About Lime Property Ventures

About Lime Property Ventures

Lime Property Ventures’ purpose is to develop homes and generate profit for reinvestment in the work of the Elim Housing Group.

Lime Property Ventures is a professional developer, established in 2016 to undertake activity in the property market and generate profit for growth and reinvestment in the work of the Elim Housing Group.

Lime Property Venture’s first project comprised the development of Hathaway House, 25 units of student accommodation in the centre of Bristol. LPV has retained this property in its portfolio, generating an annual rental return.

In 2017 Lime Property Ventures secured new borrowing arrangements to facilitate its development programme. The company has since achieved planning permission for a number of small developments and realised the sale of land and new homes on the open market.

In 2021 Lime Property Ventures worked as a joint venture partner with a small housebuilder to purchase and develop a new site, delivering well designed, high quality family homes for sale as part of an exclusive four home scheme in South Gloucestershire.

Based just north of Bristol, Lime Property Ventures has flexibility to work across a wide geographical area, with a focus on smaller urban areas alongside the Gloucester to Taunton M5 corridor.

The company currently has live development sites in South Gloucestershire and Wells, Somerset.

 

Lime Property Ventures has three strategic priorities:

Sustainable Growth

To maintain an effective land strategy, that enables us to secure and progress the development sites we need to deliver growth in a sustained and timely manner.

Trusted Partnerships

To establish and maintain a trusted and motivated network of expert build and development partners that enables us to deliver high quality homes within a competitive cost base.

Financial Return

To maintain the business at its optimum scale, and to produce financial returns that generate a targeted operating profit for the growth of Lime Property Ventures and the benefit of the Elim Group.

Our Team

Lime Property Ventures has a focused and driven team with a wealth of management and financial experience gained in housing and development services and other sectors. We have the expertise to manage the key aspects of project delivery including; land and property acquisition, innovative design solutions, efficient construction project management, and effective marketing.

Rob Whetton
Director of Resources
Rob Whetton
Director of Resources

Rob joined Lime Property Ventures in November 2024, and is Director of Resources for the Elim Group. Rob is responsible for overseeing Elim’s Finance and IT departments as well as risk and audit, serving as company secretary, and playing a key role as a member of the strategic leadership team.

Specialties: Rob has over 20 years of significant finance leadership experience in the delivery of housing and care home services for older people.

 

 

Peter Crouch
Group Head of Development
Peter Crouch
Group Head of Development

Peter joined Lime Property Ventures in July 2024, and aims to identify suitable opportunities for acquiring land for development opportunities for market sale using a vast network of contacts established over a development career spanning nearly 30 years.

Specialties: Peters background is in general affordable developments after qualifying as a Chartered Building Surveyor.

Nicola Breddy
Development Assistant
Nicola Breddy
Development Assistant

Nicola joined Lime Property Ventures in 2022, assisting the Head of Development with sourcing and acquiring land for development opportunities for market sale. Maintaining a high profile with external contacts within the geographical area in pursuit of opportunities for the company.

Specialties: Nicolas background is in Shared Ownership but joined LPV to pursue a career in Development.

 

Jason Schofield
LPV Chair
Jason Schofield
LPV Chair

Jason was appointed LPV Chair in July 2024. In a career spanning over 35 years Jason brings with him a wealth of business experience across a variety of sectors but with real estate at its very heart. Jason intends to maximise LPV's potential by bringing forward development opportunities through his wide-ranging contact base whilst using his extensive knowledge of the property development industry.

Specialties: Jason is a Chartered Surveyor whose specific area of expertise is the regeneration of brownfield sites for a variety of uses not least residential property across all tenures.

Governance

Lime Property Ventures has its own Board of Directors, comprising a mix of independent directors and EHA board members to ensure that decisions made by Lime Property Ventures are in the best interests and fully protect the whole Group’s assets and financial resources