The Organisation
Thrive Homes is a charitable Registered Social Landlord. Like other housing providers we are regulated by the Tenant Services Authority which replaced the Housing Corporation at the end of 2008.
Thrive Homes is also a member of the National Housing Federation (NHF) and has adopted the NHF's Code of Governance that sets standards for the way that we operate and manage the asociation This requires the highest standards of governance, accountability and probity in everything we do.
Thrive Homes is managed by a voluntary Board. There are 15 members: 5 independent members who have particular business, professional or other skills, 5 local authority representatives, and 5 tenant members (including 1 leaseholder) who are directly elected by all tenants every 3 years.
The Board' key responsibilities are:
- To provide strategic direction for Thrive Homes;
- To monitor the association's finances and performance;
- To ensure the organisation is properly managed.
The Board delegates some of its work to Committees including:
- Risk & Audit Committee ensures that Thrive Homes is aware of and manages risk effectively maintains good standards of probity and to oversee the delivery of the Board's strategy in respect of risk, assurance and health & safety.
- Resources Committee ensures that Thrive Homes makes effective use of its resources and to oversee the delivery of the Board's strategy in respect of finance, treasury, resources, sustainability, procurement, development and stock.
- Operations Committee ensures that Thrive Homes maintains an effective relationship with customers to deliver services that they have influenced and to oversee the delivery of the Board's strategy in respect of neighbourhood, tenancy & income management, responsive & planned repairs, customer engagement, communications and transfer promises.
- People & Remuneration Committee ensures that Thrive Homes makes efficient use of, maintains an effective relationship with and values its people and to oversee the delivery of the Board's strategy in respect of people, reward & remuneration, and equality & diversity.
