Meet our Boards and Committees

As a Gateway organisation, we are committed to making sure your voice is part of every conversation. The Gateway Central team is there to represent you.

Gateway Central is made up of tenants who are passionate about helping us improve our services. Gateway Central is a strategic tenant body which oversees the development and delivery of our Community Empowerment Strategy, monitors customer service performance and directs all tenant consultation activity. Gateway Central is a sub-committee of the Board.

Gateway Central is made up of the following tenants:

• Steve Ashcroft
• Alex Butler (Chair)
• Jackie Dixon
• Chenelle Halsall
• Sue Lyons
• Lynne Lythgoe
• David Parry
• Lynda Pitt
• Pam Watson
  
  

You can read the full Terms of Reference for Gateway Central Committee by clicking here.

The CGA Group’s Audit and Risk Committee is responsible for all aspects of internal and external audit activity including: the appointment of auditors, agreeing the annual audit programmes, reviewing the findings of audits and monitoring the implementation of audit recommendations. The Committee is also responsible for risk management and for overseeing health and safety arrangements.

The Committee meets on a quarterly basis and its term of reference can be found here.

The Committee has five members, all of whom are members of the CGA Board and there is currently one Co-optee serving on the Committee, as follows:

• Julie Lynch (Chair)
• Allen Barber
• David Brown 
• Greig Lees
• Siraz Natha

Further information on each of the Committee members can be found above.

The CGA Group’s Governance and Remuneration Committee is responsible for assisting the Board in overseeing Governace-related matters and ensuring that the Board and Executive Leadership Team retain an appropriate structure, size and balance of skills to support CGA’s values and corporate objectives. The Committee has oversight of senior appointments, remuneration and succession planning. The Committee also reviews and makes recommendations to Board on the pay and benefits framework for all our colleagues.

The Committee meets at least twice a year and its terms of reference can be found here.

The Committee has three members, all of whom are members of the CGA Board:

• Michelle Allott (Chair)
• Julie Lynch
• Phil Parramore
  
  

Further information on each of the Committee members can be found above.

Patterdale Developments Limited is a subsidiary company of CGA that has been established to support the delivery of the housing development programme. Patterdale Developments Limited is the principal design and build contractor for a number of CGA’s development schemes.

The Board of Patterdale Developments meets six times a year and its terms of reference can be found here.

The Board is made up of the three members of CGA’s Executive Leadership Team.

CGA Homes Limited is a subsidiary company of CGA which supports business growth by carrying out activities that CGA cannot undertake due to its charitable status such as developing homes for sale.  The profits from CGA Homes Limited’s activities are then gift aided to CGA to reinvest in its core activities.  CGA Homes Limited has not yet commenced trading.