All about Weaver Vale Housing Trust

Building stronger communities, together

At Weaver Vale Housing Trust, we are proud to be more than a housing association, as a Community Benefit Society we are committed to creating lasting value for the people and places we serve.

For over two decades, we’ve worked hand-in-hand with our communities, growing to manage 6,800 homes across Cheshire and Warrington, alongside garages, shops, play areas, and green spaces. But our mission goes far beyond bricks and mortar, it’s about people, fairness, and opportunity.

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  1. How are we performing?

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  2. Our Executive Leadership Team

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  3. Our Corporate Plan

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  4. Our Senior Leadership Team

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  5. Customer Involvement

    Find out how to get involved in our Customer Assurance Team.
  6. Development and Regeneration

    Find out more about our development plans.
  7. Our Board

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  8. Suppliers Hub

    Information for suppliers to work with us.

Our Vision

"Working together to provide quality homes, places, and services, making a positive impact for people."

This vision drives everything we do, from improving homes and services to supporting customers through life’s challenges. It’s a commitment to listen, adapt, and respond to what matters most.

Our Commitment to Excellence: Regulatory Gradings - C1, V1, G1

The Regulator of Social Housing independently assesses how well social landlords manage their homes, finances and services for customers. In 2024, following a planned regulatory inspection, we achieved the highest possible overall outcome, demonstrating our strong performance across all areas:

  • C1 - Consumer Standard: This grading was introduced in April 2024 and shows that we meet all consumer standards. It reflects our commitment to keeping customers safe in their homes, treating everyone fairly and with respect, and giving customers a strong voice in shaping our services.
  • V1 - Viability: The top grading for financial strength, confirming we are financially resilient and well‑placed to deliver our plans and continue investing in homes and communities.
  • G1 - Governance: The highest governance rating, demonstrating strong leadership, effective risk management and clear accountability.

Together, these gradings confirm our commitment to providing safe, well‑managed homes, strong financial stewardship and high standards of governance for the communities we serve.

Click this link to read the full gradings report

November 2025 - Stability Check 

Regulatory stability checks are carried out by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) to make sure housing providers remain well governed, financially strong and able to continue delivering services for customers.

Following a routine stability check in November 2025, the RSH confirmed that we have retained the highest ratings of G1 for governance and V1 for financial viability. These ratings reflect the Trust's strong leadership, effective decision-making and robust financial position.

We continue to also retain our C1 consumer grading, which recognises the quality of services provided to customers and the strong focus on safety, accountability and customer outcomes.

Click this link to read the regulatory judgement 

We are investing significantly in our existing homes and neighbourhoods, while also committing to build or acquire 800 new homes over the next five years through a range of tenures such as, Rent to Buy, Social Rent and Shared Ownership. Alongside this, we continue to support regeneration, which widens access to affordable housing for local people.

Supporting customers remains at the heart of all that we do. In 2025/26, our Money Matters Team helped customers secure £4.69 million in additional income, offering practical guidance on benefits, budgeting, and rent support, because thriving communities begin with financial stability.

Our culture is central to delivering these outcomes. For 14 consecutive years, we’ve been recognised as one of the Best Companies to work for, including two years as the number one housing association. In our most recent colleague engagement survey 75% of colleagues said Weaver Vale is a great place to work, and that commitment to care is reflected in every interaction with our customers.

Looking ahead, we know there is more to achieve. We will continue to listen to customer voices, enhance our services, and strengthen our communities, because together, we can achieve so much more.

Read our Corporate Plan here.

Our Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Statement

We are an inclusive organisation, committed to ensuring that equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) are a part of everything we do, and in every service we offer to our customers. 

 

Our ED&I statement provides the principles and framework for us to progress this important area for our work. The Trust embraces diversity, because we believe it makes us stronger. As a social business, diversity and inclusion are at the core of our business.

 

You can read our policy here Equity Diversity and Inclusion Policy .

 

Our Values align with our ED&I ambition and demonstrate we CARE:

 

C - Compassionate

A - Accountable

R - Respectful

E - Exceptional 

Economic, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance

We have completed our latest assessment against the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing (SRS). The assessment helps measure how well the Trust is performing across environmental, social and governance areas (known as ESG), while identifying opportunities for improvement.

The report focuses on three key areas:

  • Environment - reducing environmental impact and responding to climate change.
  • Social - supporting customers, communities and wider social outcomes.
  • Governance - ensuring the Trust is well led, accountable and makes effective decisions.

The assessment provides a clear picture of current performance and helps guide future improvements.

Social Value Reporting 2025/26

Alongside the ESG report, we have produced our annual Social Value Report, which highlights the wider benefits delivered to customers, communities and local partners during 2025/26.

Using the recognised Themes, Outcomes and Measures framework, the report captures the positive impact created through the Trust's services, investment and community activities.

The report focuses on:

  • Supporting jobs and local economic growth.
  • Improving skills, training and employment opportunities.
  • Working with community and voluntary organisations.
  • Creating opportunities for local people through engagement and community activities.

The report demonstrates the social value generated by the Trust and helps identify opportunities to deliver even greater benefits for customers and communities in the future. If you would like more information about this please contact our Governance Team on email enquiries@wvht.co.uk 

Read the reports on the links below: