The Shrimpers Trust is pleased to welcome the consortium led by Justin Rees, the new ‘Custodians of Southend United’, as the owners of our football club.

We thank the members of COSU for their patience, their diligence and their determination to acquire Southend United FC over the past nine months, and we are excited about the prospects of a brighter future together. Like many of the club’s players, coaches, staff and supporters, they have not walked away during extremely testing times, and we appreciate that commitment.

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