Harrison Housing also provides a range of other services to Almshouse Charities and Small Housing Associations. These include:

• Almshouse Management: Almost half our stock is managed on behalf of other Almshouse Charities throughout the London area –leaving our partner trustees in overall control of the almshouses whilst we manage the day to day operations – thus improving services for residents
• Project Management: upgrading or redeveloping your almshouses? We provide project management services – for example we redeveloped an almshouse estate in Barnes to provide modern facilities and accommodation for 39 older people at a cost of £2.5million and in Camden we modernised a group of six almshouses. We have redeveloped a group of almshouses in Herne Hill at a cost of £1.2 million for which we obtained funding from the HCA.
• Consultancy: we have assisted almshouses with their strategic planning processes by helping them to think through such issues as redevelopment opportunities.
• Repairs and Building Management Services: Where Almshouse trustees wish to continue to manage the almshouses but would like help to ensure their buildings and repairs are of the highest order.
• Bidding for Funds from the Homes and Communities Agency. Harrison Housing has Preferred Partner Status and in conjunction with the Almshouse Association is the conduit through which all Almshouse Charities bid for funds for building projects – an activity in which we have been highly successful.
• Mergers: In the last few years we have merged with a number of Almshouse Charities where trustees have decided the best interests of their residents are served in this way and wish to retain the Almshouse ethos.

These examples give a flavour of the variety of ways in which Harrison Housing has been able to pursue its charitable objectives and serve a large number of older people in its specialist area of housing and support to older people and to strengthen the Almshouse movement.  Enquires about our services continue on a regular basis as we work closely in cooperation with the Almshouse Association, trustees, local authorities, the Homes and Communities Agency and other funding bodies in order to provide an efficient and effective service.

We are always delighted to hear from other almshouse charities and seek to serve this unique community of organisations – so if you have a need for assistance and are in the London area please do not hesitate to contact us.