Key Information
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.
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) (retired 20th September 2024)
Duncan Brown (Chair of Audit & Risk Committee) (appointed 17th June 2024)
Ruth Brougham (appointed 15th July 2024)
Andrew Foster (Vice Chair and Chair of Nominations and Remuneration Committee)
Elizabeth Froude (Chair of Audit and Risk Committee) (retired 24th September 2024)
Hasani Jess (Chair of Operations Committee)
Jane Porter (Chair of Development and Asset Committee)
Ian Daniel Sutcliffe (appointed as Chair of Rowan Homes (NHH) Ltd Board 16th September 2024)
Executive Directors
Gavin Cansfield (resigned 30th September 2024)
Independent Committee members
Mahbub Khandoker – Development and Asset Committee
Steve Stanbury – Audit and Risk Committee
Vicki O’Brien – Operations Committee (appointed 15th July 2024)
Christopher Grimes – Operations Committee (appointed 1st October 2024)
Alex Sinclair – Operations Committee (appointed 14th October 2024)
Executive Directors
Chief Executive
Gavin Cansfield (resigned 30th September 2024)
Rod Cahill (interim appointed 1st October 2024)
Managing Director
Dean Anderson (appointed 1st January 2025)
Executive Director of Customer Services
Dean Anderson (until 31st December 2024)
Joe Williams (appointed 1st January 2025)
Executive Director of Development
Fiona Coulson
Executive Director of Asset Strategy and Sustainability Jesse Meek (resigned 8th April 2025)
Executive Director of Central Services
Donna North (appointed 24th June 2024)
Executive Director of Finance and Resources
Ebele Akojie (resigned 30th April 2024)
Iain Bacon (appointed 18th March 2024 / resigned 14th January 2025)
Heather Ashton (interim - appointed 14th January 2025)
Group Company Secretary
Amanda Harris (resigned 30th October 2024)
Steven Maiden (appointed 18th November 2024)
Registered Office
Blackhorse Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, 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 with 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