Just playing devils advocate. The buckets were out to raise money to save the club. There was also an online fund raising page set up as well. It was only after KT came in and "saved" us that it was decided to give/loan some of the money to the club to pay staff, as I remember.
Just playing devils advocate, the Trust decided to Loan the money to the club, but didn't get the details of the loan, including repayment formally agreed / in writing. They now want the wider fan base to support them in running the club and handling all sorts of financial, contractual and commercial arrangements