Torus (housing association)

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Torus (officially Torus62 Ltd, a Community Benefit Society no 7973 [1] ) is a housing association in North West England.

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Torus is the parent organisation of Liverpool Mutual Homes, Helena Partnerships (in St Helens) and Golden Gates Housing Trust (in Warrington). [2]

Liverpool

Liverpool Mutual Homes is a tenant-led housing association in Merseyside The housing association manages more than 15,000 homes across the county, all of which were either previously owned by Liverpool City Council [3] or are new developments. [4] The main offices of the organisation are based on Old Haymarket, Liverpool.

St Helens

Helena Housing Ltd formed in 2001 to manage housing owned by St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council. [5]

Warrington

Golden Gates was owned by Warrington Borough Council. It became a Trust in 2010 and joined Torus in 2015. [6]

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References

  1. Mutuals Public Register https://mutuals.fca.org.uk/Search/Society/30276
  2. Place North West https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/torus-to-accelerate-following-homes-england-boost/
  3. https://www.liverpoolmutualhomes.org/about/journey [ dead link ]
  4. "New Build Homes". www.liverpoolmutualhomes.org. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017.
  5. Tax Journal https://www.taxjournal.com/articles/helena-partnerships-ltd-aka-helena-housing-ltd-v-hmrc-46371
  6. Inside Housing https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/north-west-housing-associations-complete-38000-home-merger-59689