Arsenal Supporters' Trust Arsenal Supporters' Trust The Arsenal Supporters' Trust is the official supporters' trust of Arsenal Football Club, as recognised by Supporters Direct. The group, like other supporters' trusts, seeks to strengthen the influence of supporters over the destiny of their clubs through democratic supporter ownership. The group was founded in 2003 as The Arsenal Supporters' Trust and is registered as an Industrial and Provident Society, which means the Trust is owned equally by all of its members. Each member has one vote in the Trust's elections. Though it is recognised by Supporters Direct as the official Supporters Trust for Arsenal FC,
Supporters' Trust at Reading under the leadership of ex-RFSC chairman Roger Titford and including several non-members of RFSC launched STAR (Supporters Trust at Reading) on 18 March 2002 in the Jazz Café at the stadium. By combining supporters club benefits and membership levels with supporters trust infrastructure and philosophy STAR was able to gain strength and credibility quickly. Since its beginning it has met regularly with the senior management team of the club and, as a shareholder, attended all the football club’s AGMs. STAR is an active participant within Supporters Direct and the Football Supporters' Federation. STAR runs coaches for STAR members to all