History

The Association was established in 1989 to provide the necessary rented and low cost homeownership housing previously provided by Clackmannanshire Council.

Its area of operation covered that defined by the local authority boundary of Clackmannanshire Council although this subsequently changed in 1997 with the acquisition of properties in Fife.

Over the years, the Association has grown from a small voluntary organisation into one of the best performing housing associations in Scotland.

The Association:

• owns over 1200 units
• has an annual revenue turnover in excess of £3m
• annually invests around £3.5m into the local construction industry
• has acquired property and assets in West Fife worth almost £4.5m following a successful transfer of engagements in 1997
• has invested over £7m in its former Scottish Homes properties in Tullibody acquired in 1998.

The Association is an Investor in People and has a proud history of innovative, award-winning development projects and high levels of tenant satisfaction. Awards include notable "Scottish housing association firsts" such as the first to be awarded Secured by Design status (1992) and the first to achieve Construction Client Status (2003).

The Association is equally proud of its other awards over the years including the prestigious Saltire Society Award and various Royal Town Planning Institute awards and, as recently as November 2004, the Association was a national runner up in the inaugural SFHA award for innovation for our Colville Gardens, Alloa development.

In relation to tenant satisfaction the latest comprehensive survey carried out in 2005 confirmed the following high levels of satisfaction and improvement since 1999:

	2005	(1999)	Improvement
Satisfied with overall services provided	91%	(87%)	+4%
Satisfied with the Association's repairs service	87%	(82%)	+5%
Satisfied with the Association as a landlord	92%	(86%)	+6%
Satisfied with the design of their home	90%	(84%)	+6%
Felt the Association kept them well informed	94%	(91%)	+3%
The Association takes tenants' views into account	76%	(53%)	+23%

The Association obtained charitable status in 2002.