salary survey 2012 - Inside Housing
Chief executive salaries 2011/12 Housing Association
Chief executive
A2Dominion Group Darrell Mercer Accent Group Ltd (1) Gordon Perry Accord Dr Christopher Handy Adactus Housing Group Ltd Paul Lees Affinity Sutton (2) Keith Exford Aldwyck Housing Group (3) Harj Singh AmicusHorizon Steve Walker Anchor Jane Ashcroft Arcadia Housing Group Nick Horne Arena HA (4) Brian Cronin Aspire Group Sinéad Butters Asra (5) Matt Cooney Aster Group (6) Bjorn Howard Bolton at Home Jon Lord BPHA John Cross Bromford Group (7) Mick Kent Catalyst HG Rod Cahill Chelmer Housing Partnership Stuart Stackhouse Circle Mark Rogers City West Housing Trust (8) Tim Doyle Coast and Country Housing Iain Sim Cross Keys Homes Mick Leggett Curo (9) Victor da Cunha Derwent Living (10) Peter McCormack Devon & Cornwall Housing Paul Crawford East Midlands Housing Group (11) Chan Kataria East Thames Group June Barnes Eastlands Housing Partnership Sheila Doran Fabrick Group (12) Alison Thain Family Mosaic (13) Brendan Sarsfield First Ark Group (14) Bob Taylor First Choice Homes Oldham Cath Green First Wessex Peter Walters Flagship Housing Group David McQuade Genesis HA Neil Hadden Gentoo Group Peter Walls Glasgow HA Martin Armstrong Golden Gates Housing Trust Peter Mercer Great Places Housing Group Stephen Porter Greenfields Community Housing Phil Adams Guinness Partnership Simon Dow Hanover Bruce Moore Harvest (15) Ian Perry Helena Partnerships Rob Young Home Group (16) Mark Henderson Housing 21 Pushpa Raguvaran Hyde Group (17) Steve White Incommunities Group Geraldine Howley Irwell Valley Housing Association (18) Tom Manion Jephson Homes HA Bob Strachan L&Q David Montague Liverpool Mutual Homes Steve Coffey Livin Colin Steel Longhurst Group R V Walder Merlin Housing Society Ian Matthews Metropolitan (19) Bill Payne Midland Heart (20) Tom Murtha Moat Homes Limited Brian Johnson Network Housing Group (21) Helen Evans/Tom Titherington New Charter Housing Trust Ian Munro North Hertfordshire Homes (22) Kevin Thompson North Lincolnshire Homes (23) Andy Orrey Notting Hill HG Kate Davies Nottingham Community HA Mike Andrews One Housing Group (24) Mick Sweeney One Vision Housing Roy Williams Orbit Group Paul Tennant Chief executive salaries 2011/12 Paradigm HG Alison Hadden Housing Association Chief executive Peabody Trust Stephen Howlett Places for People Group David Cowans Plus Dane Housing Group Ken Perry Plymouth Community Homes Clive Turner Radian Group Lindsay Todd Raglan Nicholas Harris RCT Homes (25) Andrew Lycett Regenda Limited Bernard Gallagher Richmond Housing Partnership (26) David Done Riverside (27) Deborah Shackleton Sanctuary Group David Bennett Sentinel Martin Nurse Shoreline Housing Partnership Tony Bramley Southern HG Tom Dacey Sovereign Ann Santry Spectrum Housing Group Wayne Morris Symphony Housing Group (28) Phil Gandy Thames Valley HA Geeta Nanda Together Housing Group (29) Tom Miskell Town & Country Group Bob Heapy Trafford Housing Trust Matthew Gardiner Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust Matthew Applegate Vela Group Cath Purdy Viridian Matthew Fox Wakefield & District Housing (30) Kevin Dodd Walsall Housing Group Gary Fulford Waterloo Housing Group (31) David Pickering WM Housing Group (32) Pat Brandum Willow Park Housing Trust Joseph Patrick Doherty Wirral Partnership Homes Brian Simpson Yarlington Housing Group (33) Gary Orr/Mike Kay Yorkshire Housing Group Mervyn Jones
