Milestones

Important milestones in our history

• 1890

  Sir Edward Guinness donates £200,000 (equivalent to £25 million today) to establish the Guinness Trust in London.
• 1891

  Our first estate is built at Brandon Street, London, providing 190 tenements.
• 1935

  Our first female trustee, Lady Iveagh, is appointed. She was also the third woman to be elected as an MP.
• 1973

  Our first housing scheme outside London is built in Gosport, Hampshire.
• 1997

  HRH Prince Charles becomes our patron.
• 2005

  Guinness Care and Support is set up to focus specifically on caring for older people and those with extra needs.
• 2007

  We become The Guinness Partnership and manage over 50,000 homes.
• 2015

  125 years on, we are proud to provide homes and services to more than 120,000 customers.