Our story
We began in 1968 as Hafod Housing Association with 300 properties in Cardiff, seven colleagues and a turnover of £100,000. Over fifty years later, Hafod Housing Association Ltd (Hafod) is one of the leading providers of housing, care and support in South Wales. We work across 8 local authority areas in Wales and help over 16,000 people each year. We employ over 1,300 colleagues and have a turnover in excess of £80 million.
Our Vision
To play our role in helping communities thrive by hearing people’s voices, giving support when it matters, on the terms people want.
We believe a good home and strong community are crucial for well-being. We desire to connect people, partners and communities.
Hafod is more than a provider of services, homes, or jobs. It’s a vital part of public services, impacting welfare, health, climate action, and community, while staying true to its roots in care, support, and housing.
Guided by the ‘Caring for the Future’ blueprint set in 2018, we’ve made significant progress. We’ve embedded strengths-based working in communities, secured the future of care services and started a journey of service transformation. Now it's time to build the momentum and create a future around big challenges, strong communities, services and homes designed in harmony with people’s lives.
Our missions
Get the basics right
- We will provide the best housing, care and support we can.
- We will listen and work hard to improve.
- We will develop our ways of working but keep our personal touch.
Connect with you
- We will be more visible in our communities.
- We will be easier to contact and faster to respond.
- We will help customers and communities achieve what they care about.
Invest for a better future
- We will invest in customer and colleague well-being.
- We will provide healthy and eco-friendly homes
- We will secure the future of the organisation with focus on the areas that matter.
Our group structure
Hendre Limited is the parent organisation of the Hendre Group. The Group comprises Hendre Limited (the ‘parent’), Hafod Housing Association Limited, Hafod Resources Limited, Foundation Housing Tai Sylfaen (the ‘subsidiaries’) and Yellow Wales, a subsidiary of Hafod Housing Association Limited. You can read more about our group structure and legal status here.
