A Board of Management made up of 12 members - four customers, four Local Authority nominees and four independents, who with their professional skills, help to run the business.
The Board's role is to make strategic and major policy decisions, set the budget and monitor company performance.
Board Members all have the same voting rights and have a duty to act in the best interests of the Trust. Board Members are remunerated to reflect the role and significant responsibilities placed on them and the time and commitment required to deliver these reponsibilities.
A message from Ingrid Fife, Chair of the Board of Management
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I joined Halton Housing Trust having been recruited as an Independent Board Member to the Chair position in July 2009. Prior to joining the Trust my career has been within the healthcare industry working both with the NHS and with commercial suppliers. I took up this position with the Trust to enable me to broaden my experience and to use my commercial knowledge to help the organisation to mature successfully.
Since joining the organisation I have been impressed by the progress achieved within a relatively short timescale. Having met our initial goals ahead of schedule and within the business plan we now have a great opportunity to further develop our services to offer more for our customers. Our current Corporate Plan will see us broaden our efforts, focusing not just on homes but also on investing in neighbourhoods and communities. The Board is keen to see the Trust’s remit broaden and to identify strategies that have been shown to succeed elsewhere that would also benefit our local community.
I get tremendous satisfaction from being a Board Member here. I’m working with a great team who have proven that they can deliver what they say they will, and who have a real desire to make a positive difference for both customers and for the whole community.
Yours faithfully,
Ingrid Fife
Chair
Board of Management
Halton Housing Trust |
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Ingrid Fife
Chair of Board |
Stephen Pimbblet
Lead Member for Housing Services
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Mark Dennett
Lead Member for Finance & Performance |
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Bob Gilligan
Lead Member for Risk Management |
Mark Forrest
Lead Member for Construction Services |
Ann Macfarlane
Chair of Audit and Risk Committee |
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Margaret Walsh
Lead Member for Value for Money |
Mary Lamb
Lead Member for Diversity |
Steve License
Vice Chair of the Board & Lead Member for Regeneration and Invesment |
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Judith Winterbourne
Lead Member for Business Development |
Margaret Ratcliffe
Lead Member for Human Resources and Organisational Development |
John Swain
Lead Member for Health & Safety |
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The Board meet regularly to discuss the Trust performance and progress. Summaries of some of the recent meetings are available below for you to view or download.
Open Board Meetings
Board meetings are also open to you. Anybody who would like to see how we work and make key decisions are welcome to attend any of our Board meetings.
Any member of the public is welcome to attend to observe the meeting. Visitor numbers may have to be restricted due to the size of the room available. Therefore it would be helpful, although not essential, if you confirm your attendance beforehand.
The Board agenda will be published here one week prior to the meeting. There will also be some copies available at the meeting.
You will be given an opportunity to chat to Board Members prior to the meeting. However, you will not be invited to ask questions or make comments during the meeting due to meeting protocols more information can be found here.
The meeting dates for 2011/12 are:
16th November, 6pm Foundry Lane
18th January, 6pm Daresbury Point
21st March, 6pm Foundry Lane
16th May, 6pm Foundry Lane
18th July, 6pm Daresbury Point
26th September, 6pm Foundry Lane
21st November, 6pm Daresbury Point
Meetings aternate between our Head Office at Daresbury Point, Green Wood Drive, Manor Park, Runcorn, WA7 1UG and our Foundry Lane Office, Widnes, WA8 8TZ. The meeting agenda will confirm the location.
Please note that you will need to arrive prior to the start of the meeting, as otherwise access to the building may not be possible.
There are two parts to the meeting. The Open Part of the Meeting will be discussed in public, and the agenda papers will be available here and at the meeting.
Occasionally it may be necessary for some items of a commercially sensitive or personal nature to be discussed after the main meeting has finished. This part of the meeting will be closed to the public. Visitors will therefore be asked to leave before this part of the meeting takes place.
Please contact Katie Hamlett on 0151 510 5194 or via email katie.hamlett@haltonhousing.org for more information or to confirm your attendance.
Lead Members
We operate an innovative system of Lead Board Members, whereby we have streamlined our committee structure and appointed an area of responsibility to each Board Member.