AN ANDOVER-based disability trust has completed its merger with a housing association, to allow the charity to draw on the landlord’s resources and protect its future.

Enham Trust, which provides housing, care and employment services for disabled people, will now be a subsidiary of the Aster Group.

Earlier this year, Enham Trust’s care homes were rated as ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission, and the charity was put into special measures.

The trust will retain its housing stock and disability services.

Bjorn Howard, Aster Group chief executive, said: “This merger will protect Enham Trust’s legacy and crucially secure its future, while enabling it to make use of our expertise, greater scale, and financial stability.”

Chief executive of Enham Trust, Simon Williams, added: “The merger is the right move for the trust, our residents and the communities we serve. It will mean we can do even more for our current and future residents and service users."

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