The weather had a big impact on our figures for January. With just one home game during the month following the postponement of the Isle of Man game due to frost. We also lost revenue through the cancelation of many of the pitch bookings for the same week. This also
March 21, 2025The first meeting of the FSSB board following the election of Gareth Castick, John Raftery and Jon Wiggans as board members took place on 13 March 2025. After undertaking the role on an interim basis since November 2024 John Woodhead was appointed as chair of FSSB. An FSSB representative vacancy
March 17, 2025Invitations will shortly be issued to members to vote in the FSSB Annual General Meeting on 24th March 2025 on the following resolutions: To approve the minutes of the AGM 28th Dec 2023 1. To receive and adopt the Society and its subsidiaries’ accounts to 30th June 2024; 2. To
March 10, 2025As communicated at this evening's online Special General Meeting (SGM), Andrew Madaras the independent scrutineer and Chair of the Election Committee has confirmed the following three nominees have been elected to the FSSB board (in alphabetical order): 1. Gareth Castick 2. John Raftery 3. Jon Wiggans Six nominations had been
March 03, 2025Further to the announcement on the 15th December 2024, the 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Football Supporters’ Society of Bury (FSSB) has been re-scheduled and will now take place on Monday 24th March 2025 via Zoom (or similar online conferencing software). All members will receive full formal notification of
February 21, 2025On the 22nd October 2024 we announced the suspension of the £5 per month membership payment option due to some evidence of abuse of the membership system. As the voting for the election is well underway, we have reinstated the £5 per month payment option alongside the ability to pay
February 18, 2025On Wednesday 5th February 2025, the Election Committee received a complaint relating to a social media post that Bradley Seymour had made regarding a former Bury FC player. The post was made at some stage last year and had been taken down by Mr Seymour within a few hours of
February 07, 2025We would like to apologise for the delay on issuing the accounts for the period ending 31 December 2024. We have been working on agreeing the accounting treatment of grants under FRS102.24 with the auditors. Now that this has been agreed we have been able to produce an opening
January 29, 2025This is to remind members that nominations for the three vacancies on the FSSB Board will close on the 20th January 2025 at 17.00 hours. Voting for candidates will commence on the 5th February 2025 from 09.00 hours. Further to the update to members on the 22nd October
January 16, 2025FSSB Special General Meeting: Monday 3rd March 2025 via Zoom at 19.00 hours A Special General Meeting (SGM) of (FSSB) will take place on Monday 3rd March 2025 via Zoom (or similar online conferencing software). We will ask you to elect or approve up to three Football Supporters’ Society
January 06, 2025On 8 November 2024, we confirmed the resignation of CEO and Club Secretary Neil Sears. Neil’s contract of employment included a contractual notice period but we can now confirm that he will leave the club with immediate effect by mutual consent. Neil has been absolutely integral in the delivery
December 20, 2024We have previously circulated draft annual accounts for the Football Supporters’ Society of Bury (“FSSB”), Bury Football Club (2019) Ltd and The Bury Football Club Company Limited (“TBFCCL”) in advance of the AGM and have invited members to vote on the annual accounts and ask questions. Following productive conversations between
December 15, 2024This is to remind all members that the 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Football Supporters’ Society of Bury (FSSB) will take place on 18th December 2024 at 7pm via Zoom (or similar online conferencing software). All members will receive associated documents approximately two weeks before the AGM. Joining instructions
November 28, 2024Following meetings of the FSSB Board and the Football Board held on 11th November 2024, we are able to provide an update. John Woodhead was appointed by the FSSB board to act as interim Chair of FSSB with immediate effect. Gareth Castick will act as interim Chair of the Football
November 14, 2024After a testing week, including staff and board member resignations, the board wishes to reassure fans of the plans to address the immediate challenges and explain a way forward initially in this short-term period. It is useful to heed the words of Dave McNabb and his appeal for calm ahead
November 11, 2024With a new artificial surface in place and in use every day of the week, and new LED floodlights ready to be installed, we are now moving into the next phase of preparing Gigg Lane for the decades ahead of us. We are exploring ways to make the stadium more
November 03, 2024September was a difficult month with no Saturday home league fixtures. We have commented before on the negative financial impact of Cup games, and moving league fixtures to a Tuesday night. So it was pleasing to make a £15k operating profit for the month. Home games require us to split
November 03, 2024The 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Football Supporters’ Society of Bury (FSSB) will take place on 18th December 2024 via Zoom (or similar online conferencing software). All members will receive full formal notification of the meeting and associated documents before the AGM. Memberships will remain open for now but
October 22, 2024We posted a £23k operating profit for August 2024, as football returned to Gigg Lane. This has almost cancelled out the £27k loss in July, when we bore the costs of playing with no revenue as the stadium did not open until early August. We also met a number of
September 30, 2024Our management accounts show an operating profit of just under £80, 000 for the financial year ended 2024. This is £55k once depreciation has been applied to the stadium at the rate agreed in last year’s audit. We made a small loss of £4860 in June as expected given
August 27, 2024As we head into the lean summer months, where we expect to make losses through a lack of matchday revenue, it was pleasing to make a small profit in May. Our financial year end is 30th June. Our profit for the year to date has increased to £83k as we
July 02, 2024Whilst the end of the season did not work out as hoped, the work on the stadium, wider club and the new pitch is progressing well. We made no secret of our ambitions for promotion and a thorough review of why we fell short commenced soon after the end of
