The Scarborough Athletic FC Society

The Scarborough Athletic FC Society is the formal term for the entity which began and runs Scarborough Athletic FC.

The Society is a not-for-profit organisation, registered with the Financial Services Authority as an Industrial and Provident Society.

The Society began life as the Seadog Trust back in November 2006 when supporters formed the group to try and gain fan representation on the board of Scarborough Athletic FC. A steering committee was formed and in April 2007 the Seadog Trust’s first board was elected.

Upon the liquidation of Scarborough FC, Seadog Trust formed Scarborough Athletic FC, and the rest, as they say, is history.

The Society membership quickly rose to over 500 and has stayed around that figure for two years, although since formation closer to 750 individuals have been members.

Memberships to the Society can be taken out on five levels - Bronze (£12 per year), Silver (£12 per month) and Gold (£25 per month), as well as family membership and corporate business memberships.

The Society which runs the club operates on a democratic basis, with annual board members elections each each. Amy paid up Society member can stand for election, and a third of the club’s board will stand down to allow fresh faces to push their claim to help the club progress further.

Society Aims

Aims of the Society

1. To ensure Scarborough Athletic Football Club works closely with its supporters and the local community to ensure that the views of the supporters and the local community are fully represented in the running of the new club.
2. To benefit present and future members of the community served by the club by promoting and developing football as a recreational facility, sporting activity and focus for community involvement.
3. To encourage the Club to play football at the highest level possible, but always operating within a framework of responsible and prudent financial management.
4. To ensure that Scarborough Athletic Football Club returns to the Borough of Scarborough in facilities that benefit the wider sporting community, that are sufficient to provide the club with future growth and that ensure the club is financially viable.
5. To be an inclusive organisation that represents the views of all supporters of the club through open, affordable membership, and consultation with all supporters and supporters groups, regardless of whether they are members.