directors not having the intention to give up power, the change in constitution and the figure about the membership and amount of money
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On 5 May 2021, Exeter City were named top of the Fan Engagement Index table for the second year running. In response to both the accolade and the
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have done. They've demonstrated what we think football clubs should be all about - a long-term proposition for people who care about the club"
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On 18 February 2011, the club announced that they would be taking legal advice over the state of the new pitch, after a league game against
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In October 2013, as part of the 10 year anniversary of the Exeter City Supporters' Trust taking control of the club, Kevin Rye told the BBC:
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In May 2012, the Trust was criticised for changing its funding of the club from a loan to a donation. This was done due to rule changes in
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capital. The Trust also announced that it had suspended payment of its annual Β£100,000 donation to the club since the autumn of 2020.
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scoring the goals. The income from these two games, just under Β£1 million, led to the club's debts being virtually cleared.
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The new pitch was relaid over the summer and was first played on on 27 July, in City's 3-1 pre-season friendly win over
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As well as being the majority shareholder of Exeter City, the Trust is also a shareholder of American football team
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all talking about their times at the club, amongst others. Proceeds from other events, such as a music concert at
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supporting the club to owning it. The Trust had originally been set up to raise enough money to sign forward
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for formation year, directors not having the intention to give up power and the change in constitution
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The Exeter City Supporters' Trust was formed on 6 May 2000, following the club's 2–1 home defeat to
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For the Rougemont Gardens concert, the event with Dolan, Moxey and Friend; and the Β£40,000 raised
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team. For the 2014–15 season, the Trust renewed its sponsorship of Lola Sanchez, Helen Kukor and
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In June 2008, the Trust's membership surpassed the 2,500 mark following the club's return to the
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in their lunch break and handed over a cheque for Β£20,000 to purchase the club, which was
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an outstanding community-owned club, playing football at the highest sustainable level"
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are all members of the Trust. Edmondson even wrote the foreword to Nick Spencer's
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the last year alone. This was an increase of 50% compared to the 2012 figures.
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11 men's team players have worn the number 31 shirt since the fund started:
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In June 2014, the club received a short-term loan for Β£100,000 from the
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for the change in constitution and the original purpose of the Trust
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2 women's team players have worn the number 31 shirt since 2021:
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For the loan being repaid and the transfer embargo being lifted
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For Barry McConnell and Scott Hiley running the Great West Run
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On 14 May 2003, shortly after Exeter City's relegation to the
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Since 2021, the 1931 Fund has also sponsored a member of the
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For the previous number of trust directors on the club board
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to raise money and 50% of the profits of Nick Spencer's
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For the unveiling of the scheme, its purpose and target
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For the chairman, chief executive and secretary leaving
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For the reception of the loan and the reasons for it
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St James Park
Exeter
Community Benefit Society
Exeter City
Exeter
Football Supporters' Federation
Supporters Direct
Official website
supporters' trust
Exeter City
English
football club
Exeter

Shrewsbury Town
Northampton Town
Gary Alexander
Conference
Uri Geller
Exeter
Company Voluntary Arrangement
FA
Manchester United
Old Trafford
FA Cup
St James Park
Cristiano Ronaldo
Wayne Rooney

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