About Netherne Management
Netherne Management Limited (NML) manages the shared property at Netherne-on-the-Hill.
Netherne Management Limited (NML) is a Private Company Limited by Guarantee without Share Capital. Its primary object is the management of the property belonging to NML at Netherne-on-the-Hill, comprising extensive areas of land, a leisure centre, a village hall and a community bus.
Built on the site of a former NHS hospital, Netherne-on-the-Hill comprises about 580 housing units. Owners of the new build houses and conversions are members of NML and pay a service charge to maintain the property. Directors employ a managing agent to undertake the routine property management. Owners of some houses and apartments are also members of a Local Management Company responsible for the upkeep of specific common parts. NML maintains a close liaison with the Residents Association, NOTHRA.
Netherne Management Limited is the resident-controlled company responsible for managing and maintaining Netherne-on-the-Hill on behalf of the people who live here. The board is made up entirely of volunteers, all of whom are residents, giving their time because they care about the village and want to see it thrive. Below you will find a little about each of them, along with the company’s official registration details for reference.
Steve has been an NML director since April 2012, making him the longest serving member of the board, and if you ask him why he joined, his answer has always been straightforward: he believes in putting something back into the village he calls home. It's a philosophy that has kept him showing up ever since.
Originally from South Yorkshire, Steve is now a self-described honorary Southerner, living in Netherne with his partner Lisa and their two children, Rosie and Billy. If you haven't met him yet, you'll probably hear him before you see him, or find him on the wrong end of a table tennis rally with Billy.
Professionally, Steve has spent over twenty-five years in HR and is currently a European Human Resources Director for a clinical research business, which means that when it comes to board matters involving people, he is very much the first port of call. He also helps oversee the NML budget and finances, brings a pragmatic and direct approach to everything he turns his hand to, and regularly chairs the Annual General Meeting with the kind of confidence that comes from having done this longer than anyone else at the table.
Away from board life, Steve is an avid golfer and a member at Reigate Hill Golf Club, where he served as Men's Captain in 2023. He has won the Netherne Golf Day more than once, at both Bletchingley and Reigate Hill, and has been known to offer a game to any resident who fancies it. An offer well worth taking up.
Lee has called Netherne-on-the-Hill home since December 2009, and it's fair to say the village has well and truly got under his skin.
By profession, Lee runs his own training and development consultancy, drawing on a career spanning L&D, HR, and operational roles predominantly in hospitality and retail. But beyond the day job, he has been a director of NML since 2017. As well as being an active member of the board, his specific responsibilities cover general estate matters, including overseeing the Pavilion, the main grounds behind Lordswood House and Anthony House, and the wider extensive grounds. He works closely with estate manager Jonathan Hart to keep things ticking along.
Lee is also a director of the Pavilion Café, a community interest company entirely separate from NML, though one the wider organisation is proud to support. Run entirely by volunteers, every one of whom lives in the village, it opens twice a week and exists simply to give the community a warm and welcoming place to come together.
What keeps Lee rooted here, beyond the obvious beauty of the space itself, is the people and the fabric of the community: the badminton and table tennis sessions, quiz nights, fun days, a thriving coffee shop, and, perhaps most of all, the quiet but very real way neighbours look out for one another.
He's not sure he'll ever leave. And honestly, who could blame him.
Lucy arrived in Netherne in 2021, just two weeks after her eldest son was born. Having grown up in the Kent countryside, she and her husband were after more space for their growing family, and Netherne delivered on that rather well.
By profession, Lucy has spent just shy of twenty years in primary education, specialising in PE, and for a couple of those years she ran gym work alongside teaching because, apparently, one demanding job at a time wasn't quite enough. It means she brings a genuinely sharp eye to her role as an NML director, where she looks after the leisure centre, working closely with TotalFit and their managers, as well as with estate manager Jonno Hart, to raise standards, improve the facilities, and make sure the centre is somewhere residents are genuinely proud of.
