›› Directors of the Supporters Trust

The following Code of Conduct was adopted by the Board of the Community Mutual on the 18th March 2005

1 The persons chosen (the 'Supporters' Directors') by the members of AFC Bournemouth Community Mutual Ltd (the 'Trust') to serve on the Board of Directors of AFC Bournemouth Football Club (the 'Club') will:

  1.1 be a paid up members of the Trust;
  1.2 be elected members of the Trust Board, and selected to be the Supporters' Directors in accordance with the electoral procedures adopted by the Trust;
  1.3 abide by the majority vote of the Trust Board [or Trust membership] so far as his/her duties to the Club allow;
  1.4 submit to re-election/re appointment every 3 years by rotation in accordance with the policy of the Trust.
  1.5 not be obliged to disclose the following information to club directors or officials without the express permission of the Trust board: a The Trust's financial position, including individual members' contributions, assets, and levels of income. b Matters deemed confidential by the Trust board.

 

2 The Club undertakes to:

  2.1 give adequate notice of all Board meetings and ensure that the Supporters' Directors are provided with sufficient information to enable him/her to participate on an equal footing with other Directors and to fulfill his/her duties as a Director and all such information as is provided to other Directors;
  2.2 ensure that all Directors are entitled to the benefit of any indemnity and/or directors liability insurance enjoyed by other Directors through the Club;
  2.3 not unreasonably restrict the Supporters' Directors in reporting back to the Trust the deliberations and decisions of the Board of Directors and the matters to be discussed at forthcoming meetings of the Board to enable the Supporters' Directors to canvass the views of the Trust Board, subject to the provisions outlined in (3.4) below.

 

3 The Supporters' Directors undertake to:

  3.1 abide by the Club's Memorandum and Articles of Association and to any regulatory code adopted by the Club;
  3.2 abide by the responsibilities of Directors as laid down in the relevant statues and any regulatory code adopted by the Club;
  3.3 accept the majority vote of the Club Board and work on a principle of collective responsibility whereby all decisions of the Club Board properly reached shall be deemed to be Club policy and as such, it is incumbent upon all Directors to represent that policy faithfully both in respect of their duties and responsibilities within the Club and to external parties, unless the Club Board vote to suspend operation of this policy in a particular matter;
  3.4 respect confidentiality requirements of the AFCB Board save that :if an issue arises which might lead to a desire for the CM to invoke its "Golden Share "voting rights ,then the CM Directors will be free to communicate on such issues with other members of the CM Board, having advised the AFCB Board of their intention so to do
  3.5 devote sufficient time and attention to the Club to fulfill their duties as a Director;
  3.6 attend meetings of the Club Board and not be absent without good reason;
  3.7 declare all personal, family or material interests they may have in a matter before the Club board;
  3.8 not be subject to a bankruptcy order or has in place a composition with their creditors;
  3.9 not subject to a disqualification order made under the Company Directors Disqualification Act;
  3.10 not have a conviction for an indictable offence (other than a spent conviction as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974);
  3.11 not be, on the basis of medical evidence, suffering from mental disorder.

 

›› AFC Bournemouth Community Mutual nominees as Directors of the ‘’Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Community Football Club Limited’’ (the AFC Bournemouth football club board)

AFCB Supporters Trust