Common questions
- What is the Trust about and what does it do?
- How do I become a member of the Trust?
- How do I get actively involved in the Trust?
- I want to buy shares in my own name, how do I do that?
- How do I proxy my vote to the Trust?
- If I subscribe to the Celtic Trust and change my mind at a later date, how could I cancel my subscription?
- Whilst I subscribe as a member, what do the Trust do with my money?
- What are the benefits to me of being a member?
- Why do Emails from the Trust sometimes not arrive in my mailbox?
What is the Trust about and what does it do?
The aims of the Trust are to give the fans greater say in the club in the short term and for fans to own the club in the long term. You can find most of what you need on our website. The About Us Section and the Aims and Objectives and Trust Officers section is probably the most useful.
We hope that after reading this you will consider joining and getting involved.
How do I become a member of the Trust?
Becoming a member is a quick and easy process.
Go to www.celtictrust.net and click on the ‘Join/Register’ button. You can then become a member by subscribing either monthly or annually for a minimum of £5 per month. Your membership lasts for the length of each payment period.
You will be asked for some further basic information to register you on the site which allows you to comment on posts. You will receive an email confirmation of registration on the site and membership of the Trust.
Of course, we are more than grateful if individuals want to donate one-off payments to the Trust, but membership is only conferred on those who make a monthly or annual commitment.
How do I get actively involved in the Trust?
The Trust welcomes the input of all its members so simply raise this at any of the member’s meetings or contact us by email. We are planning to do a skills survey from time to time so that we can best use the talents of our members for our collective benefit.
How do I proxy my vote to the Trust?
Proxying your vote is not a once-and-for-all process. At each AGM or EGM you will be sent information and this will include a form or link to allow you to proxy your vote. You retain ownership of the shares but you are, in effect, lending us your vote for each meeting that you do this. We post specific guidance closer to the time of AGMs.
If I subscribe to the Celtic Trust and change my mind at a later date, how could I cancel my subscription?
Short answer is – easily. You simply log into your account here and choose to cancel your subscription.
You will get conformation of this on screen, and also be notified via e-mail. No more payments will be taken for this agreement.
Whilst I subscribe as a member, what do the Trust do with my money?
The Trusts overarching aim is to buy shares in Celtic Plc. All monies we collect via subscriptions or donations are used to that effect. The shares are held in Trust on behalf of the membership, and we use the voting powers that ownership of the shares give us to support our members’ aims (agreed at General meetings).
Aside from modest running expenses and occasional small contributions to fan campaigns with the agreement of our members, all subscriptions go to purchase shares. Officers of the Trust, and the Trustees themselves volunteer their time, and are not remunerated for any of the work they do on behalf of the Trust. This keeps our expenses to a minimum. Of course, our audited accounts are available to members on request and are published before each Annual General Meeting.
What are the benefits to me of being a member?
As a Celtic fan, we take it that you will be glad to see your money, pooled with others, used to further the influence of the fan base in the Celtic boardroom. As a member, you will also be entitled to attend general meetings of the Trust, stand for elected office, speak to and vote on resolutions at General Meetings.