Pauline13a, you would have loved the week CHA had in the 1990s, Start point was either Glaramara Borrowdale, Forest side Grasmere, Loughrigg brow Ambleside and Stanley Ghyll House Eskdale, while you did a local walk, then the moving day walk to the next house, but "Mountain Goat" collected your bags and took them onto next house, so you could walk Stanley Ghyll to Glaramara via Scafell but only needing to carry your day sack.
The story I heard about T.A. Leonard and CHA / HF story was, that he felt CHA was becoming to soft, so set up HF, which to us working at CHA in late 90s, considering that by then HF had mostly ensuite and only a few CHA had ensuite.
Anyone stayed at Loughrigg Brow remember seen the Badgers coming to dinner after the guests, had, had dinner, or having Rice Pudding as a extra Pudding, think Abbey House Whitby was the last One doing this.
I Remember One lady of the Scottish Country Dancing ( Leeds Branch) told me One night, "You know the difference between CHA and HF? and why you had to change companies", No I replied, "Well" she said with a twinkle in her eye, "CHA means Catch Husband Association, then once you have done that, you have to go on HF holidays, because Husband Found".
Surprised, at an address in Didsbury, because when Shearing bought the company, staff were offered jobs at Miry Lane Wigan and for a time an office as well, think after a couple of years, I believe the CHA got an office within Ramblers Association Head Office.