Adactus Housing Association Ltd was formed in 1964 as Family Housing Association (Manchester) Ltd.  It is a charitable  Industrial and Provident Society and a housing association.

It was renamed Adactus Housing Association Ltd in 2005.

It is a member of the Adactus Group Structure and a subsidiary of Adactus Housing Group Ltd.

Formed in 1964 by the Catholic Aid Society as Family Housing Association (Manchester) Ltd, the Association initially focused on addressing the problem of homeless families in Manchester with the support of grant funding from Shelter during the late 1960s.

The Association became a prominent housing association developer in Manchester and Trafford during the 1970s with a particular focus on the areas of Moss Side, Cheetham Hill and Old Trafford.  By the 1980s it had grown to become the largest Manchester-based housing association.

In 2002 the Association became a founder member of the Adactus Group Structure.  In 2004 it accepted a transfer of engagements from fellow group-member County Palatine Ltd extending its areas of operation into Lancashire and Sefton.

In 2005 the Association changed its name to Adactus Housing Association Ltd.

In 2007 the Association took on the management of 1,500 Manchester City Council owned properties under the Miles Platting PFI contract.

In 2008, the Association accepted a transfer of engagements from Neston and Parkgate Housing Society.  This included some 200 homes in Neston.

In 2009, the Association entered into a management agreement with Chorley Community Housing Ltd.  The agreement moved the management of some 1,800 AHA properties in Lancashire and Sefton to CCH.

The board of management

Adactus Housing Association Ltd is governed by a voluntary board of management comprising people with substantial experience in housing, finance, business and regeneration.

The board has a minimum size of five members and a maximum size of 12.

The board meets quarterly to make key decisions, help shape the direction of the company and monitor its performance.

Board decisions and non-confidential board papers are published here on the Association's blog.

The executive

The day-to-day running of the Association is the job of the Group's senior team of directors led by the group chief executive, Paul Lees.

As a housing association the AHA is regulated by the Homes and Communities Agency, which took on this function from the Tenant Services Authority in April 2012.

Scope

The Association draws on central services provided by the Adactus Housing Group.  These services include:

• The Connect contact centre
• Tenancy management
• Income collection
• Lettings
• Development
• Finance
• IT

It retains a focus on neighbourhood investment and resident consultation. 

Size and location

The Association employs 350 staff directly and manages over 8,500 homes across the Northwest of England.

Registered as an Industrial and Provident Society, no 16668R.

Registered with the Homes and Communities Agency, no LH0131.

Adactus Housing Association Ltd

Turner House

56 King Street

Leigh

WN74LJ