About us:
Stockport County Supporters' Co-operatve is a formal, democratic and not-for-profit organisation of fans. Over recent years, led by the government funded Supporters Direct, Co-operatives and Trusts have been established at a number of clubs to allow the fans to have greater input into their clubs.
The Stockport County Supporters' Co-operative is one of a number of Co-operatives or Trust organisations in the Football League. The majority of Co-operative or Trusts do not own any shareholding in the club, but act on behalf of all supporters to ensure that clubs are run properly and sustainably. Some Trusts, such as Exeter City in the football league, own the majority of the shareholding in the club, others such as Swansea City and Lincoln City own minority shareholdings, and in non-league football there are many other trust-owned clubs.
The full aims and objectives of the Supporters' Co-operative can be found on here.
What is the Supporter's Co-operative Board?
The membership of the Trust votes to elect candidates to the Trust Board, Members can stand for election onto the Trust Board, which acts on behalf of the membership at all times. The elections normally take place around the Annual General Meeting. The 2010 Annual General meeting will take place on 9 December with elections if necessary taking place in January 2011.
The current elected Co-operative board were elected at the AGM in 2009 and 2008.
Read more about the current board members.
Where does my membership money go that I pay each year?
The nominal £12 membership fee is used for administration, promotion and legal fees incurred by the Co-op. The Co-op runs on a very small budget and doesn't have a great deal of outgoings, but moneys from membership, sponsorship and donations is used to keep the Co-op running smoothly as well as promote the Co-op and Stockport County Football Club. Without this money the Co-op would not be able to, for example:
- pay for this website
- pay legal fees
- provide free match day newsletters three times a year
- provide and send out certificates to new members
- pay for an accountant
- arrange social events for members
Members of the Co-operative Board are not paid for their time, efforts or service.
