About us
Prior to the tragic fire in 2017, the TMO managed nearly
10,000 properties within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC).
In the early 1990s, the tenants and leaseholders of the
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea decided to pursue their legal right to
manage their own homes. Following two separate ballots in 1994 and 1995, the
Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO) was established
on 1 April 1996 and the responsibility for managing 9,760 properties passed
from The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea to the Tenant Management
Organisation.
KCTMO is a company limited by guarantee with members whose
main residence is in Council owned or leasehold accommodation. There are
currently over 4,800 members of KCTMO.
The Council retained ownership of the properties and responsibility for
strategic housing policies and homeless people. The relationship between KCTMO
and the RBKC was governed by a Modular Management Agreement, which covers all areas of the landlord business. Whilst KCTMO had close
working relationship with RBKC, it was a separate legal entity.
In 2002 KCTMO took over the responsibility for major capital works from RBKC to
access extra resources and funding to enable KCTMO to bring the properties up
to the Decent Homes Standard.
KCTMO’s activities were overseen by a Board of Directors comprising of eight
elected residents (tenant and leaseholder members), four appointed Councillor
members and three independent appointed other members. The organisation’s
strategic objectives were set out each year in a business plan.
During the time the TMO had a management role, the Board met on a regular basis
to monitor how well KCTMO is doing, agree plans for the future and decide on
policies. Resident Board members are elected for three years. They were not
paid for their work and are not allowed to do paid professional work for KCTMO.
A Chief Executive, appointed by the Board, had overall responsibility for the
successful operation of KCTMO, and for ensuring that the Board's decisions and
policies are carried out.
Following the Grenfell Tragedy, the management role passed back to RBKC. The
Members of the TMO agreed at a Extraordinary General Meeting on 27 September
2018 to change the constitution including new objects. These can be summarises
as acting as a residuary body - managing its liabilities and cooperating fully
with the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and any other legal processes.
Financial Statements
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea TMO Ltd, Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road, London, SW3 5EE
Email: companysecretariat@kctmo.org.ukRegistered in England & Wales No. 3048135