A Board of Management made up of 15 members - five customers, five Local Authority nominees and five 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. They are all unpaid volunteers and are expected to serve on the Board for a specified period of time.
A message from Ingrid Fife, Chair of the Board of Management
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I recently 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
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Ingrid Fife
(Chair of Board)
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Janice Nicklin
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Vacant
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Bob Gilligan
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Stef Nelson
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Sheila Large
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Margaret Walsh
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Marie Wright
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Steve License
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Judith Winterbourne
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Margaret Ratcliffe
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John Swain
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Vacant
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Dave Merrill
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Ann Macfarlane
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We, 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.
If you would like any information that does not appear on this page please contact Fiona Crane, Governance Officer on 0151 510 5194 who will be happy to help you.
Open Board Meetings
Board meetings are also open to you. From July 2010 we will be opening the doors to our Board Meetings 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 2010 are:
14th July at 4pm
29th September at 6pm
24th November at 4pm
All meetings are to be held at our Head Office at Daresbury Point, Green Wood Drive, Manor Park, Runcorn, WA7 1UG.
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 Fiona Crane (Governance Officer) on 0151 510 5194 or via email at fiona.crane@haltonhousing.org for more information or to confirm your attendance.