Turnover (£) 249,200,000 89,375,000 63,286,000 52,400,000 273,000,000 52,876,000 152,000,000 267,000,000 50,936,000 68,201,000 39,785,000 60,800,000 92,000,000 63,847,000 77,245,000 133,592,000 123,500,000 37,911,000 332,700,000 54,070,222 48,874,000 41,462,000 55,590,000 35,990,000 94,178,000 56,100,000 93,842,000 28,988,000 67,200,000 180,587,000 58,522,000 48,826,052 93,300,000 106,587,000 259,600,000 175,088,000 194,000,000 33,695,000 72,100,000 35,671,273 281,300,000 92,970,000 83,581,000 57,300,000 313,100,000 212,730,000 229,000,000 85,986,000 29,358,780 68,599,000 368,000,000 62,214,000 29,129,309 82,527,000 34,100,000 244,029,000 158,996,000 86,683,000 124,218,000 104,000,000 46,749,000 34,386,552 216,000,000 52,824,000 173,000,000 42,000,000 176,998,000 74,800,000 Turnover (£) 122,399,000 369,457,000 59,500,000 82,064,000 110,000,000 57,023,000 44,500,000 47,930,000 41,699,000 270,800,000 435,000,000 53,500,000 31,000,000 135,138,000 180,078,000 94,600,000 149,500,000 84,583,000 152,000,000 46,800,000 38,884,832 34,591,000 67,300,000 109,384,000 118,201,000 75,518,000 72,300,000 101,970,000 32,627,000 48,905,000 48,400,000 73,594,000
*Total pay figures include any bonus and car allowance a chief executive received unless otherwise stated **All total pay increases and decreases have been rounded to the nearest whole number ***Wrekin Housing Trust refused to participate because the housing association’s accounts are published after Inside Housing has gone to press. The organisation has been removed from this table, but its information will be published on Inside Housing’s website when it is available 1. All staff at Accent Group received £500 bonus instead of a pay award in 2012 2. Keith Exford’s total salary has gone up by 2.53 per cent (note that percentage increase and decrease figures shown in the table have been rounded to the nearest whole per cent). Mr Exford’s 2.53 per cent increase is in line with the rate applied to all staff and less than the retail price index 3. Harj Singh’s bonus is the final payment of a contractual annual bonus. This individual contractual arrangement is now closed 4. Arena HA became part of part of Your Housing Group in April 2012 5. Matt Cooney joined Asra at the beginning of June 2010. The previous chief executive was Atul Patel. The figures shown for 2010/2011 reflect the equivalent for a full year’s salary 6. Bjorn Howard’s remuneration was set in 2008 and remained unchanged until April 2011, at which point it was set at the average for chief executives of comparable housing organisations 7. Mick Kent has a company car. This is not reflected in his total salary figure 8. A bonus scheme was introduced for all City West Housing Trust staff in 2011/2012. The payment for 2011/2012 was made in June 2012 after performance information had been verified 9. Curo was formerly called Somer Housing Group. Victor da Cunha took over as chief executive on 11 April 2011. The figures for 2010/2011 relate to the salary payable to the post of permanent chief executive 10. Peter McCormack’s 2011/12 total salary figure includes a £7,895 bonus deferred from 2010 and taken in October 2011 11. Chan Kataria’s salary was reviewed by East Midlands Housing Group’s board at the beginning of this year and has been increased to reflect a 45 per cent growth in stock numbers and increased turnover as a result of Three Valleys Housing joining the group 12. Fabrick Group also has 483 garages, commercial units and market rented properties 13. A breakdown of Brendan Sarsfield’s total salary figure was not made available. This means details of any bonus he may have received have not been considered for the table Top 10 bonuses 14. First Ark Group was previously listed as Knowsley Housing Trust 15. Harvest became part of part of Your Housing Group in April 2012 16. Mark Henderson’s bonus is not a specific executive bonus scheme; it is the same performance-related pay bonus scheme staff members across the entire organisation enjoy 17. David Eastgate was chief executive of Hyde Group from 1 April 2010 to 31 December 2010, and Steve White from 1 January 2011. Mr White’s details for 2010/11 show the equivalent of a full year’s salary 18. A breakdown of Tom Manion’s total salary figure was not made available. This means details of any bonus he
