About Us
We are a not for profit, charitable registered provider of social and affordable housing.
The Ocean Housing Group consists of three companies bound by a common social purpose, which is to ensure the provision of high-quality homes for local people in Cornwall. A diagram illustrating the relationship is below.
The Group is seeking a Group Chief Executive Officer to lead the Group
Ocean Housing Group Ltd
is the parent company and is responsible for group governance, viability and group strategy and providing quality, efficient and effective corporate and strategic services to the Group’s subsidiaries. A non-asset owning registered provider and non-charitable company limited by guarantee.
Gilbert & Goode Ltd
A company limited by shares incorporated on 21 April 1972 and acquired by the Ocean Group in 2005, Gilbert & Goode is a commercial subsidiary of OHGL and its primary focus is to be a profitable and sustainable residential developer, and to contribute to the charitable aims of the group through the generation of wealth and profit. G&G provide new build affordable homes for Ocean Housing Limited, the development and sale of open market homes and external contracting to promote the provision of more affordable homes.
Ocean Housing Ltd
is a charitable subsidiary of OHGL and its primary focus is to provide high quality and efficient housing management and maintenance services and ensure the delivery of a supply of new affordable homes for rent and shared ownership. The Company was originally formed in 1998 and commenced operation in February 2000, when it purchased the whole housing stock of 3,502 homes from Restormel Borough Council, since then Ocean Housing have built over 1,600 new affordable homes and currently have a total of approximately 4,800 properties. A Registered Society under The Co-operative and Community Benefit Society Act 2014 and Registered Provider of social housing with the Regulator of Social Housing.
There are two other committee’s which report to the Ocean Housing Group Ltd Board:
The Group Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee (GARAC) – is responsible for oversight and scrutiny (across the group) for: internal and external audit; risk management and assurance; internal control; probity; and value for money.
The Nominations and Remuneration Committee (NRC) – is responsible (across the Group) for: board member recruitment and selection; board appraisal and remuneration; colleagues (cost of living and company incentive payments) and executive remuneration.
Our Vision
To be an innovative provider of quality homes and services, with residents and colleagues at the heart of Ocean, and Ocean at the heart of the community.
Our Mission
To invest in Homes, Jobs, Training and Growth to improve Cornwall’s Economic Future.
Our Five Golden Threads
To achieve our vision of the future, we have set ourselves the following targets:
- Have residents at the heart of everything we do
- Maintain strong and effective Governance
- Provide good quality services, right first time
- Provide innovative, energy efficient, good quality homes
- Be an employer of choice
Our Group Values
Our Group’s Behaviours Framework
