How We Are Run
As a Registered Society operating under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, the Association is regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing, and we maintain charitable objectives.
We are run by an unpaid Board made up of voluntary members consisting of dedicated professionals and tenants who meet every three months to oversee the performance of the Association.
The Board’s essential functions can be summarised as follows:
- Setting and measuring compliance with the Association’s strategic objectives, values and to ensure its long term success.
- Acting effectively making clear decisions based on timely accurate information
- Setting a positive culture, with strong customer focus
- Setting and agreeing the budget, business plan and integrity of financial information.
- Ensuring that the Association’s affairs are conducted lawfully.
Our Board Members
Patsy Alexander
Chair of Audit and Risk Committee
Qualified Accountant and member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accounts. Senior Manager in the Financial Services industry
Bruce Shelmerdine
Member of Audit and Risk Committee
Qualified Chartered Account & Finance Director of mhs homes. Has extensive experience working in the housing sector with a number of registered social landlords
Mark Hanson
Chair of Development Committee
Development consultant & former Development Director with almost fifty years’ experience of developing and constructing homes. Has a strong interest in zero energy homes and renewables.
Jane Campbell
Member of Development Committee
Trained Solicitor, now the Director of Legal Services with Southern Housing. Experience working in Local Authorities and private practice specialising in Social Housing
Cathy Peters
Member of the Tenant Engagement & Scrutiny Panel. A former Sheltered Housing Manager with CSHA
Jean Alexander
Experience in care sector management and business viability. Chair of CSHA Tenant Engagement & Scrutiny Panel.
Julian Miles
Chair of the Board
Has worked with a wide range of housing providers for over 23 years undertaking a variety of senior and strategic roles.
Lysa Nicely
Member of the Board
Currently Head of Property Safety at a charitable housing association, accountable for all property-related functions, ensuring safety & wellbeing of residents.
Terry Spillard
Board Member and Member of Audit & Risk Comittee
Currently serving as Assistant Director of Customers at Golding Homes, & has extensive experience in housing management, complaints resolution & strategic planning,
Sloane Bartlett
Audit and risk professional with over 25 years of experience in the social housing sector, currently serving as Senior Audit Manager at Sage Homes, and is passionate about improving the service to customers
Mary Loftus
A passionate housing professional with over 30 years of housing management experience, currently working for a small housing society in Blackheath providing homes for people of pensionable age with a connection to the Royal Borough of Greenwich.