About us

We were originally formed in April 2001 through the merger of the Society of St Dismas (founded in 1962) and St Petroc Housing association (founded in 1972). Both organisations shared a passion for housing and supporting vulnerable people.

Our services are located in Berkshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, Southampton, and Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole. They include; outreach to people who are sleeping rough, supported accommodation (direct access hostels, move-on accommodation, and resettlement flats), day centres, community support, Housing First, mental health support and landlord support services.

To find out more about us, please take a look at our strategy for 2025-2030:

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Our vision

To be a safety net for people in tough times and the springboard to a brighter future

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Our mission

To provide people with homes and specialist support so they feel more valued and secure, and ready to take the next steps

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Our values

Everyone matters
We know we’re stronger together
We do the right things, for the right reasons
We never give up

Our Board

The role of our Board is to guide, direct and challenge the plans and decisions we make to ensure we’re doing the right things in the right way. Their extensive knowledge and experience in finance, housing, care and support and the charity sector means they can provide us with governance to make sure we stay on track and are working within the relevant laws and regulations.

All our Board members are aligned with the Two Saints values as well as our vision and mission – read more about them below.

Board Members

Julie Toben

Chair

Julie is a chief executive officer and also works as a consultant. She’s spent more than 25 years supporting boards of local, national and international charities to improve their governance, management and sustainability. Prior to this, she was operations director of a property development company.

Hilary Clifford

Hilary has over 30 years experience of leading people and organisations through significant growth and sustainable transformation, working within the UK and globally. As an accredited coach, Hilary brings her coaching skills to her leadership and to the board room, building high trust models of operation where scrutiny and challenge can be explored with common purpose. Hilary has over 15 years experience as a board adviser and non-executive and has served as a Chair within the Training and Education sectors and as a charity trustee.

Caroline Moylan

Caroline is a senior leader with over 20 years’ experience across housing, social care, and mental health both in the UK and Australia.

Throughout her career, she has been driven by a strong sense of social purpose and a commitment to improving lives, especially for people facing complex and challenging circumstances.

Caroline is passionate about developing creative, practical solutions and spaces that help people take steps towards the lives they want to lead.

Sarah Frost

Before joining Two Saints, Sarah spent ten years on the boards of a number of different charities and a mid-sized housing association. Prior to that she had a long career in financial services. Sarah brings an in-depth understanding of ICT/Digital transformation combined with Risk Management, Governance and knowledge of the Social & Supported Housing sector. She is also qualified in strategy and governance. Currently she is also a trustee of both a food bank and a mental health charity and volunteers for a dementia support service. Sarah firmly believes in the Two Saints’ value that ‘Everyone Matters’.

Rachel Pinchin

Rachel is currently deputy chief executive for a housing association and managing director of a property company, she has over 14 years of experience working in the housing sector. Rachel is committed to highlighting the positive impact of specialist and smaller housing associations in meeting local and individual needs.

Tony Quigley

Tony has over 25 years of experience delivering development, sales and operational management for both a Local Authority and numerous Housing Associations and is now a specialist housing consultant. Tony has also contributed to shaping and influencing policy and best practice as a CIH member and National Housing Federation representative.

John Banks

John is a qualified accountant with a 30-year career in financial services. He also holds qualifications in the management of risk, the delivery of change, and in green and sustainable finance. John has 10 years experience in non-executive roles including mental health charities and housing associations.

Ronak Kantaria

Ronak is a qualified accountant with more than 20 years in the property sector, he employs a dynamic and adaptable approach, emphasising a people-focussed methodology that facilitates a culture of honesty and transparency. His collaborative, democratic business style builds long-standing relationships which engage stakeholders at all levels. Ronak now heads his own consultancy offering influential insights for organisational betterment, he also serves as a non-executive director on several boards.

Executive Team

Janice Hughes

Chief Executive

As chief executive, Janice is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction for our organisation. She is a qualified accountant with over 20 years’ experience in housing and not-for-profit organisations.

Paula-May Houghton-Clarke

Executive Director of People and Programmes

Paula-May has a background in operations and transformation and a wealth of experience in leading teams, delivering change and supporting vulnerable people, most recently for the NHS. Her role is to ensure that our culture remains true to our vision and is a place people want to work and grow and have the tools needed to deliver support to our clients.

Charlotte Buckingham

Executive Director of Client Services

Charlotte has been in the housing sector for 20 years and was previously chief executive officer for a small charity that specialises in working with people with multiple and complex needs. Her broad range of experience has been developed through working as a front-line staff member and in various management posts.