Meet the team
The Trust will be run by a balanced multi-stakeholder board of 10 dedicated Trustees who will be fully accountable and transparent providing a strong mix of skills, attributes and experience.
Meet the team
The Trust will be run by a balanced multi-stakeholder board of 10 dedicated Trustees who will be fully accountable and transparent providing a strong mix of skills, attributes and experience. All Trustees will operate in the best interests of the Trust and will not offer advice to residents.
Stortford Fields Community Management Trust has been registered with Companies House and appointed its first Directors – Councillor Sarah Copley, Bishop’s Stortford North ward; Andrew Holloway from Taylor Wimpey; Isaac Kibirige from Vistry; Sally Allan, Executive Principal at Avanti Meadows Primary School & Avanti Brook Primary Schools; and resident Yuan Chen.
The Board will continue to build with recruitment of Residents, Voluntary/Community, Conservation, and Housing Association Trustees in the coming months. The number of resident representatives grows over time per 350 homes occupied – with over 700 homes currently occupied, there are two resident positions to be filled and we have one application approved. Ensuring the Board is not full at the outset means residents in later phases can join. As BSNC complete their building work, they will depart from the Trust board. The two co-optee positions will be held by people who bring a specialist skill set to support the Board activities, e.g. Finance, HR.
Executive Team
Mark and Claire have been appointed to set up the Trust. Both have many years’ experience working with communities – setting up community trusts, community development and resident communications. They are on a short-term contract and their role will reduce as the Trust Board develops.
Mark Patchett
info@stortfordfieldscmt.org.uk
Claire Winterflood
claire@stortfordfieldscmt.org.uk
The Board so far…..
The first two Directors have been appointed filling the Development Consortium and East Herts District Council positions. We have also had one resident application which has been approved. Applications for further Board positions will open in the New Year.
East Herts District Council x 1 position
Cllr Sarah Copley (Bishops Stortford North ward)
Sarah is a local solicitor and mum. She was born in Stortford and grew up in Sawbridgeworth. After working and living in London she is now pleased to be living with her family in Stortford.
Development Consortium x 2 positions
Andrew Holloway
Position 1
Andrew is Land and Planning Director at Taylor Wimpey. He has been involved with the planning process and building of Taylor Wimpey’s homes at Stortford Fields for 7 years.
Isaac Kibirige
Position 2
Isaac is Development Director for the developer Vistry. Isaac has been working in the housing industry for over 10 years.
Residents x2 positions
Yuan Chen is our first resident trustee. Yuan lives in Stortford Fields and brings her wealth of experience in the financial services industry and involvement in community engagement programmes on urban planning to the Trust.
Community/Voluntary
Sally Allan is Executive Principal Designate for Avanti Brook and Avanti Meadows Primary Schools. Schools are such an integral part of any new community and Sally’s significant education and community experience will be invaluable to our board.
Housing Association
x1 position to be filled.
Conservation
x1 position to be filled.
Co-optees
x2 position to be filled.
Stortford Fields Estate Management Company
Following a change in its Articles in September 2023, the Board of Directors of Stortford Fields Estate Management Company (SFEMC) are now appointed by the Trust which effectively makes it a subsidiary of the Trust. SFEMC has its own Board of Directors made up of Directors from BSNC.
Gateway Property Management is the Estate Manager nominated by BSNC to collect the service charge and estate management charge from residents, administer contracts for services to common parts of Stortford Fields, instruct and supervise contractors to provide building and maintenance services.
For all Estate related matters, residents should contact Gateway Property Management’s Customer Services Department:
Call: 01702 443555
Email: customerservices@gatewayplc.co.uk
Contact online: gatewayplc.co.uk/contact-us
Office hours: Monday to Friday – 0830-1730
Homeowners at Stortford Fields were made aware of their management company arrangements when they bought their homes. This is noted on their Transfer Purchase document also know as a TP1. Estate managers at Stortford Fields include Gateway and RMG.
Join the team?
Have you got a keen interest in ensuring Stortford Fields is a great place to live with a great community?
If you’d like to apply for a Board position as a resident representative or perhaps you’re someone with particular experience in the conservation, charity/voluntary or have a specialist skill set e.g finance? Drop us an email – info@stortfordfieldscmt.org.uk