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Our Performance

Check out our latest quarterly and annual reports for Tenant Satisfaction Measures (TSMs), Complaints Performance, Service Improvements, Annual Review, and Financial Statements.

Our Performance

Joint statement from both CEOs

Inquilab and Westway come together to form Karibu Community Homes Limited.

Gina Amoh

Chief Executive Officer
Inquilab Housing Association

Ricky Scipio

Chief Executive Officer
Westway Housing Association

Inquilab and Westway have merged to create the largest BME Registered Provider in the UK. The two organisations merged on 1 April 2024 to create Karibu Community Homes Limited (Karibu). Karibu means ‘welcome’ in Swahili.

The move follows a consultation with residents, employees and key stakeholders. It was approved by the boards of Inquilab and Westway on 28 February 2024. Law firm Devonshires advised both parties jointly on the merger. Karibu will have more than 1,900 properties following the merger.

The creation of Karibu will see the best of both organisations coming together to:

The two housing associations pride themselves on having their customers' voices at the heart of everything they do.

There will also be continuity of leadership.

Dave Baptiste, incoming Chair of Karibu, said:

“Great customer service is at the heart of everything we do. Therefore, the support of our customers, shareholders and people, has been instrumental in our decision to merge.

Together, as Karibu, we are stronger, and this will allow us to invest more in existing and new homes than we could on our own. Whilst enhancing our services by taking the best of both from each organisation.

This is therefore an exciting step our journey. I am therefore not only proud of everything we have achieved individually, but also of what I know we will achieve together.”

If you want to know more about what this means you can read our FAQs.

Combined Stock Size

Karibu will own and manage 1,900 homes and serve over 5,000 residents.

Governance

Board Chairperson
Dave Baptiste

Board Members

Darren Alexander
Samuel Aligbe
Peta Caine
Wasiu Fadahunsi
Leroy McKenzie
Debra Redhead-Allen

Jack Stephen
Somayeh Tosi
Binaca White-Williams
Katie Wilmot
Chyrel Brown