JV North is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee.

The six founding members (Jigsaw Group, One Manchester, Torus, Trafford Housing Trust, Weaver Vale Housing Trust and Wythenshawe Community Housing Group) are shareholders.

JV North operates as an equal status consortium with 11 full, seven associate and four procurement members. The Board comprises of directors from each member body and its Chairperson is annually elected.

Members undertake JV North’s key administrative tasks to ensure the consortium operates efficiently and effectively within its own resources.

Responsibility is taken for key roles including legal services, accountancy, financial audits and IT.

For Homes England purposes, the lead member is New Charter Housing Trust and grant funding is awarded in its name.

Behind JV North sits the Saffer Cooper Consultancy, which manages the development programme and grant funding, reporting to and liaising with the Board and Homes England to ensure delivery of what is now a significant number of homes.

Saffer Cooper works closely with members’ development teams, organising meetings and providing briefings on new topics and initiatives. Where issues arise or where action is needed, Saffer Cooper is empowered to act.

The current 2017/21 Framework is co-ordinated by Saffer Cooper.

Enquiries about joining or working with JV North should be sent to enquiries@saffercooper.com

Servicing

JV North has put in place a number of service level agreements with members to provide company secretariat, internal legal services, accounting and IT.

Independent legal advisers and internal and external auditors are also appointed when needed.

Contributions

Members contributed funds for the initial start-up and a budget is set by the Board each year to cover running costs.

Income is based on an annual agreed subscription fee from each member and a levy on each unit included in the development programme.

Funding

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