Board meeting summary December 2025
Dan MacLennan (Chair)
Billy Atkinson (Holdings Board)
Tony WIghtman (Secretary),
Samantha Jones (Vice Chair)
Martin Robson
Riegan Thompson
Kieran Bulman
Ross Parkinson
Apologies
Matt Spooner (1921 Representative)
Claire Winder
Acceptance of previous Nov minutes
Approved, with minor changes to vote info
Matters Arising
Not hosting going forward
Action tracker
Succession – MS No update
MR Mobile phone for travel on the bus will be in place for the Gateshead travel.
Club Matters by MS
No Update on this occasion
Holdings Board
BA No update
Subgroup updates
Relevance – None
Membership – DM advised a full review of memberships is.
Governance – AGM review.
COMMS – RT Newsletter needs to be published with AGM results and then new meeting dates
Members Meetings:
Jan online, Feb on X, March face to face. Owners may want to have a supporters meeting close to March/ April.
Away travel
Is going really well and all who are attending games are happy with the offering. Gateshead is sold out for the 3 buses.
Hospitality
Draw 8th Dec RT & CW drawn upto the 10th Feb Scunthorpe at home (also drawn the junior members shirt)
SJ to meet boardroom winners if MS not available
Prizes for next season & Year end review
DM year end is end of July
SJ we could hire out the United lounge for 1 game it holds roughly 40, the London branch does this already.
MR the weekly thing could generate extra members, Foxys could also be considered.
Need to check the kids age limit.
AGM Review:
DM Low turnout at the AGM this is probably due to the team doing well
We need to look at different options for the AGM tie in with a Q&A at the end of September maybe look at a different day/night
Membership
DM 1030
Financial/Cash in the bank
BANK AT £12711 (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 9th of Jan https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/minutes-january-cusg-meeting-0
Note: The collaboration with the Northwest Ambulance NC stated this event was a trust event
AOB
Dates for meetings to be published
MR fanzone presence gazebo will be replaced
DM we need a permanent presence, maybe look into a shipping container
RP we could look at selling merchandise from the hatch MR this would need to be progressed through the chair and through NC
RP An idea from Port Vale and a few other clubs where they include your name on the team sheet SJ no team photo opportunity, rules would need to be looked at if it is another draw.
DM spoke to the council regarding licences for draws, the cost is £80 for 3 years.
London branch pricing for plaques is £50 which is fair so nothing is changing.
Meeting ended– 20:02
Next meeting – Jan 14th 19:00
