Dayne’s journey to youth empowerment with Longleigh
1st October 2024
My name is Dayne Donegan, and I’ve spent the last fifteen years working with young people in various settings, from mainstream and residential schools to alternative provisions. My passion is helping young minds find their path, overcome challenges, and live the best life they can. When I read about Longleigh in a Stonewater newsletter, I […]
Read moreLongleigh Wins ‘Commercial Collaboration of the Year’ Award
17th September 2024
We are incredibly honoured to announce that Longleigh has won the ‘Commercial Collaboration of the Year’ award at the Association of Charitable Organisations (ACO) 2024 Annual Awards. Achieving this award recognises our partnership with Altair on pioneering research into the impact of inadequate floor coverings in social housing. The research, developed in collaboration with Altair […]
Read moreStonewater customers give Longleigh a 93% satisfaction rating
29th August 2024
At Longleigh, customer satisfaction and excellent service delivery is at the core of everything we do and how we do it. In June this year, we conducted a customer satisfaction survey as part of our Individual Grants Review, reaching out to 646 Stonewater customers who had received a Longleigh Grant. With 73 responses (an 11.3% […]
Read moreLongleigh Foundation Shortlisted for ACO 2024 Annual Awards
22nd August 2024
We are pleased to announce that Longleigh Foundation has been shortlisted for ACO’s ‘Commercial Collaboration of the Year’. This nomination reflects the collaborative work we’ve accomplished with Altair, a consultancy specialising in the social housing sector. In May 2024, our extensive research into floor covering provisions at point of let in social housing concluded in […]
Read moreLongleigh’s Impact: Sarah’s story
10th July 2024
Sarah*, a mother of two, found herself facing mounting debt amidst the ongoing cost of living crisis. Supporting both sons alone, including her 8-year-old son, who has ADHD and SEMH and requires extra care and attention, Sarah struggled to manage. Coupled with the lack of a functional fridge freezer, cooker, and a car seat for […]
Read moreAileen Edmunds’ call to move from stigma to solutions
4th July 2024
It was a busy week for the UK housing sector at the Housing 2024 event in Manchester last week. Our CEO, Aileen Edmunds, took to the fringe stage, delivering a powerful message that urged Housing Associations to stay true to their primary purpose—providing homes that serve as a foundation for a flourishing life. Aileen emphasised, “If […]
Read moreNational Voice for Tenants
4th July 2024
Along with The G15, Longleigh has co-commissioned a feasibility study on establishing whether there should be a National Voice for Tenants. We have chosen The Health Creation Alliance (THCA) to complete this research, which will consult tenants to: – Identify ways they can have greater influence on national policymaking – Explore how this initiative could […]
Read moreLongleigh’s Impact: Supporting Sharon’s journey to stability
19th June 2024
Meet Sharon*, a 52-year-old woman referred to Longleigh by our Circles of Support partner, Cleanslate. Sharon was experiencing significant challenges due to anxiety and depression, which were worsened by financial strain. With two daughters depending on her, including one who was pregnant, Sharon found herself struggling to afford some of life’s basic necessities like food […]
Read moreLeading For Impact: Aileen Edmunds on her first nine months as CEO at Longleigh
18th June 2024
Nine months into her role as Longleigh’s new CEO, as we conclude our 2023/24 Financial year, we sit down with Aileen Edmunds to see how she’s found her first few months. Tell us about your work before you joined Longleigh Foundation? “I always knew I wanted to use my time and skills to try and […]
Read moreRaising awareness for better floor coverings in social housing
29th May 2024
We are raising awareness about our Final Report on the provision of floor coverings in social housing earlier this month, have you read it yet? Our research revealed that an estimated 760,000 adults in social housing live without proper floor coverings, affecting as many as 15% of households. This lack of floor coverings significantly impacts […]
Read moreFinal Report on the Provision of Floor Coverings
8th May 2024
Would you be comfortable living in a home with bare floorboards? Today, we publish our Final Report on the provision of floor coverings at the point of let in social housing. At Longleigh, we are more than just a provider of traditional grants, we’re advocates for change. In response to our experience as a grant-maker, […]
Read moreLongleigh Publishes Second Learning Report on Flooring
16th October 2023
Longleigh Foundation has recently published the second of our Learning Reports about the provision of floor coverings in social housing. This second report highlights the very real experiences of tenants. The research is being carried out by Altair on our behalf and is part of a three-year project commissioned and funded by Longleigh. If […]
Read moreManjeev Muker, Longleigh’s Individual Grants Manager, Speaks at ACO Conference
3rd October 2023
Manjeev Muker, Longleigh’s Individual Grants Manager, was invited to speak at the Association of Charitable Foundations (ACO) annual conference, which took place on 27th September. Manjeev, along with Anne-Marie Bancroft, Principal Consultant at Altair, introduced Altair’s research findings around the lack of flooring provision in social housing, which Longleigh has commissioned and funded. As part […]
Read moreLongleigh Foundation Appoints New CEO
18th September 2023
We are delighted to introduce Aileen Edmunds as our new Chief Executive. Aileen joins Longleigh from Trafford Housing Trust (now acquired by L&Q) where she set up a multi-million pound Foundation. She has more than 15 years’ experience in the charity sector specialising in service design, fundraising and leadership in causes from homelessness to international […]
Read moreSharing Stories Of Our Progress And Performance – Our Annual Review And Statutory Accounts 2022
11th April 2023
We are pleased to present our Annual Review 2022. This was a year in which the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic was ever present and made even more challenging for many households due to the cost-of-living crisis that quickly followed and remains with us to this day.
