How ArabTRUST invests funds raised

ArabTRUST - The Dundee United Supporters Society - started in 2003 and is now the second largest shareholder in the Dundee United Football Company Ltd.

Our strategic aims can best be summarised as supporting United’s youth and community work, whilst increasing our collective shareholding on behalf of fans and thereby increasing their influence at the Club.

Since its formation, ArabTRUST has invested over £170,000 in United, with most of this directed towards specific and essential items of youth development funding.

Funds raised by ArabTRUST are used to meet four main aims:

Raising funds for the DUFC youth system – Sponsorship of the non professional youth development teams for all age groups to allow purchase of essential playing kit. Purchase of further specific items of kit, such as track suits and polo shirts when necessary and assistance with transportation costs and other equipment. ArabTRUST has also provided assistance to the Club’s youth academy set up at St John’s High School, Dundee (see picture below of the arabtrust.co.uk sponsored kits)

Assisting with and raising funds for football related community projects - Including specific funding for the Club’s not for profit community schools project run by Dave Bowman, the organisation of anti racism and anti sectarianism seminars for local schools and other community based projects.

Buying shares in the Dundee United Football Company Ltd. – ArabTRUST now holds the second largest shareholding in United giving our members a meaningful collective ownership stake in the Club. We pursue a policy of seeking shares in United in return for its funding inputs.

Fan Representation – ArabTRUST has an Associate Directorship on the United Board of Directors to ensure the views of our members are represented.

Funds are raised by sales of merchandise, donations from retailers via this Megastore, functions and, of course, membership fees.

ArabTRUST is the major sponsor of the Dundee United Hall of Fame. This has provided us with an ideal opportunity to gain good exposure within the United ‘family’ and to enhance sales of memorabilia related merchandise items.

We are also proud sponsors of ArabZONE, the exclusive members’ only website, brought to you by Dundee United Media.

If you are not already a member of ArabTRUST, we’d like to take this opportunity to invite you to join us. It only costs £15 per year and these fees are essential our ongoing operational strategy.

To help minimise the costs of running ArabTRUST, we are encouraging fans to join online via PayPal. This helps reduce the amount of admistrative work we do - and we hope that you appreciate this.

To join now, click HERE

If you prefer not to join online, click HERE for an application form

You can also join us at ArabTRUST's Tangerine Trading Posts in the Lower George Fox, Lower Eddie Thompson and Groucho's in Dundee City Centre