Total pay 2011/12* 207,000 150,015 115,681 138,404 275,802 173,386 186,550 317,500 132,806 136,706 142,112 139,500 189,777 138,680 150,422 187,056 167,000 122,570 227,550 128,000 112,480 134,956 137,500 112,785 136,886 144,574 148,461 110,763 150,000 184,000 143,000 115,000 148,188 151,440 200,000 222,754 191,286 102,396 152,500 116,465 243,000 180,499 156,826 130,958 202,799 188,124 229,800 136,283 157,514 171,937 218,360 143,000 113,478 149,400 114,000 186,800 182,000 177,921 151,125 177,038 126,095 129,360 180,513 118,000 150,075 154,000 180,312 149,600 Total pay 197,856 2011/12* 363,498 131,100 145,182 150,261 151,368 117,348 166,000 149,838 237,990 287,533 124,431 108,237 184,340 175,240 157,590 153,000 149,268 145,000 134,500 130,845 141,557 135,000 146,803 156,778 143,000 150,802 160,000 116,000 135,853 135,000 139,150
Total pay 2010/11 197,000 149,515 113,686 134,546 269,000 153,204 186,550 331,250 129,806 136,706 116,120 139,500 165,000 New entry 151,499 180,731 161,963 120,857 225,500 128,000 112,480 133,378 137,500 110,905 128,720 120,485 144,840 107,920 150,000 172,000 143,000 New entry 140,473 150,000 200,000 222,754 188,673 98,697 152,500 115,372 226,000 180,499 153,751 130,957 190,549 186,259 215,800 136,283 154,425 169,076 208,856 137,500 109,960 146,600 112,000 191,984 182,000 173,331 155,870 163,167 120,387 129,360 170,013 114,000 159,500 159,216 158,000 149,600 Total pay 185,679 2010/11 287,193 125,275 144,652 144,541 147,930 115,500 156,450 136,588 232,000 283,376 121,014 105,340 174,730 172,000 154,500 New entry 147,239 New entry 134,500 129,744 138,371 135,000 145,350 156,778 143,000 147,700 160,000 116,000 131,640 131,578 139,150
% increase / decrease** 5 0 2 3 3 13 0 -4 2 0 22 0 15 New entry -1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 20 3 3 0 7 0 New entry 6 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 8 0 2 0 6 1 6 0 2 2 5 4 3 2 2 -3 0 3 -3 9 5 0 6 4 -6 -3 14 0 % 7 increase / decrease** 27 5 0 4 2 2 6 10 3 1 3 3 5 2 2 New entry 1 New entry 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 0
may have received have not been considered for the table Top 10 bonuses 19. Bill Payne left Metropolitan in December 2011 and Peter Cleland took over as interim chief executive in January 2012. The information provided for Mr Payne is the equivalent of a full year’s salary 20. Tom Murtha retired at the end of the financial year 2011/12. Ruth Cooke is how chief executive of the housing association 21. Tom Titherington left Network Housing Group on 31 March 2011 so figures for 2011/12 reflect a full year’s salary for Helen Evans. Ms Evans was interim chief executive from April 2011 until being confirmed as permanent in September 2011. A breakdown of Ms Evans’s total salary figure was not made available. This means details of any bonus she may have received have not been considered for the table Top 10 bonuses 22. North Hertfordshire Homes also owns commercial, shared ownership and supported housing properties, which are managed by other organisations 23. Andy Orrey waived an award of a salary increase in April 2011 24. Mick Sweeney had the use of a lease car in 2010/11 the cost of this was not reflected in his total pay figure. 