About

The Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation is an Industrial & Provident Society registered with the Registrar of Friendly Societies under the Industrial & Provident Societies Act 1965 and has exempt charity status.

The Heritage Foundation is a unique organisation based in Letchworth Garden City, North Hertfordshire, 35 miles north of London. It is not a local authority and is not in the 'public' sector.

The Heritage Foundation assumed the role and responsibilities of a former public sector body called Letchworth Garden City Corporation through an Act of Parliament - the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation Act 1995.

Mission

To create, maintain and promote a vibrant, quality 'environment' in the Garden City, for all those who live in, work in and visit the world's first Garden City.

To support the charitable objects of the Foundation through optimising the financial returns from the assets held, to the extent it is compatible with the charitable objects, and re-investing those returns to:

• Support charitable activities, which meet demonstrable needs and provide a proven benefit to the community; and
• Improve an increasingly valuable asset base.

Vision

To ensure that the Foundation’s success in managing the Estate leads directly to an improved ‘quality of life’ for the community in Letchworth Garden City.

To be a pioneer, encouraging innovation, experimentation and sustainability particularly with regard to the environment, energy and housing.

To secure recognition, nationally and internationally, for the success of the Garden City 'experiment' as a leading model for developing 21st Century communities.