What she will tell you, though, is that it's not the facilities that make Netherne. It's the people. The community here is something she and her family have thrown themselves into completely: weekly swims, tennis lessons for their son, badminton and pickleball for the adults, the annual cricket match, and all the quiet, everyday moments in between that remind you why you chose to live somewhere in the first place.
You'll often find them playing out the back. And given everything Netherne has to offer, it's hard to imagine them anywhere else.
Grant has called Netherne home for eleven years, which feels right given that he spent most of his childhood just over the road in Coulsdon and Chipstead. You could say the area has always had a hold on him.
By profession, he is a chartered accountant, qualified near the turn of the century, and has spent his career working in the City ever since. Outside of work, you are most likely to find him attempting to keep fit, tackling DIY projects with more enthusiasm than precision by his own admission, or cheering on his son's increasingly promising rugby career from the touchline.
It was the campaign to save the Netherne Bus during Covid that first made Grant realise he wanted to do more for the village he had come to love, even if that particular effort didn't end as everyone had hoped. That experience stayed with him, and when the opportunity to join the NML board came along, he didn't hesitate.
As the newest director on the team, Grant is looking forward to getting to know more of his neighbours and playing his part in making Netherne the kind of place that keeps people rooted here for the long haul. Given his own track record, that seems fairly likely.
John moved to Netherne in 2015 with his wife and son, drawn by the open spaces, the family-friendly feel, and a community that seemed to genuinely mean something. More than a decade on, he is happy to report it has lived up to every expectation.
Professionally, he has spent over thirty years leading business and technology transformation programmes, and his background in governance, planning, and project delivery translates naturally into board life, where there is rarely a shortage of things to plan, govern, or deliver.
As an NML director for the past six years, John's primary responsibility has been the Village Hall, one of the genuine heartbeats of Netherne. He works to make sure it stays exactly what it should be: a welcoming space where residents actually want to spend time, hosting everything from yoga and badminton to quiz nights, private functions, and the slightly more serious business of local elections.
Outside of the board, he enjoys time with his family, keeping fit, and getting out onto the golf course whenever the opportunity presents itself.
He found his place. And the Netherne is all the better for it.
After twenty-five years working in the City, Jonno decided it was time to swap the desk for something altogether more hands-on.
That decision led to a series of maintenance and facilities management roles, including a stint at a private hospital, where he built a solid grounding in property maintenance, project coordination, and estate management.
He joined NML as Estate Manager in 2019, a role that turned out to be his perfect fit.
He is responsible for maintaining and improving the outdoor spaces, communal areas, and buildings across the village, making sure they remain safe, well-kept, and somewhere residents are genuinely proud of.
Over the years he has worked hard to streamline how the estate is managed, raising standards and making sure the village consistently looks its best.
As if that weren't endorsement enough, in 2024 Jonno moved to Netherne with his family. Living on the estate has given him an even sharper appreciation for what makes it tick, and you will rarely find him far from the action, whether he is overseeing a project, catching up with residents, or simply exchanging a few words with the many familiar faces he passes each day.
By his own admission, it is his perfect role. The village would definitely agree.
Netherne Management Limited is a private company limited by guarantee without share capital, registered in England and Wales. The details below are provided for transparency and formal reference purposes.
Company
Netherne Management Limited
Company Number
4026814
Registered Office
1 Jubilee Street, Brighton, BN1 1GE
Principal Business Activity
Residents' Property Management (SIC Code 9800)
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As a large residential estate with nearly 600 homes, a leisure centre, village hall, and extensive communal grounds, the day-to-day management of Netherne requires dedicated professional support. That is why NML works with Stiles Harold Williams (SHW), a firm of experienced managing agents appointed to handle the routine property management of the village on our behalf.
For all queries relating to the management and maintenance of the village, your primary point of contact is Zack Jermy.
Zack visits the village regularly, so if you would like to arrange a face-to-face meeting, please do get in touch directly.