25. RCT Homes is a new entrant in the chief executive salary survey, however, the housing association also provided figures for 2010/11 26. The increase in David Done’s salary is mostly due to an increase in the bonus element of his pay in 2011/12. This is largely the result of a corporate bonus awarded to all employees, rather than an individual bonus for Mr Done 27. Deborah Shackleton retired in December 2011. As Ms Shackleton was chief executive for the majority of 2011/12, her details have been included in this year’s survey and are the equivalent of a full year’s pay. Ms Shackleton received a £10,000 bonus which had been deferred from 2008/09 in 2011/12 – this is included in her 2011/12 total pay figure. Carol Matthews took over the role of chief executive in February 2012. Her basic salary in 2011/12 was £175,000 and her car allowance was £7,474 per year 28. Symphony Housing Group was formed on 1 April 2011 as the result merger of Contour Housing Group and Vicinity Housing Group, both of which were listed separately in previous chief executive salary surveys 29. Together Housing Group was formed on 1 April 2011 as the result of a merger between Trans-Pennine Housing, Chevin HA and Prospect Homes, all of which have been listed separately in previous chief executive salary surveys 30. Kevin Dodd did not take his full salary entitlement in either 2011/12 or 2010/11. Wakefield & District Housing does not pay bonuses to its directors or its chief executive 31. Nobody gets paid bonuses at Waterloo Housing Group. A company car is provided to David Pickering – this is not reflected in his total pay figure 32. Pat Brandum took over as chief executive of WM Housing Group in July 2010. The total given for 2010/11 reflects a full year’s pay 33. Gary Orr took over as chief executive of Yarlington Housign Group in July 2011. The total salary figure for 2011/12 reflects the equivalent of a full year’s salary for Mr Orr
Chief executive
A2Dominion Group Darrell Mercer Accent Group Ltd (1) Gordon Perry Accord Dr Christopher Handy Adactus Housing Group Ltd Paul Lees Affinity Sutton (2) Keith Exford Aldwyck Housing Group (3) Harj Singh AmicusHorizon Steve Walker Anchor Jane Ashcroft Arcadia Housing Group Nick Horne Arena HA (4) Brian Cronin Aspire Group Sinéad Butters Asra (5) Matt Cooney Aster Group (6) Bjorn Howard Bolton at Home Jon Lord BPHA John Cross Bromford Group (7) Mick Kent Catalyst HG Rod Cahill Chelmer Housing Partnership Stuart Stackhouse Circle Mark Rogers City West Housing Trust (8) Tim Doyle Coast and Country Housing Iain Sim Cross Keys Homes Mick Leggett Curo (9) Victor da Cunha Derwent Living (10) Peter McCormack Devon & Cornwall Housing Paul Crawford East Midlands Housing Group (11) Chan Kataria East Thames Group June Barnes Eastlands Housing Partnership Sheila Doran Fabrick Group (12) Alison Thain Family Mosaic (13) Brendan Sarsfield First Ark Group (14) Bob Taylor First Choice Homes Oldham Cath Green First Wessex Peter Walters Flagship Housing Group David McQuade Genesis HA Neil Hadden Gentoo Group Peter Walls Glasgow HA Martin Armstrong Golden Gates Housing Trust Peter Mercer Great Places Housing Group Stephen Porter Greenfields Community Housing Phil Adams Guinness Partnership Simon Dow Hanover Bruce Moore Harvest (15) Ian Perry Helena Partnerships Rob Young Home Group (16) Mark Henderson Housing 21 Pushpa Raguvaran Hyde Group (17) Steve White Incommunities Group Geraldine Howley Irwell Valley Housing Association (18) Tom Manion Jephson Homes HA Bob Strachan L&Q David Montague Liverpool Mutual Homes Steve Coffey Livin Colin Steel Longhurst Group R V Walder Merlin Housing Society Ian Matthews Metropolitan (19) Bill Payne Midland Heart (20) Tom Murtha Moat Homes Limited