June 05, 2024To assist all former members of Bury FC Supporters' Society who previous paid £60 annually via card transition to the new society we have created a portal where you can: * log in and view payment information * check last payment date to check if your membership is still valid (it expires
May 14, 2024Attention at this time of year inevitably focuses on footballing results. We’ve never hidden our desire for promotion and the possible financial rewards of the play offs are a long way from our thoughts. The sharing of gate receipts between home and away teams, with a percentage also paid
April 22, 2024
Last month our members voted yellow and navy as the colours for next season's away kit. We now want you to choose the design. Our current policy is to rotate kits every two years, to reward supporters for buying replica kits and keep them up-to-date for longer. As we started
March 21, 2024
Our current policy is to rotate kits every two years, to reward supporters for buying replica kits and keep them up-to-date for longer. As we started the season with two new kits, home and away, we need to break this rule just once so that home and away kits are
February 25, 20241023 ballots were submitted from 1758 issued. We have asked an independent third party to verify the results and will update you of any changes. Do you agree with the proposal to install a 3G pitch? Yes 923 (92%) No 84 (8%) Abstained 16 Do you agree with how we
February 24, 2024FAQ on the Lease We would like to clarify a few points about the lease to cover any concerns. Q: Would you need a lease if the ownership of the club had changed as originally anticipated under the merger? A: Yes. If the ownership of the club had changed and
February 20, 2024We are well progressed with our strategy to bring a 3G pitch to Gigg Lane this summer. In addition to more revenue, and avoiding pitch postponements due to the weather, it will give us a sporting facility which benefits the wider community, and promote active health throughout the borough. This
February 19, 2024Please find below the management accounts to the end of January, with summary numbers above. Bury Football Club Members P&L to End Jan 24Bury Football Club Members P&L to End Jan 24.pdf272 KBdownload-circle We have used new software to consolidate multiple organisations into a single profit and
February 16, 2024We are pleased to confirm that memberships are open again. Everyone can join the new membership scheme via this website, however existing memberships will continue to work for now, so we are encouraging people to join only if they are new members or if their membership has lapsed or expired.
December 13, 2023The first Football Supporters’ Society of Bury AGM will take place online at 7pm on 28th December. We will ask members to receive and approve our accounts and re-appoint Sedulo as our financial auditors subject to a fair value assessment in the new year. The board has agreed to hold
December 13, 2023These are the consolidated accounts for Bury Football Club and the Football Supporters' Society of Bury, covering the men's and women's team and the Community Benefit Society which owns the club. View them using the button below. Bury-FC-Member-Report-Bury-FC-Member-Pack-Oct-2023Bury-FC-Member-Report-Bury-FC-Member-Pack-Oct-2023.pdf480 KBdownload-circle
December 01, 2023The board met for the first time at the end of October, and we have summarized the main decisions below. The board appointed Rod Peters and Phil Young as Secretary and Chair of the Society, respectively. There were no other nominations for these positions. The board appointed Jon Newby to
November 06, 2023As communicated at this evening's online Special General Meeting (SGM), the Returning Officer from election service provider Mi-Voice has confirmed the following nine nominees will form the inaugural FSSB board (in alphabetical order): * Darren Bernstein * Mike Goodier * Michael Howarth * Marcel De Matas * Jon Newby * Ian Pearson * Rod Peters * John Woodhead
October 19, 2023We have to enforce some strict rules for the next Special General Meeting (SGM) meeting due to its nature and the specific circumstances surrounding it. As this is a Special General Meeting, we are only able to discuss the specific questions raised. The board have prepared written answers to those
October 09, 2023I have previously given an update on where we are with the structure of the organisation and the relationship with the benefactors, but with more questions and so much misinformation in circulation I have prepared this more detailed note which summarises how we have arrived at the current position. As
September 29, 2023The Interim Board for the Football Supporters' Society of Bury would like to provide the following statement with regards an update of the ongoing election process. The nomination period has now closed. All nominations have now been vetted to ensure they abide by the Elections Policy and Code of Conduct.
September 28, 2023Following the receipt of an online petition from a group of members and non-members called ‘Action For Bury FC ,’ the board of the Football Supporters’ Society of Bury have convened a Special General Meeting to be held on Tuesday 10th October 2023 at The Elizabethan Suite, Town Hall, Knowsley St,
September 26, 2023Following the conclusion of the investigation and further discussions with the independent election scrutineers Mi-Voice, the Interim Board are pleased to announce that the nomination period will be reopening imminently. We’d like to provide the following updated election timeline to members as promised in our previous statement in an
September 14, 2023The Interim Board of Football Supporters Society of Bury would like to provide the following update in relation to the leak of information and the resumption of the full elections for the society board. The investigation which was detailed in an email to members on the 16th August 2023 was
September 07, 2023We have completed the amalgamation of the two societies, the name change to Bury Football Club and made Gigg Lane our home ground, which were the three items voted on by members in May. We also advised as part of the pre-vote information pack that we would move the ownership
August 07, 2023We can confirm that the FCA have approved the amalgamation of the two Community Benefit Societies and the process will now begin to elect a new board to run the Football Supporters’ Society of Bury. The timescale for nominations and voting will be issued soon, but we expect the process
July 04, 2023