Read moreCircles Of Support Partner, Clean Slate, Wins Major Accolade
15th December 2022
We are delighted that Clean Slate, one of our Circle of Support partners, has won the Positive Impact in Finance Award at the inaugural New Statesman Positive Impact Awards, which were held in London on 6th December.
Read moreLongleigh Foundation Announces New Board Trustees
13th December 2022
Longleigh Foundation, the independent charitable foundation for the social housing sector, founded by Stonewater, has announced two new appointments to its Board of Trustees.
Read moreReinventing Homes – Longleigh’s Involvement In The ITN Programme
26th July 2022
The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), in partnership with ITN Business, have produced a news-style programme, called Reinventing Homes and, here at Longleigh, we’re delighted to be one of the organisations featured in this programme.
Read moreRoyal Visit
1st June 2022
Our CEO, Andy Peers, attended the opening of Noden's Mews in Leominster by HRH the Duke of Kent. Longleigh Foundation was a funding partner in this scheme that supported veterans to build homes, which they then moved into...
Read moreAn End Of Year Message From Our CEO, Andy Peers
23rd December 2021
As 2021 comes to an end, we are pleased to share an end of year message from our CEO, Andy Peers. He reflects on the past year, what we’ve achieved and what we’re looking forward to in 2022.
Read moreOur Annual Report And Financial Statements For 2021
20th December 2021
Find out about Longleigh’s grants and finances, along with our successes and challenges, from the March 2020 to June 2021 in this extended Annual Report.
Read moreQueen’s Birthday Honours Recognition For The Driving Force Behind Longleigh’s Creation
21st June 2021
We’re absolutely delighted to hear the news that George Blunden has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for his work in the housing sector and in setting up Longleigh in 2015.
Read moreFunding That Can Transform Society
18th May 2021
Learn about our latest research grant for INVITE, the University of Stirling's project in promoting inclusive living technology.
Read moreSharing & Celebrating Stories Of Progress & Lives Being Transformed
6th January 2021
We are pleased to present our Annual Review for 2020, a year in which life unexpectedly changed for millions of people. But, a year in which we witnessed the silver-lining of incredible generosity, kindness, resilience and innovation across communities.
Read moreLongleigh Lockdown Stories: Bringing It All Back Home
14th December 2020
Our next Longleigh Lockdown story from Leeds Music Trust shares the power of music in improving wellbeing in their 'Bringing It All Back Home' project.
Read moreLongleigh Lockdown Stories: Justlife
6th November 2020
Our series of Longleigh Lockdown Stories continues as we head into a second, national lockdown. We hear from Simon, Chief Executive at JustLife, a homelessness charity.
Read moreLongleigh Lockdown Stories: Imagineer Lockdown Stories
22nd October 2020
We’re back with another Longleigh Lockdown Story and this time it’s over to Liz, Founder & Managing Director at Imagineer.
Read moreLongleigh Lockdown Stories: Covid 19 And Impact North’s Story
17th September 2020
The next in our series of Longleigh Lockdown Stories comes from Claire Hopkins, the founder and director at Impact North.
Read moreOur Story Of Learning During The Lockdown
26th August 2020
Lippy People is a video storytelling charity based in Leeds that contributes to positive social impacts through coaching people. They learnt much during lockdown and they wanted to share these learnings with you.
Read moreLongleigh lockdown stories: the Alcohol Education Trust
10th August 2020
In this Longleigh Lockdown Story, it’s the turn of the Alcohol Education Trust (AET) to tell us more.
Read moreLongleigh ‘Lockdown Stories’
29th July 2020
During lockdown we’ve been holding regular ‘cuppa & chat’ video meetings with community-based projects that we’ve funded. The meetings aim to give project leaders a safe space to talk and connect – we wanted to share their stories.
Read moreSpend Or Save: The Perennial Dilemma Of The Charitable Foundation…
14th July 2020
Longleigh has been fortunate to receive some excellent advice and guidance from James and Guy at Yoke & Co. as we navigated the world of charity finance and investment. We wanted to share
Read morePlaying Our Part: Supporting Communities Through The Coronavirus Pandemic
15th April 2020
A note from our Chief Executive, Andy Peers. It was back to work for the Longleigh team after a bank holiday weekend that’s been unlike any I’ve experienced in my lifetime, and perhaps like nothing I’ll – or we’ll – experience again.
Read moreCharities Encouraged To Apply For Longleigh Funding To Help Tackle Hate Crime In The Black Country
1st April 2020
A new fund has been launched in response to the growing numbers of people affected by hate crime across the Black Country.
Read moreWhat We’re Learning From Our Individual Grants Programme
1st April 2020
Over the last two-years we have seen that any projections we made about the expected demand for the Individual Grants we provide to residents within the properties and schemes of our originating donor have been exceeded.
Read moreMore Than A Numbers Game
1st April 2020
There are some scary statistics out there about the level of funding applications that are unsuccessful.
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