Adactus Housing Group Ltd Company Register No 29433R Housing Corporation Register No LH 4345
Formed in August 2002, this is the Parent company in the group structure. It provides central services to its members as specified in Service Level Agreements. It employs c85 staff but doesn't own any property. The company is registered with the Financial Service Authority under the industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 and is non-charitable. It is a Registered Social Landlord regulated by The Housing Corporation.
Adactus Housing Association Ltd Company Register No 16668R Housing Corporation Register No LH 0131 An exempt charity
Renamed Adactus Housing Association Ltd from Family Housing Association (Manchester) Ltd in 2005, the company traces its origins to the 1960s and was initially linked to the Catholic Housing Aid Societies set up to provide housing and advice. The Association has continued to evolve and is now actively involved in projects beyond its core business of managing and building housing. It is now developing regeneration initiatives, shared ownership, supported housing and provides training and employment initiatives.
The company is registered with the Financial Service Authority under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 and is charitable. Is is a Registered Social Landlord regulated by The Housing Corporation, employs c245 staff, and manages c5,400 properties.
It is Corporate Trustee for the James Tomkinson Memorial Cottages Trust which manages four properties in Willington Corner near Darsbury. The Trust is registered as a charity with the Charities Commission.
It is also the majority shareholder in Heartland Court Management Limited, a private Company limited by shares responsible for the management and maintenance of the unadopted parking spaces and road to the rear of Richard Moon Street and Cornwall Grove in Crewe.
Acuna Ltd Company Register No 3540658
Formally known as Palatine Commercial Ltd and renamed in 2002, Acuna Ltd is a subsidary of County Palatine Ltd. It is a profit making company registered with Companies House and limited by shares. Its main business activities relate to the management of commercial premises, a security service and the provision of multimedia products. Acuna's rules covent any profits that it makes to County Palatine Ltd. Acuna employs no staff and is charged for any staff time it uses by group members.
Beech Housing Association Ltd Company Register No 24230R
Beech was formed in the early 1980s as a subsidiary of Family HA (M'cr) Ltd to specialise in the development and management of shared ownership properties. In August 2002 it became a subsidiary of Adactus Housing Group Ltd. As part of the Group, in April 2003 Beech received shared ownership and leasehold properties previously owned by a subsidiary of County Palatine, taking the total number of properties to 645. In October 2006 The Housing Corporation approved a Transfer of Engagements, which formally merged Beech HA with Quest HA. Quest added a further 365 properties to Beech Housing Association, located in Formby, Southport, Crosby and Bootle. This housing consists primarily of rented sheltered accommodation and call alarm flats for older people but also includes some general needs housing and leasehold stock. Beech currently manages just over 1,000 properties in 13 Local Authorities across the North West. The company is registered with the Financial Service Authority under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 and is non-charitable. It is a Registered Social Landlord regulated by The Housing Corporation. Beech employs no staff and is charged for any staff time it uses by group members.
Chorley Community Housing Association CCH
Chorley Community Housing Association was set up in March 2007 with the transfer of all Chorley Borough Council's 2,916 homes to the new landlord. Chorley Community Housing Association (CCH) is a registered Social Landlord, registered with The Housing Corporation, a government agency. The Association is registered with the Industrial and Provident Societies with a charitable status. The transfer went ahead after tenants voted in favour of the changeover in a secret ballot held in July/August 2006. The Management Board of CCH is made up of four tenants, four nominees from Chorley Borough Council and four independent members from the community. CCH is a member of the Adactus Housing Group and will benefit from this partnership through economies of scale and the provision of services such as finance and IT that are expensive to set up from scratch.
Palatine Contracts Ltd Company Register No 4056290
Palatine Contracts is a subsidiary of County Palatine Ltd and acts as a subcontractor, managing development work. This arrangement generates savings in VAT for the Associations in the Group. The company is non-charitable and is registered with Companies House.
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