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.

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, we achieved the highest possible overall outcome, demonstrating our strong performance across all areas:

  • C1 - Consumer Standard: This new grading, introduced in April 2024, 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.

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 ED&I Statement

We are an inclusive organisation, committed to ensuring that equality, 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 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 our Equity Diversity and Inclusion Policy core. 

 

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

 

C - Compassionate

A - Accountable

R - Respectful

E - Exceptional