Brian Johnson Network Housing Group (21) Helen Evans/Tom Titherington New Charter Housing Trust Ian Munro North Hertfordshire Homes (22) Kevin Thompson North Lincolnshire Homes (23) Andy Orrey Notting Hill HG Kate Davies Nottingham Community HA Mike Andrews One Housing Group (24) Mick Sweeney One Vision Housing Roy Williams Orbit Group Paul Tennant Chief executive salaries 2011/12 Paradigm HG Alison Hadden Housing Association Chief executive Peabody Trust Stephen Howlett Places for People Group David Cowans Plus Dane Housing Group Ken Perry Plymouth Community Homes Clive Turner Radian Group Lindsay Todd Raglan Nicholas Harris RCT Homes (25) Andrew Lycett Regenda Limited Bernard Gallagher Richmond Housing Partnership (26) David Done Riverside (27) Deborah Shackleton Sanctuary Group David Bennett Sentinel Martin Nurse Shoreline Housing Partnership Tony Bramley Southern HG Tom Dacey Sovereign Ann Santry Spectrum Housing Group Wayne Morris Symphony Housing Group (28) Phil Gandy Thames Valley HA Geeta Nanda Together Housing Group (29) Tom Miskell Town & Country Group Bob Heapy Trafford Housing Trust Matthew Gardiner Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust Matthew Applegate Vela Group Cath Purdy Viridian Matthew Fox Wakefield & District Housing (30) Kevin Dodd Walsall Housing Group Gary Fulford Waterloo Housing Group (31) David Pickering WM Housing Group (32) Pat Brandum Willow Park Housing Trust Joseph Patrick Doherty Wirral Partnership Homes Brian Simpson Yarlington Housing Group (33) Gary Orr/Mike Kay Yorkshire Housing Group Mervyn Jones
Turnover (£) 249,200,000 89,375,000 63,286,000 52,400,000 273,000,000 52,876,000 152,000,000 267,000,000 50,936,000 68,201,000 39,785,000 60,800,000 92,000,000 63,847,000 77,245,000 133,592,000 123,500,000 37,911,000 332,700,000 54,070,222 48,874,000 41,462,000 55,590,000 35,990,000 94,178,000 56,100,000 93,842,000 28,988,000 67,200,000 180,587,000 58,522,000 48,826,052 93,300,000 106,587,000 259,600,000 175,088,000 194,000,000 33,695,000 72,100,000 35,671,273 281,300,000 92,970,000 83,581,000 57,300,000 313,100,000 212,730,000 229,000,000 85,986,000 29,358,780 68,599,000 368,000,000 62,214,000 29,129,309 82,527,000 34,100,000 244,029,000 158,996,000 86,683,000 124,218,000 104,000,000 46,749,000 34,386,552 216,000,000 52,824,000 173,000,000 42,000,000 176,998,000 74,800,000 Turnover (£) 122,399,000 369,457,000 59,500,000 82,064,000 110,000,000 57,023,000 44,500,000 47,930,000 41,699,000 270,800,000 435,000,000 53,500,000 31,000,000 135,138,000 180,078,000 94,600,000 149,500,000 84,583,000 152,000,000 46,800,000 38,884,832 34,591,000 67,300,000 109,384,000 118,201,000 75,518,000 72,300,000 101,970,000 32,627,000 48,905,000 48,400,000 73,594,000
*Total pay figures include any bonus and car allowance a chief executive received unless otherwise stated **All total pay increases and decreases have been rounded to the nearest whole number ***Wrekin Housing Trust refused to participate because the housing association’s accounts are published after Inside Housing has gone to press. The organisation has been removed from this table, but its information will be published on Inside Housing’s website when it is available 1. All staff at Accent Group received £500 bonus instead of a pay award in 2012 2. Keith Exford’s total salary has gone up by 2.53 per cent (note that percentage increase and decrease figures shown in the table have been rounded to the nearest whole per cent). Mr Exford’s 2.53 per cent increase is in line with the rate applied to all staff and less than the retail price index 3. Harj Singh’s bonus is the final payment of a contractual annual bonus. This individual