The resignations, which have been confirmed by Theune, include board chair Pauline Casey.

Only five board members, all of whom were appointed at the September AGM, are currently listed on the association’s website.

As reported by the Glasgow Times, the resignations come as a whistleblower raised issues about appointments to the Thenue board over the last year and asked the Scottish Housing Regulator to investigate.

The whistleblower claimed that Thenue’s board failed to meet its obligations in relation to governance, model rules and internal policies and procedures by “allowing Maureen Dowden and Derek Quinn to remain on the board as co-optees beyond the maximum term”.

According to the whistleblower, Thenue’s rules state that members can only serve a maximum of nine years, after which they “will not be eligible for reelection or reappointment to the board on any basis”.

The whistleblower told the Glasgow Times: “This has caused grave concerns for the stability, decision making and integrity of our organisation and is having a detrimental impact on the reputation of Thenue.

“This issue was raised previously at a staff meeting and was dismissed by the then interim CEO Alex McGuire.”

Ms Dowden and Mr Quinn are no longer listed on the website as board members.

Thenue Housing has confirmed the board resignations and maintained that the appointments in question were made fully in accordance with its rules.

A spokesperson for Thenue said: “We can confirm there have been a number of resignations from our board within the last few weeks.

“We will now begin the process of recruiting new board members.

“We are in contact with the Scottish Housing Regulator to keep them informed, as is normal procedure in such circumstances.”

On the previous appointments, the spokesperson added: “The Thenue board unanimously approved the appointment of Mr Alex McGuire as interim CEO at its meeting in April 2025.

“Maureen Dowden served the Thenue board exceptionally well as vice-chair until September 2024, when she retired as a board member at the AGM. In accordance with our rules, the board then co-opted Maureen for a further year to cover a requirement for expertise in governance and succession planning. The Thenue board has adopted this approach previously on a number of occasions to cover specific skills and expertise requirements.

“All appointments were made fully in accordance with Thenue’s rules, which are approved by our membership.”

The Scottish Housing Regulator told the Glasgow Times: “We have published guidance with information on whistleblowing and what we will do if concerns are raised to us. We do not make public statements on whistleblowing or complaints we may have received.”