Joining the Trust as an Affiliate

As an affiliate member of the Trust you will also be a shareholder of the Community Benefit Society.

Each affiliate will own only one share and will be entitled to vote at meetings. As an affiliate member your organisation will not be able to stand for election to the board of directors. However any of your members could join the Trust as an individual member,

When you become a shareholder we need to ensure that we have the correct information about you, that you agree to the terms and conditions.

To maintain membership and your shareholding, you must renew your membership each year. We will remind you when your affilate membership is due for renewal.

  • MEMBERSHIP TERMS AND CONDITIONS
    · Voting is only available to individuals who are aged 16 and over. We will request your date of birth to ensure that we are processing voting memberships correctly.

    · Each member will receive one share only of £1 and will be entitled to one vote per resolution raised at any general meeting. The share issued to the member is not transferable to any other person, firm or corporate body.

    · Any contribution received by the Trust from a member will be held in common for the benefit of all members and will be used to meet the objectives of the Trust. Contributions made (whether in the form of the annual subscription or donations of money) are not a financial investment, and cannot be refunded to the member once the transfer has been made.

    · As a non-profit making organisation, no financial return, whether in the form of interest or a distribution of profits, will be made to its members.

    · On winding up or dissolution of the Trust, any surpluses will be transferred to a sporting charity or charities within the Area and/or one of more societies established for the benefit of the community.

    · The data contained in the application form to become a member will be held, analysed and used by the Trust Board and Executive Board solely for the purposes of the West Ham United Supporters’ Trust.

    · This data will be transferred to electronic media such as an online membership database and your email address may be added to online email marketing tools to enable us to send you communications efficiently. As defined in the Rules of the Trust, prescribed data on members will be publicly available at the Trust’s registered officeDescription text goes here