Aims of the Magpies Trust

These Aims are taken directly from the Rules of the Trust. The Trust is legally permitted to spend money only in order to work towards these Aims, officially known as the Objects of the Trust. This means that you can be sure that any money you give to the Trust will be used legally and responsibly. For full details of how these aims govern the actions of the Trust, and the powers the Trust can use to achieve them, see the Rules.

Throughout the text, "the Club" is Chorley FC, and "the community" is Chorley. The Society is the Magpies Trust.

Aims of the Magpies Trust:

  1. To strengthen the bonds between the Club and the community which it serves and to represent the interests of the community in the running of the club;
  2. To benefit present and future members of the community served by the Club by promoting encouraging and furthering the game of football as a recreational facility, sporting activity and focus for community involvement;
  3. To further the development of the game of football nationally and internationally and the upholding of its rules;
  4. To encourage the Club to take proper account of the interests of its supporters and of the community it serves in its decisions;
  5. To encourage and promote the principle of supporter representation on the board of any company owning or controlling the Club and ultimately to be the vehicle for democratic elections to the board;
  6. To promote, develop and respect the rights of members of the community served by the Club and people dealing with the Society as set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, having regard in particular to the need to provide information to members and conduct the affairs of the Society in accessible and appropriate ways;
  7. To widen interest in football within the community regardless of the sex, ethnic origin, race or religion of those involved;
  8. To promote coaching schemes to develop the football skills of young people and to raise the profile and awareness of the Club amongst the children and youth of the community that it serves;
  9. To encourage and support the efforts of the board of directors of the club in their efforts to promote awareness and interest in the Club both throughout the community and within local business.