contractual arrangement is now closed 4. Arena HA became part of part of Your Housing Group in April 2012 5. Matt Cooney joined Asra at the beginning of June 2010. The previous chief executive was Atul Patel. The figures shown for 2010/2011 reflect the equivalent for a full year’s salary 6. Bjorn Howard’s remuneration was set in 2008 and remained unchanged until April 2011, at which point it was set at the average for chief executives of comparable housing organisations 7. Mick Kent has a company car. This is not reflected in his total salary figure 8. A bonus scheme was introduced for all City West Housing Trust staff in 2011/2012. The payment for 2011/2012 was made in June 2012 after performance information had been verified 9. Curo was formerly called Somer Housing Group. Victor da Cunha took over as chief executive on 11 April 2011. The figures for 2010/2011 relate to the salary payable to the post of permanent chief executive 10. Peter McCormack’s 2011/12 total salary figure includes a £7,895 bonus deferred from 2010 and taken in October 2011 11. Chan Kataria’s salary was reviewed by East Midlands Housing Group’s board at the beginning of this year and has been increased to reflect a 45 per cent growth in stock numbers and increased turnover as a result of Three Valleys Housing joining the group 12. Fabrick Group also has 483 garages, commercial units and market rented properties 13. A breakdown of Brendan Sarsfield’s total salary figure was not made available. This means details of any bonus he may have received have not been considered for the table Top 10 bonuses 14. First Ark Group was previously listed as Knowsley Housing Trust 15. Harvest became part of part of Your Housing Group in April 2012 16. Mark Henderson’s bonus is not a specific executive bonus scheme; it is the same performance-related pay bonus scheme staff members across the entire organisation enjoy 17. David Eastgate was chief executive of Hyde Group from 1 April 2010 to 31 December 2010, and Steve White from 1 January 2011. Mr White’s details for 2010/11 show the equivalent of a full year’s salary 18. A breakdown of Tom Manion’s total salary figure was not made available. This means details of any bonus he
Total pay 2011/12* 207,000 150,015 115,681 138,404 275,802 173,386 186,550 317,500 132,806 136,706 142,112 139,500 189,777 138,680 150,422 187,056 167,000 122,570 227,550 128,000 112,480 134,956 137,500 112,785 136,886 144,574 148,461 110,763 150,000 184,000 143,000 115,000 148,188 151,440 200,000 222,754 191,286 102,396 152,500 116,465 243,000 180,499 156,826 130,958 202,799 188,124 229,800 136,283 157,514 171,937 218,360 143,000 113,478 149,400 114,000 186,800 182,000 177,921 151,125 177,038 126,095 129,360 180,513 118,000 150,075 154,000 180,312 149,600 Total pay 197,856 2011/12* 363,498 131,100 145,182 150,261 151,368 117,348 166,000 149,838 237,990 287,533 124,431 108,237 184,340 175,240 157,590 153,000 149,268 145,000 134,500 130,845 141,557 135,000 146,803 156,778 143,000 150,802 160,000 116,000 135,853 135,000 139,150
Total pay 2010/11 197,000 149,515 113,686 134,546 269,000 153,204 186,550 331,250 129,806 136,706 116,120 139,500 165,000 New entry 151,499 180,731 161,963 120,857 225,500 128,000 112,480 133,378 137,500 110,905 128,720 120,485 144,840 107,920 150,000 172,000 143,000 New entry 140,473 150,000 200,000 222,754 188,673 98,697 152,500 115,372 226,000 180,499 153,751 130,957 190,549 186,259 215,800 136,283 154,425 169,076 208,856 137,500 109,960 146,600 112,000 191,984 182,000 173,331 155,870 163,167 120,387 129,360 170,013 114,000 159,500 159,216 158,000 149,600 Total pay 185,679 2010/11 287,193 125,275 144,652 144,541 147,930 115,500 156,450 136,588 232,000 283,376 121,014 105,340 174,730 172,000 154,500 New entry 147,239 New entry 134,500 129,744 138,371 135,000 145,350 156,778 143,000 147,700 160,000 116,000 131,640 131,578 139,150
