Huish Park and the land around Yeovil Town’s stadium have been registered again as an Asset of Community Value, giving the community an opportunity to respond if Somerset Council ever decides to sell the site.
The successful application was made by Gloverscast, whose Community Interest Company status allows it to apply for the protection. Somerset Council confirmed this week that the registration had been approved and will run for five years.
What the registration means for Huish Park
An Asset of Community Value does not force an owner to accept an offer from a community group. However, if the owner intends to sell, the registration gives the community the opportunity to express an interest in being considered as a potential bidder.
It can also delay the sale process by six months, allowing time for a counter-offer to be prepared. In this case, Gloverscast CIC is the registered organisation representing the community, including Yeovil Town supporters.
The registration covers both the stadium itself and the surrounding, non-core land. The site is currently owned by Somerset Council.
Why supporters sought renewed protection
The previous registration, made by the Glovers Trust, expired in August. The Trust activated the protection in January 2021, after the club’s former owner began steps towards selling the stadium and surrounding land to what was then South Somerset District Council, now Somerset Council.
That process gave the Trust six months to make a counter-offer or find another party willing to do so. The Trust later worked with Simul Sports, a consortium led by former Cardiff City commercial director Julian Jenkins and backed by Canva chief financial officer Damien Singh. That proposed deal collapsed in May 2022.
Huish Park was subsequently sold to the council. A stewardship arrangement led by Matt Uggla ultimately failed, followed by local businessman Martin Hellier’s takeover of the club while it was on the brink of administration.
Gloverscast said renewing the registration was important because even limited protection and influence over any future sale remained critical to supporters.
Buyback plans remain in place
Yeovil Town’s owners, Inflection Holdings, led by club chairman Prabhu Srinivasan and his family, have made clear their ambition to buy Huish Park and the surrounding land back from Somerset Council.
Somerset Council confirmed in September 2025 that the owners’ exclusivity period for the proposed buyback had been extended until 17 May 2028. Gloverscast said the registration was not made because it believed the council had any imminent intention to sell, noting that the exclusivity agreement would seemingly prevent that.
The group also said it had no reason to doubt the owners’ public statements that any deal would be in the football club’s best interests. Its stated aim is to help ensure that Yeovil Town can ultimately be reunited with the stadium and land it calls home, while giving supporters a measure of protection during any future sale process.
