2026 has been extremely positive for Club 1872 so far – we appointed a new Board which added fresh energy and ideas to our organisation, we transferred £220,000 to Rangers for exclusive use on Heritage Projects and contributed £270,000 to the Club in their recent share issue.
Club 1872 was initially conceived as a Share-buying organisation with involvement in community projects as a secondary concern.
The club ownership landscape has changed though and, with your backing, we decided to change focus and direction.
Earlier this year, members voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Board’s vision to transition Club 1872’s CiCs (Community Interest Companies) into one company and we’ve been working with our legal partners to make this happen.
Our aim is to deliver a unified and modern sign-up model and provide a single voting process for both shares and projects initiatives going forward.
We also firmly believe relaunching Club 1872 with a new name and brand, which captures our new heritage focus, is essential and 95% of contributors agreed with us.
Throughout the year, we’ve worked closely with one of Scotland’s leading creative agencies, Altar, and are now in a position to share our proposed new name and branding.
The Board feels the next stage in our evolution is to call our organisation the Rangers Fans Heritage Trust.
Our main goal is to work collaboratively with Rangers, now and in the future, to provide money for key projects in and around Ibrox Stadium.
The new Rangers Fans Heritage Trust identity is built around a simple idea: History, Heritage and Home.
At its heart is the ‘H’ device, a visual representation of the iconic Ibrox Main Stand and its distinctive Archibald Leitch architecture, creating a direct visual connection between the Trust and Ibrox…the home of Rangers’ heritage.
Stripped back to its defining features, the Main Stand becomes a bold, timeless symbol that feels both familiar and contemporary. More than a representation of Ibrox itself, it acts as a gateway to the stories, memories and moments the Trust exists to protect.
Paired with a characterful typographic identity, the result balances heritage with a sense of renewed purpose, creating a brand rooted in Rangers’ history but designed to carry that legacy forward for future generations.
We would love as many fans as possible to join us on this journey.
With that in mind, we’re asking members to vote in four Special Resolutions to give us permission to complete the work on merging the two CIC’s into one streamlined company, to approve our name change, accept our new Articles of Association and the new contributor agreement.
This additional agreement was recommended and drafted on legal advice to ensure stronger more protected contributor rights directly with the company on how it is run.
The new Board – which comprises Euan Macfarlane, John Brown, Alan Fraser, Iain McHolm and Scott Carline – all share your love for Rangers and together we can play an important role in the club’s future.
We recommend you vote in favour of all four proposals and the Board’s wish to increase the organisation’s admin budget from 5% to 10% to support campaigns, events, infrastructure and communication platforms.
We also want to assure supporters who initially joined us with a shares focus, that our intention is still to participate in any future issues the club launches.
Contributors can vote by logging into their Club 1872 account
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