% increase / decrease** 5 0 2 3 3 13 0 -4 2 0 22 0 15 New entry -1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 20 3 3 0 7 0 New entry 6 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 8 0 2 0 6 1 6 0 2 2 5 4 3 2 2 -3 0 3 -3 9 5 0 6 4 -6 -3 14 0 % 7 increase / decrease** 27 5 0 4 2 2 6 10 3 1 3 3 5 2 2 New entry 1 New entry 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 0
may have received have not been considered for the table Top 10 bonuses 19. Bill Payne left Metropolitan in December 2011 and Peter Cleland took over as interim chief executive in January 2012. The information provided for Mr Payne is the equivalent of a full year’s salary 20. Tom Murtha retired at the end of the financial year 2011/12. Ruth Cooke is how chief executive of the housing association 21. Tom Titherington left Network Housing Group on 31 March 2011 so figures for 2011/12 reflect a full year’s salary for Helen Evans. Ms Evans was interim chief executive from April 2011 until being confirmed as permanent in September 2011. A breakdown of Ms Evans’s total salary figure was not made available. This means details of any bonus she may have received have not been considered for the table Top 10 bonuses 22. North Hertfordshire Homes also owns commercial, shared ownership and supported housing properties, which are managed by other organisations 23. Andy Orrey waived an award of a salary increase in April 2011 24. Mick Sweeney had the use of a lease car in 2010/11 the cost of this was not reflected in his total pay figure. 25. RCT Homes is a new entrant in the chief executive salary survey, however, the housing association also provided figures for 2010/11 26. The increase in David Done’s salary is mostly due to an increase in the bonus element of his pay in 2011/12. This is largely the result of a corporate bonus awarded to all employees, rather than an individual bonus for Mr Done 27. Deborah Shackleton retired in December 2011. As Ms Shackleton was chief executive for the majority of 2011/12, her details have been included in this year’s survey and are the equivalent of a full year’s pay. Ms Shackleton received a £10,000 bonus which had been deferred from 2008/09 in 2011/12 – this is included in her 2011/12 total pay figure. Carol Matthews took over the role of chief executive in February 2012. Her basic salary in 2011/12 was £175,000 and her car allowance was £7,474 per year 28. Symphony Housing Group was formed on 1 April 2011 as the result merger of Contour Housing Group and Vicinity Housing Group, both of which were listed separately in previous chief executive salary surveys 29. Together Housing Group was formed on 1 April 2011 as the result of a merger between Trans-Pennine Housing, Chevin HA and Prospect Homes, all of which have been listed separately in previous chief executive salary surveys 30. Kevin Dodd did not take his full salary entitlement in either 2011/12 or 2010/11. Wakefield & District Housing does not pay bonuses to its directors or its chief executive 31. Nobody gets paid bonuses at Waterloo Housing Group. A company car is provided to David Pickering – this is not reflected in his total pay figure 32. Pat Brandum took over as chief executive of WM Housing Group in July 2010. The total given for 2010/11 reflects a full year’s pay 33. Gary Orr took over as chief executive of Yarlington Housign Group in July 2011. The total salary figure for 2011/12 reflects the equivalent of a full year’s salary for Mr Orr
