Guinness Trust
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The Guinness Trust is the oldest member of the Guinness Partnership, a group of housing association
Housing association
Housing associations in the United Kingdom are independent not-for-profit bodies that provide low-cost "social housing" for people in housing need. Any trading surplus is used to maintain existing homes and to help finance new ones...

s. It is a UK
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 registered charity
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 providing affordable housing
Affordable housing
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The Guinness Trust was founded in 1890 by Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh
Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh
Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, KP, GCVO, FRS was an Irish philanthropist and businessman.-Public life:...

, great grandson of the founder of the Guinness Brewery, to help homeless people in London
London
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 and Dublin.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Iveagh Trust
Iveagh Trust
The Iveagh Trust is a provider of affordable housing in and around Dublin, Ireland. It was initially a component of the Guinness Trust, founded in 1890 by Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, great-grandson of the founder of the Guinness Brewery, to help homeless people in Dublin and London...

 based in Dublin took responsibility for Ireland
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. The Guinness Trust extended its objectives outside London in 1962 and today operates in all parts of England
England
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. It is not related to the brewery company. The history of its 1st century was published by Peter Malpass in 1998.

The President of the Trust is Princess Antonia, Marchioness of Douro
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, and the Chairman is Peter Barton, Deputy Lieutenant
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 and former High Sheriff
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 of Greater London
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Guinness Partnership

The Guinness Trust Group is now known as the Guinness Partnership. In total, the group owns over 50,000 homes. Its patron is HRH The Prince of Wales
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Members

The members of the Partnership are:
Name Established Activity Size
Guinness Trust 1890 Housing in London, East Anglia and the South East 23,000 homes
Guinness Hermitage 1998 Housing management in the west of England. Initially named Parchment Housing Group, it was amalgamated with other Partnership members and renamed in 2007
Hermitage Housing Association Housing with support services in Hampshire 3,800 homes
Hermitage Care 1997 Care and support services in Hampshire
Hampshire
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Gorseway Care Nursing
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 & residential homes & flats on Hayling Island
Hayling Island
-Leisure activities:Although largely residential, Hayling is also a holiday, windsurfing and sailing centre, the site where windsurfing was invented....

 
Portsmouth Friendship Centre 2007 Project for diverse communities in Portsmouth
Portsmouth
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Midsummer Housing Association 1985 Milton Keynes
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 and the Midlands
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4,200 homes
Guinness Northern Counties 1966 North of England, especially Manchester
Manchester
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, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
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 and North Derbyshire
Derbyshire
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. Founded as Northern Counties Housing Association
Over 20,000 homes
Guinness Housing Association Bath, Somerset, Bristol
Bristol
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, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
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 and Wiltshire
Wiltshire
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Kennet Housing Society General and special needs
Special needs
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 in Wiltshire, Bath and Mendip
Mendip
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Owns 440 homes, manages 1,200
Wycombe Friendship Housing Association Saunderton
Saunderton
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, Downley
Downley
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 and Central Wycombe
High Wycombe
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Guinness Developments Ltd 2004 House-building company
Guinness Care and Support Ltd 2005 Services for residents with support needs

History of the Partnership

The Parchment Housing Group was created in 1997, as the parent company of Hermitage Housing Association, Hermitage Care and Gorseway Care.

In 1992 the Guinness Trust Group acquired the Parchment Group. The combined group is now known as The Guinness Partnership.

Northern Counties Housing Association joined the Partnership in 2008.

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