Board Meeting Summary November 2025
Dan MacLennan (Chair)
Matt Spooner (1921 Representative)
Billy Atkinson (Holdings Board)
Martin Robson
Samantha Jones
Kieran Bulman
Riegan Thompson
Apologies
Claire Winder
Ross Parkinson
Chris Armstrong
(NOTE: Secretary TW unable to attend last minute due to train delay, agreed DM would take the minutes)
Acceptance of previous Oct minutes
Approved
Matters Arising
None
Action tracker
Skills -audit – MR to meet with CA with regards to IT handover CA stepping down at AGM
Succession – MS writing ‘job description’ for the 1921 rep role, will also meet with NC as part of this. There then followed some general chat on this issue.
Club Matters by MS
Nothing major to report on this occasion. The club is currently drawing up plans for what’s next, in terms of Brunton Park redevelopment.
Kits, Dugouts, Foxy’s rebrand and the spend were all discussed. Any ideas from members will be welcomed and forwarded for suggestion.
Holdings Board
BA No update
Subgroup updates
Relevance – None
Membership – DM advised a full review of memberships is almost complete, a lot of odds and ends have been cleaned up in doing so! It appears that less people are using standing order moving forward.
Governance – None
COMMS – RT suggested a possible X Space on coming Sunday, take it to Comms WhatsApp to sort.
Members Meetings:
Space already discussed. AGM in mid Dec. Look to host on line in mid-Jan
Competition Spins
SJ Next draw and we will draw games upto the 3rd of Jan 26. Nov & Dec kids shirt draws.
Hospitality
SJ Are we going to continue to host, if not then we need to decide a way forward.
MS Samantha has done a brilliant job looking after hospitality.
RP We need to look at a cheap Pay-as-you-go mobile phone so that winners of hospitality can call whoever is hosting from the trust.
MR I will look at a number online so that it can be ported to any mobile device COMMS to look at this.
AGM Update:
This has been set up to take place in the Cumbria Lounge in the East stand – 11:00 on Sun 14TH Dec 2025 (RT to confirm room booking).
NC from FSA has agreed to form EMG with TW
Note: Elections are now open. Call for motions already in progress.
MS to speak to the Piataks to see if they will be attending and maybe do some speaking.
Membership
DM 1000
Financial/Cash in the bank
BANK AT £13228.69 (RINGFENCED £448 DEFIBS £2100 AUDIT FEES – WILL ALSO BE SOME COACH MONEY TO SET ASIDE).
CUSG Update
Any email coming to the trust regarding CUSG should go through CW. The latest CUSG meeting minutes from 28th of November are below
https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/minutes-november-cusg-meeting
Note: The collaboration with the Northwest Ambulance NC stated this event was a trust event
AOB
CUST mobile number – MR to look at this and the number to start with 01228 will report back findings.
Meeting ended– 19:49
Next meeting – Dec 17th 19:00
