Key Information
Underlying our approach to running the business is a strong governance framework that gives us the confidence to deliver more.
settle Group (settle) is a registered Co-operative and Community Benefit Society with charitable objectives. The Group is registered with the Regulator of Social Housing, governed by a Board of Directors, and operates across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and South Cambridgeshire, with our head office at Blackhorse Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 1HA.
Board of Directors, Independent Committee Members, Executive and Advisors
Board of Directors
Non-Executive Directors
Sally Veitch (Chair)
Shamez Alibhai (Chair of Rowan Homes (NHH) Ltd Board)
Andrew Foster (Vice Chair and Chair of Nominations and Remuneration Committee)
Elizabeth Froude (Chair of Audit and Risk Committee)
Hasani Jess (Chair of Operations Committee)
Simon Oates (retired as a Board Member on 31 December 2023)
Jane Porter (Chair of Development and Asset Committee)
Danny Sutcliffe
Executive Directors
Gavin Cansfield
Committee Co-optees
Mahbub Khandoker – Development and Asset Committee member
Steve Stanbury – Audit and Risk Committee member
Executive Directors
Chief Executive
Gavin Cansfield
Executive Directors of Customer Services
Dean Anderson
Executive Director of Development
Fiona Coulson
Executive Director of Asset Strategy and Sustainability
Jesse Meek
Executive Director of Finance and Resources
Ebele Akojie – resigned 30th April 2024
Iain Bacon – appointed 18th March 2024
Group Company Secretary
Ebele Akojie – resigned 15th May 2023
Amanda Harris – appointed 15th May 2023
Registered Office
Blackhorse Road, Letchworth Garden City, Herts SG6 1HA
Registered Numbers
- Registered under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 with number 30003R
- Registered provider of social housing under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 number L4370
Bankers
Barclays Bank PLC 1 Churchill Place London, E14 5HP
Solicitors
Trowers & Hamlins LLP 3 Bunhill Row London, EC1Y 8YZ
Auditors
Crowe UK LLP 2nd Floor, 55 Ludgate Hill London, EC4M 7JW
Treasury Advisors
Centrus Financial Advisors Ltd 3 Lombard Street London, EC3V 9AA