About Us
Creating inspiring homes and great places to live
With a reputation for creating inspiring new homes, Gilbert & Goode has grown from humble beginnings in 1972 to become one of the South West’s leading new homes developers across Devon and Cornwall. Putting our customers at the heart of everything we do we are committed to delivering exceptional new homes that you will enjoy living in for years to come.
Gilbert & Goode is proud to promote and retain excellent relationships with local landowners, stakeholders and supply chain to bring the best opportunities, sustainable local products and services to create inspirational neighbourhoods whilst investing into the local community by making contributions towards highways, schools and local facilities. Gilbert & Goode is part of the Ocean Housing Group, a registered housing provider.
Introduction
This is a great opportunity to join a company that is transforming and building its reputation in the South West with an opportunity to shape and lead its future success.
Ocean Housing Group consists of three companies bound together by a common purpose, which is to provide homes of all tenures for the people and communities of Cornwall.
A diagram illustrating the relationship is below.
Gilbert and Goode Limited is the commercial member of the Group whose principle aim is to generate profit to be both a sustainable business in its own right, and to provide additional income for Ocean Housing Limited in order to provide more affordable homes, and to invest in Ocean’s existing stock.
The Group is seeking a Managing Director (MD) of Gilbert and Goode.
Ocean Housing Group Ltd
is the parent company and is responsible for group governance, viability and group strategy.
Gilbert & Goode Ltd
Established in 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.
Ocean Housing Ltd
is a charitable subsidiary of OHGL and its primary focus is to provide an excellent landlord service, and ensure the delivery of a supply of new affordable homes for rent and shared ownership.
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
