Borough Care is a not-for-profit Community Benefit Society. This means that all our income and profits are reinvested for the benefit of our residents.

We have a board of Directors, who are responsible for:

Leading the organisation to ensure that it is properly run;
Developing a strategy, which enables every resident to live their Life in Colour;
Putting policies, plans and resources are in place to achieve the strategic objectives; and
Monitoring progress against those objectives

We operate a ‘combined board’ structure, which means that both executives (who are full-time employees of Borough Care) and non-executives (independent, part-time board members, who bring external expertise and experience) collectively lead and govern the organisation.

We are deeply committed to engaging our residents, families and staff, ensuring their views are heard and genuinely inform the approach that we take and the decisions we make.

We know that good corporate governance is essential for the organisation’s success, and the services we deliver are vital to the residents and families we serve. We work hard to provide a balanced, diverse and effective board, leading the organisation to deliver benefit to the communities that we serve, whilst complying with our legal obligations.

The day-to-day management of our operations is delegated to the Chief Executive and the Executive team.

Isla Wilson

Chair

An experienced Chair and Non-Executive Director, Isla has a track record in innovation, social value, partnerships and collaboration. With a background in health, social care and housing, Isla is driven to tackle health and social inequalities, and achieve better outcomes for communities. Isla is passionate about using engagement to empower people – including those with learning difficulties and dementia – to have a say in how services and their workplace are designed.

Isla is also the Chair of an NHS Trust and a number of Health and Care bodies. She also founded and runs a small consultancy, which specialises in innovation, growth and Board development for businesses and social ventures. Outside of work, Isla has two children and a menagerie of pets.

Rob Jackson
CEO

Rob has a comprehensive background that spans financial, operational and strategic leadership in the social care sector. His career extends over two decades, during which he has consistently demonstrated successful leadership in various capacities.

Prior to his role at Borough Care, Rob held significant positions, including key contributions at The Children’s Society. More recently, he served as the Managing Director at MioCare Group in Oldham, where he was responsible for leading the adult social care provider organisation. Rob’s extensive experience, coupled with strategic vision, proven leadership capabilities and his dedication to delivering quality care, will be invaluable for Borough Care’s future.

Outside of work, Rob’s kept busy with family life, hope for better days for Man Utd and spending time outdoors.

Rekha Harrison

Non-Executive Director

Rekha is Chief Executive Officer of charity, Petrus Community and has over 30 years’ experience in community and social care. In her spare time Rekha is studying for her MBA and working as a volunteer tutor for women studying for degree level qualifications.

Dorothy Delooze

Non-Executive Director

With over 30 years’ experience in health and social care, Dorothy has built a career rooted in a deep commitment to improving outcomes for people who draw on support. Her career has spanned a range of settings including the NHS, local authority, voluntary and private sectors giving her a broad and balanced understanding of health and social care provision. Dorothy has a wealth of executive level experience having held board-level positions leading on quality, service delivery and transformation and strategic development.
Dorothy is passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care and support and holds a strong belief in the power of co-production and collaborative working to drive meaningful change. She prioritises working alongside people with lived experience to ensure services reflect what matters most to them.

Karen Mitchell

Non-Executive Director

Karen has worked in social housing for nearly 40 years,  and in her most recent time has been the Chief Executive at Southway Housing Trust, an affordable housing provider and community investment social business  in south Manchester.
Karen has a range of experience in non executive roles and as a member of partnership boards. For several years she has been the lead for housing providers across greater Manchester on age friendly work, collaborating with the ageing well hub.
She has a strong commitment to improving the lives of older people and has led research projects and awareness raising projects to increase the range and supply of  housing and accommodation options for people in mid to later life.

Ian Ayling

Non-Executive Director

Ian brings diverse leadership experience from executive roles in large organisations like the Co-op, delivering data science solutions to retailers like Tesco and the charity sector through Soil Association. Ian is currently a non-executive director with  Waythrough, supporting mental health and substance use recovery.
As a local resident with personal experience of care home services for family members, Ian brings a passion and commitment to achieving Life in Colour for our current & future residents supported by brilliant people.