As someone who was one of the agitators in the early days of the trust, and who was still there, more or less, as things ground to a halt (I used to go to regional meetings on behalf of the trust as, living where I do, most of them were fairly close - and I still keep in touch with some of the people from other clubs) I can say, as Pat has, that the main problem was lack of support. You can't keep banging your head against a brick wall trying to keep something going with the same handful of people doing everything all the time. We didn't get that much support when the previous corrupt regime was in place, so the moment our knights in shining armour came along what little we had drained away. Good job though BUSA does, I still believe that a trust ought to be in place. But past experience doesn't encourage me, if I'm honest. And in the wider world it's not all roses. I know that Rams Trust at Derby have problems, even from their much bigger membership, finding people willing to serve on the committee.