Linc

What Linc does

Linc is a UK-based, non-profit housing association and care provider headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, founded in 1977. It operates with 251-500 employees and serves tenants and care recipients in the United Kingdom, functioning within the regulated social housing and care services sector. The organization's legal name is listed as Codi Group in one source record, which suggests either a corporate rebrand or a related entity relationship that is not fully clarified in the available data.

The business model is characteristic of a registered housing association: Linc holds and manages social housing stock, delivers associated care services to tenants and other service users, and is funded through a combination of rental income, local-authority commissioning, care fees, and grant funding typical of UK non-profit providers. No revenue figures, pricing models, segment mix, technology stack, or product portfolio details are disclosed in the supplied source material. No information is available regarding partnerships, investors, parent companies, or subsidiaries, nor any AI/ML capability, proprietary technology platform, or digital product surface.

The available evidence is sufficient to confirm the company's function, sector, geographic base, and operating status, but insufficient to characterize its operational scale in financial terms, growth dynamics, or strategic positioning relative to peer associations in Wales or the wider UK.

Name

Linc

Legal name

Codi Group

Website

https://linc-cymru.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Linc is a non-profit housing association and care provider headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, founded in 1977. It serves tenants and care recipients in the United Kingdom through regulated social housing and care services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Social housing
• Affordable housing
• Care services
• Supported living
• Housing association

Headquarters

HQ city

Cardiff

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Core offering

Linc is a housing association and care provider offering social/affordable housing units and care services to individuals and families. Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Cardiff, United Kingdom, the non-profit serves 251–500 employees delivering integrated housing and supported living solutions to vulnerable populations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Social and Affordable Housing Provision of social and affordable housing units to individuals and families in need, including tenancy management and property maintenance services for residents in the Cardiff, Wales region.
• Care Services Care and support services delivered to residents in housing association properties, including supported living arrangements for vulnerable populations requiring both accommodation and ongoing care.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Pobl Group: Pobl Group is one of the largest housing associations in Wales, providing general needs housing, supported living, and care services across South and West Wales. Directly comparable to Linc as a Welsh-based non-profit housing and care provider of similar scope, though operating at a larger scale following the merger of Coastal Housing and Seren Group.
• Wales & West Housing: Wales & West Housing is a major Welsh housing association operating primarily in South and West Wales, offering general needs, intermediate rent, and shared ownership housing. Directly comparable to Linc in geography (overlap in South Wales), mission, and housing-and-care service mix, though at a significantly larger scale.
• Hafod Housing Association: Hafod is a Cardiff-based housing association providing general needs housing, independent living, and care services primarily in South East Wales. Directly comparable to Linc given shared Cardiff base, similar service portfolio including sheltered and extra-care housing, and broadly similar scale in terms of housing stock and headcount.
• Tai Tarian: Tai Tarian is a Welsh housing association operating primarily in Neath Port Talbot and surrounding areas, providing general needs housing and supported accommodation. Comparable to Linc as a Welsh-focused non-profit housing association, though geographically concentrated further west in South Wales with similar scale of operations.
• United Welsh: United Welsh is a Cardiff-headquartered housing association providing general needs, supported housing, and extra-care services across South and South West Wales. Directly comparable to Linc as a Welsh housing and care provider with overlapping Cardiff-focused operations and similar mission profile.
• Clwyd Alyn Housing Association: Clwyd Alyn is a major North Wales housing association providing general needs housing, supported living, and care services. Comparable to Linc as a Welsh non-profit housing and care provider, though primarily serving North Wales rather than Linc's South Wales focus.
• Grŵp Cynefin: Grŵp Cynefin is a Welsh housing association operating primarily in North Wales, providing general needs housing, supported accommodation, and care services. Comparable to Linc as a Welsh-focused non-profit housing association with a housing-plus-care model, though geographically concentrated in a different region of Wales.
• Pennaf Housing Group: Pennaf is a North Wales-based housing association group offering general needs, supported housing, and care services. Comparable to Linc as a Welsh non-profit housing and care provider operating at similar scale, though focused on North Wales rather than South Wales.

Broad incumbents

• Sanctuary Housing: Sanctuary is one of the UK's largest housing associations, providing general needs housing, supported living, and care services across England and Wales. Comparable to Linc as a major housing-and-care provider with significant Welsh operations, though at substantially greater scale and with broader geographic diversification.

Regional players

• Cartrefi Conwy: Cartrefi Conwy is a North Wales housing association providing general needs housing and related services primarily in Conwy county. Comparable to Linc as a Welsh non-profit housing association with similar operational scope, though serving a different North Wales geography and at a smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/linc_cymru
• Facebookfacebook.com/LincCymruHA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/linc-cymru

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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