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The Trust's Role

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Supporters Trust (“the Trust” or “ICTST”) is the operating name of the Inverness Caledonian Thistle Supporters Society Limited, a company registered under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, with registered number 2665RS. Join the Supporters Trust here.

The Trust’s relationship with the Club changed during 2025 when, at a Special General Meeting, Members voted unanimously to cede the Trust’s shareholding in the Club as part of the process of Alan Savage taking on ownership of the Club and it exiting Administration.

The Trust Chair was subsequently invited to join the Club Board in late 2025, bringing the voice of fans to the Boardroom table for the first time.

Community Benefit

The Society’s purpose is to be the vehicle through which a healthy, balanced and constructive relationship between the Club and its supporters and the communities it serves is encouraged and developed. The business of the Society is to be conducted for the benefit of the community served by the Club and not for the profit of its members.

Objects

The Society’s objects are to benefit the community by:

being the democratic and representative voice of the supporters of the Club and strengthening the bonds between the Club and the communities which it serves;
achieving the greatest possible supporter and community influence in the running and ownership of the Club;
promoting responsible and constructive community engagement by present and future members of the communities served by the Club and encouraging the Club to do the same;
operating democratically, fairly, sustainably, transparently and with financial responsibility and encouraging the Club to do the same;
being a positive, inclusive and representative organisation, open and accessible to all supporters of the Club regardless of their age, income, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality or religious or moral belief.

It is the job of the Society’s Board to ensure the Trust delivers on the above objects to the best of its ability.

In addition to those general roles, the Supporters Trust Chair serves as a Director of the Club, ensuring that the voice of fans is heard at the Boardroom table.

The Trust’s Goals

To help fulfil these roles, the Trust Board have agreed a number of goals as follows:

Maintain or increase membership numbers each year.
Maintain or increase Social Media followers on all platforms used each year, and use these platforms to proactively promote the Trust.
Have regular liaison meetings with the Club & Supporters Liaison Officer or other senior officers to maintain and enhance a clear and effective communication route between representatives of the Club and supporters.
Hold Fans Meetings to introduce the Trust to non-members, to understand fans’ expectations of the Trust, to enable the Trust Chair to represent fans at Club Board Meetings and to raise the profile of the Trust.
Co-opt people onto the Board to better represent the wider demographic of our support.
Develop a programme of regular social/fundraising events.
Maintain a visible presence at the ground on all matchdays to provide help and advice, and to offer a channel for supporters to provide feedback on the matchday experience.
To continue to manage Bar 94 on behalf of the Club, and to increase footfall and revenue through the bar.
Work with Section 94 on issues relevant to a group that represents the future of the club support.

These goals will be reviewed annually and will be submitted in a Resolution for approval by members at each AGM. The Board’s role is to represent the interests of the fans and therefore our goals need to reflect the priorities of those we represent. We will be actively seeking the views of members on our goals, so, if you want to have a say in what the Trust does to represent supporters of ICT, then please click here and join the Trust today.

Remember, Joining the Supporters Trust means you are part of an organisation which seeks to enhance the relationship between the Club and Supporters. The more supporters who join the Trust, the greater the influence of supporters will become.