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Partnership Members

The Guinness Partnership is made up of the following organisations:

The Guinness Trust
http://www.guinnesspartnership.com/living
The Guinness Trust, one of the largest housing associations in England, has been providing good quality, affordable homes for well over 100 years.

Guinness Hermitage Ltd
http://www.guinnesshermitage.co.uk
Guinness Hermitage was created in 2007 to manage homes in the West of England.

Guinness Care and Support Ltd
http://www.guinnesspartnership.com/careandsupport
Guinness Care and Support (GCS) was formally registered on 11 May 2005. The company was set up to help the Guinness Parnership deliver the best services to residents with support needs. On 1 October 2007 Hermitage Care Ltd and Devon Community Housing Society Ltd were amalgamated with Guinness Care and Support Ltd.

Guinness Midsummer Ltd
http://www.midsummer.org
The formerly named Midsummer Housing Association Ltd was established in 1985, and owns and manages over 6,000 homes in Milton Keynes and the South Midlands growth area.
Recognised nationally as one of the leading specialists in affordable home ownership, such as shared ownership and key worker tenures, Guinness Midsummer also provides rented property, sheltered accommodation for the elderly and in partnership with specialist providers, supported housing including a Foyer and temporary housing for the homeless.

Guinness Northern Counties Ltd
http://www.ncha.co.uk
Founded in 1966, Northern Counties Housing Association (more recently renamed to Guinness Northern Counties Ltd) manages over 20,000 homes which are located throughout a large geographical area of the country; from Carlisle to Shrewsbury, Nottingham and Grimsby to Harrogate. The largest concentrations are in Greater Manchester, South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire.

Guinness Developments Ltd
 Guinness Developments Ltd is a private house building company that was established by the Guinness Trust in 2004. The company builds high specification homes for outright sale on the open market.

Hermitage Housing Association Ltd
http://www.hermitage-housing.co.uk
Hermitage Housing, which now falls under the umbrella of Guinness Hermitage, is a provider of high quality housing and support services to residents within Hampshire.

Gorseway Care Ltd
http://www.gorseway.co.uk
Gorseway Care is located on Hayling Island, Hampshire.
Gorseway Care offers nursing, residential and apartment facilities in an informal but professional environment. Friendly and well trained staff provide care around the clock, helping to create a protective sense of well being.

Portsmouth Friendship Centre Company Ltd
Portsmouth Friendship Centre is a flagship project in the city of Portsmouth. It was set up in 2001 and is home to a number of diverse communities. The main aim and focus is to encourage all cultures to work together and to learn from each other.

The Guinness Housing Association Ltd
Guinness Housing Association is a provider of high quality housing to residents in the Bath and Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire areas.

Kennet Housing Society Ltd
http://www.kennethousing.co.uk
Kennet Housing Society falls under the umbrella of Guinness Hermitage. It is based in Marlborough, Wiltshire and provides general needs accommodation for single persons, families, and sheltered housing for the elderly in the Wiltshire, Bath and Mendip area. Kennet also has two special needs schemes providing housing for persons with learning difficulties and mental health problems

Wycombe Friendship Housing Association Ltd
Wycombe Friendship Housing Association offers a wide range of accommodation consisting of 1 and 2 bed flats, bedsits, shared housing and some larger family homes, in the Saunderton, Downley and Central Wycombe areas.

Clapton Community Housing Trust Ltd
Clapton Community Housing Trust (CCHT) was set up in 1998 to receive four Hackney council estates which have since been refurbished for the benefit of the residents.


Guinness Midsummer Homes Ltd
Guinness Midsummer Homes Ltd (formerly known as Midsummer Homes Housing Association Ltd) is the rental subsidiary of Guinness Midsummer.

Bower Homes Ltd
Bower Homes Ltd, (formerly known as Northern Counties Specialised Housing Association Ltd) provides housing and care and support services to vulnerable young adults and elderly residents with care needs. It is a Charitable organisation and was registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 on 21 July 1980. In order to increase its scope of housing activities and put itself in a position to receive public loans and grants, the Association successfully applied for registration with the Housing Corporation, which was granted in December 1999.

City Response Ltd and CR2 Ltd
 City Response Limited operates as an independent commercial organisation: CR2 Ltd is a subsidiary of City Response, but maintains a separate identity. Together, both companies operate throughout a large part of Guinness Northern Counties' geographical area. They maintain properties for Guinness Northern Counties and other housing associations.

Encore Homes Ltd
Encore Homes is also a subsidiary of Guinness Northern Counties. It provides specialist Property Management services to private developers.