Poplar HARCA explained

Poplar HARCA
Founder:Steve Stride
Location City:London,
Revenue:£54.6 million (2016)
Net Income:£10.1 million
Net Income Year:2016
Assets:£506 million
Assets Year:2016
Num Employees Year:2016
Footnotes:Source: Statutory accounts

Poplar HARCA (Housing and Regeneration Community Association) is a housing association in London, England. It is the landlord of about 9,000 homes in the East London area, a quarter of which have been sold leasehold; the remainder are let on assured tenancies at subsidised rent levels.

The association focuses on community regeneration as part of its core mission, with a Neighbourhood Centre on each estate. It is part of the Placeshapers network of housing associations and works on improving infrastructure, services, activities, employment, health and education in the area.[1]

History

Poplar HARCA was set up by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to regenerate the area, especially certain council estates whose residents voted to transfer to the new body. Parts of seven estates (about 4,500 homes) transferred to Poplar HARCA in March and December 1998. The following year, tenants on further estates voted to remain with the council. However, after a lengthy consultation of all council estates in Tower Hamlets begun in 2002, several more estates in Poplar did transfer between 2005 and 2007. The final ballots were on several estates in East India ward, with a 78% majority in favour of transfer in 2006,[2] including the iconic Balfron Tower; and Coventry Cross Estate with 65% in 2007.[3]

Reshaping Poplar

Poplar HARCA has refurbished all its existing housing stock and brought it up to standard. Its "Reshaping Poplar" agenda is a twelve-year plan to update, improve and replace this housing, developing hundreds of new homes, alongside parks, health and education facilities.[4] John Denham, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, met residents to discuss the plans in September 2009.[5]

In 2012 Poplar HARCA and Willmott Dixon obtained planning permission for a joint redevelopment of the Aberfeldy Estate. The plans include the demolition of nearly 300 homes and their replacement with 1,100 new homes and improved amenities to be provided over twelve years.[6] [7] Of the 1,100 new homes built, 986 will be at market rates, 20 at intermediate rent, and 170 at social rent.[8]

Management

The constitution allows for twelve board members including seven resident directors (tenants or leaseholders), one local councillor and up to four independent members. As of November 2015, the Chief Executive is Steve Stride, the Chair of the Board is Dr Paul Brickell, and the Vice-Chair is Rev. James Olanipekun, a resident.[9]

Poplar HARCA has also formally incorporated youth empowerment into its management structure. Its Youth Empowerment Board is formally represented in the governance of the association.[10]

The Audit Commission's last inspection in 2007 awarded Poplar HARCA two stars out of three, with "promising prospects for improvement".[11]

Poplar Harca's Community and Neighbourhoods team (CaN), often in partnership with other associations, work on projects that help residents to find new jobs, empower them to improve their local area or develop and improve their physical, mental, emotional, social and educational wellbeing.[12]

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.placeshapers.org/member_organisations/poplar_harca/ Poplar HARCA
  2. "Better quality of life", Tower Hamlets Council website, 18 Dec 2007. Retrieved 21 Jan 2008.
  3. "Coventry Cross Estate vote in favour to transfer to Poplar HARCA", Tower Hamlets website, 14 Dec 2007. Retrieved 21 Jan 2008.
  4. http://www.leasideregeneration.com/reshaping-poplar-implementation-framework/ Reshaping Poplar Implementation Framework
  5. http://www.housingnews.co.uk/London/dailynews.asp?week=14/09/2009 Denham sees Poplar HARCA’s plans for the area
  6. Gavriel Hollander, East London regen project given green light, Inside Housing, 13 July 2012
  7. http://caseyfierro.com/portfolio/aberfeldy-village-2/ Aberfeldy Village
  8. Web site: Aberfeldy Estate- Planning Application no.PA/11/02716. Greater London Authority. 7 December 2011.
  9. http://www.poplarharca.co.uk/content/board-members Board members
  10. https://archive.today/20120803022431/http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/story.aspx?storycode=6507514 ‘We don’t really do it like that, dear’
  11. http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/housing/inspection/housingassociation/reports/Pages/housingmanagementservices_15.aspx Inspection report
  12. http://www.poplarharca.co.uk/sites/default/files/We_Do_Things_Differently_AnnualReport%202012-13.pdf CaN annual report
  13. Web site: Guardian Public Service Awards 2016 transformation winner: Poplar Harca. . 30 November 2016.
  14. Web site: 24housing.co.uk.
  15. Web site: 24housing.co.uk.
  16. Web site: Innovation Index 2016 | Analysis | Inside Housing . 4 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170104235415/http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/innovation-index-2016/7016799.article . 4 January 2017 . dead . dmy-all .
  17. Web site: UK Housing Awards 2015 | Information | Inside Housing . 4 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170104235108/http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/uk-housing-awards-2015/7012132.article . 4 January 2017 . dead . dmy-all .
  18. Web site: Awards.
  19. Web site: Awards.
  20. http://www.24dash.com/news/housing/2014-04-04-placeshapers-members-feature-heavily-in-24housings-power-players-list 24housing Power Players List
  21. Web site: Sustainable Housing Awards 2014 winners revealed | News | Inside Housing . 4 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170104235342/http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/sustainable-housing-awards-2014-winners-revealed/7006337.article . 4 January 2017 . dead . dmy-all .
  22. Web site: Awards.
  23. http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/spin2_no_ads.aspx?navCode=2120 Sustainable Housing Awards 2013
  24. http://www.cih.org/ukha2013finalists UKHA 2013 Finalists
  25. http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/eco/sustainable-housing-awards-2012/6524413.article Sustainable Housing Award 2012
  26. http://www.lemosandcrane.co.uk/home/index.php?id=213474&openip=&hl The ASBActionNet Awards 2011
  27. http://www.lemosandcrane.co.uk/resources/213474shortlist.pdf ASB ActionNet Award shortlist
  28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8282016.stm Tenants evicted for bad behaviour
  29. Web site: News.
  30. https://www.theguardian.com/publicservicesawards/we-are-family We are family: Poplar's Family Intervention Project is giving minor offenders a chance to get back on track
  31. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/dec/30/new-years-honours-list-mbe New Year honours list: MBEs
  32. http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/story.aspx?storycode=6503866 Hall of fame
  33. https://www.theguardian.com/housinghorizons/residents 'Residents will not tolerate this'
  34. http://www.housingcorp.gov.uk/server.php?show=nav.2303&PHPSESSID=14ce6c3b05749478a031acbcb8f4d447 2007 Gold Awards
  35. http://www.neighbourhoodawards.org.uk/entries/shortlist06.php 2006 Awards
  36. 2006 Green Pennant, Countryside.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 Oct 2007.
  37. http://www.cih.org/news/winners.htm 2004 Winners
  38. http://www.bura.org.uk/awards/award2004/comwin_previous.htm BURA 2001 winners
  39. Web site: Countryside PLC wins award for Burdett Estate . 8 October 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513030802/http://www.countryside-properties-corporate.com/assets/x/50273 . 13 May 2008 . dead .

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