Governance

Steve has extensive experience within the voluntary sector and as a governor in primary and secondary schools.

Now retired, he acts as the Chair of Pine Court Housing Association’s board, is an elected Secretary of the Liverpool Schools Football Association and  is also a volunteer guide for the National Trust at Speke Hall.

Before retirement, Steve worked in senior roles across local authorities and in the housing sector including Area Relationship Director for Knowsley Borough Council addressing issues around education, environment and social inclusion.

He has previous board experience, following his previous role as a Board Member for Age Concern UK.

Roy is a professionally qualified fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing and has a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA).

Roy is the Chief Executive Officer of The Sovini Group and One Vision Housing, and holds a number of non-executive director positions with external organisations.

He is also on the boards of One Vision Housing and The Sovini Group.

Mike Parkin is currently Chief Executive for a Northwest housing group, having previously been Chief Finance Officer for the same company. His position is responsible for overseeing all functions of the group, specifically housing, asset management, development, finance, HR, IT, performance, governance, risk and audit and a commercial subsidiary.

Mike has over 20 year’s Board experience having served on numerous Housing Boards, holding the Chair’s position as well as that of Chair of a RP Audit Committee.

Mike previously worked for North Wales Police where he worked as Director of Finance and Resource. He has worked in various roles in both the public and private sector including Wirral Metropolitan College and North Wales newspapers.

Julia is currently the Managing Director of Maximum Impact Solutions Ltd, a management and information company that specialises in using business intelligence to improve organisational performance.

Since 2001, Julia has led her company to assist a number of public and private sector organisations including the NHS, developing intelligence solutions that provide an insight into areas of service improvement.  

Julia has a passion for community projects and is a volunteer for the Princes Trust as well as being a board member of Elevate Education Business Partnership, supporting and advising local, regional and national partners in the field of education business links, employability and skills agendas.

Jim has over 25 years of experience in senior management roles, working across a number of service areas including manufacturing, sales and marketing, research and development, supply chain, quality, environmental health and safety, and facilities.

Together with his role as Head of Operations for Electrium Sales Ltd, a Siemens Company, Jim is also responsible for sourcing of materials and components from China, India and Vietnam, in addition to a manufacturing business in South Africa and Lesotho.

Jim is on the board for BEAMA, a UK Trade Association for Electrical Manufacturing and The Sovini Group.

Gill is a Chief Executive Officer of Elevate, a leading Education Business Partnership which has grown from a community organisation to a successful not for profit company under her leadership.

With over 10 years’ leadership experience, she has a proven track record leading and delivering projects, managing organisational and cultural change, building productive partnerships across the region and has a clear understanding of the socio-economic environment in which Pine Court Housing Association operates.

Gill is highly skilled in strategic leadership, service planning, partnership development, organisational, project and people management.

Environmental criteria considers how we use energy and manage our environmental impact. Factors include:

• energy efficiency
• climate change
• carbon emissions
• biodiversity
• air and water quality
• waste management

Since 2010/11 we have worked hard to reduce our carbon footprint by 64% and are striving towards The Sovini Group’s net-zero carbon commitment.

Social criteria examines how we foster our people and culture, and how that has a ripple effect on our

broader community. Factors include:

• inclusivity
• gender and diversity
• employee engagement
• customer satisfaction
• data protection and privacy
• community relations
• human rights
• labour standards

In April 2021 we were named as the UK’s Best Workplaces™ for the third time and hold accreditations from:

• Investors in People
• Disability Confident Employer
• Armed Forces Covenant
• Mindful Employer

Governance criteria considers our internal practices and procedures, creates transparency and ensures we adhere to industry best practice. Factors include:

• leadership
• board composition
• executive compensation
• audit committee structure
• internal controls
• shareholder rights
• bribery and corruption
• lobbying
• political contributions
• whistle-blower programme

We are compliant with the National Housing Federation’s ‘Code of Governance 2020’, ensuring transparency and confidence in our activities.

Our management systems are also UKAS accredited to ISO 9001, ISO 140001, ISO 45001, ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 standards.