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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} In British [[sports]], a '''supporters' trust''' is a formal, democratic and [[not-for-profit]] organisation of [[Fan (person)|fans]] who attempt to strengthen the influence of supporters over the running of the club they support. There are over 140 supporters' trusts across [[England]], [[Wales]] and [[Scotland]] and the majority of these are affiliated to [[football (soccer)|football]] clubs, however trusts also exist for [[Rugby league]] and [[Rugby Union]] clubs. With [[government]] and with cross-party support, [[Supporters Direct]] was established to encourage the formation of supporters' trusts to promote democratic supporter ownership. Supporters Direct encourages these bodies to be formed as [[Industrial and provident society|Industrial and Provident Societies (IPSs)]] and assists with their formation, legal and start-up costs. Supporters' trusts were commonly founded in response to financial crises which threaten the future of a team, as was the case at [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]], [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]], [[York City F.C.|York City]], and [[Real Oviedo]]. Their involvement has reportedly ensured the survival of over 20 different clubs entering into administration, particularly during the period of crisis as a result of the collapse of [[ITV Digital]]. Supporters' trusts are now more commonly founded in order to increase influence at clubs through a financial stake in the club. The first trust established was at [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] in January 1992. The largest is the [[Manchester United Supporters Trust]], which used to be known as Shareholders United and currently has over 200,000 members.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://action.joinmust.org/index.php/content/splash |title=Welcome to MUST .::. MUST - the Manchester United supporters' trust |access-date=2010-03-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303160040/http://action.joinmust.org/index.php/content/splash |archive-date=2010-03-03 }}</ref> Other large trusts for clubs such as [[Newcastle United]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds]], [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]], [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]], [[Reading F.C.|Reading]], [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Spurs]] and [[Rangers F.C.|Glasgow Rangers]] have between 3,000 and 10,000 members.
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