Management Structure
The Board
We are a charity, a housing association, and a company limited by guarantee. Our President is Lord Peter Bowness. More information and a full list of our Vice-Presidents.
Our Association is managed by a Board of non-executive Directors, who are elected every three years, and who have responsibility for overall corporate Governance, administration and financial matters. Day to day management is delegated to a Corporate Management Team.
Committees
A number of sub-committees support the Board:
Audit Committee
Oversees finance and budgets, risk management and internal and external audit
HR Committee
Oversees policies, staffing and employment matters
Development & Regeneration Committee
Develops and oversees asset management of the Association's building portfolio to meet business needs
Services & Performance Committee
Offers independent expertise to support, guide and promote service improvements in both operational and strategic terms
The Board and its sub-committees meet every three months and the Annual General Meeting is held in September each year, for approval of the statutory accounts and the publication of the Annual Review.
Governance
The Board take their governance responsibilities very seriously. The Association's activities are ruled by its Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Board are guided by a Board Members' Handbook, which sets out their roles and responsibilities, recruitment, training and appraisal procedures and principles. The Board holds at least residential one Away Weekend a year where strategies are discussed and 'thinking outside the box' takes place.
Risk Management is a key role and the Board and Audit Committee review the Risk Management Plan on a regular basis. The Association uses the services of an auditor, RSM Tenon, to carry out internal audits on policies and processes to ensure that the Association follows best practice and is rigorous in its processes.
