THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST
Operating as English Heritage, the trust is a registered charity that manages and preserves a vast portfolio of historic monuments, buildings, and sites across England.
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Cash
£23m
-12.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£44m
+1.9% vs 2025
Employees
2,388
-6.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£796k
+110.3% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £130,384,000 | £155,176,000 | £144,816,000 | -6.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£7,730,000 | £796,000 | +110.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£13,818,000 | -£7,730,000 | £796,000 | +110.3% | |
| Net profit | -£13,818,000 | -£7,730,000 | £796,000 | +110.3% | |
| Cash | £43,078,000 | £26,070,000 | £22,867,000 | -12.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £77,888,000 | £74,083,000 | £67,379,000 | -9% | |
| Net assets | £50,622,000 | £42,892,000 | £43,688,000 | +1.9% | |
| Equity | £50,622,000 | £42,892,000 | £43,688,000 | +1.9% | |
| Average employees | 2,507 | 2,548 | 2,388 | -6.3% | |
| Wages | £49,500,000 | £52,437,000 | £48,716,000 | -7.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £172,200 | £180,000 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -5.0% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | -10.6% | -5.0% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -10.4% | 1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.3% | 62.1% | 59.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 1.17x | 1.00x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST 2014-12-17 → present
- THE ENGLISH HERITAGE FOUNDATION 2010-11-22 → 2014-12-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- National Audit Office
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Trustees consider there is no material uncertainty around the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST · parent
- English Heritage Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 12 March 2021 the charity entered into a Repayable Finance Agreement with The Secretary of State for the Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Arts Council England pertaining to a loan of £23.4 million...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, John Nigel | Director | 2026-08-01 | Jun 1961 | British |
| CATES, Tony | Director | 2023-01-01 | Mar 1966 | British |
| FARMER, Paul David Charles | Director | 2025-11-11 | Oct 1966 | British |
| HADDON, Dale Thomas | Director | 2026-03-25 | Aug 1963 | British |
| HALES, Antony John | Director | 2026-02-05 | May 1948 | British |
| JAMES, Sebastian Richard Edward Cuthbert, The Hon. | Director | 2023-03-01 | Mar 1966 | British |
| LINEY, Peter Richard | Director | 2023-03-01 | Sep 1959 | British |
| MICHAELS, Chris, Dr. | Director | 2023-03-01 | May 1978 | British |
| TEW, Beverley Jane | Director | 2026-03-25 | Oct 1967 | British |
| WHYTE, William Hadden, Rev Canon Professor | Director | 2023-01-01 | Sep 1975 | British |
| WILKINSON, Susan Linda | Director | 2020-04-01 | Nov 1956 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THURLEY, Simon John, Dr | Secretary | 2010-11-22 | 2015-03-31 |
| BALFOUR, Alexander William | Director | 2015-01-15 | 2020-03-31 |
| BARNSLEY, Victoria | Director | 2015-01-15 | 2023-06-21 |
| BOYCOTT, Kay Elizabeth | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| BROMLEY, Amanda Elizabeth | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2024-09-25 |
| CUNLIFFE, Barrington Windsor, Professor Sir | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2015-03-31 |
| EVANS, Robin Edward Rowlinson | Director | 2014-07-14 | 2014-12-15 |
| GOKHALE, Tanvi | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2026-06-30 |
| GURASSA, Charles Mark | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| HEMMING, Sukie Mary | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| HORNBY, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2011-02-03 | 2014-12-15 |
| HUTTON, Ronald Edmund, Professor | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2022-06-21 |
| JAMES-WEED, Kate Belinda | Director | 2012-11-19 | 2018-09-25 |
| LAURENCE, Timothy James Hamilton, Vice Admiral Sir | Director | 2014-04-22 | 2022-12-31 |
| LEMOS CMG CBE, Gerard Anthony | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2025-07-22 |
| MAGNUS, Laurence Henry Philip, Sir | Director | 2014-04-22 | 2023-02-09 |
| MARSDEN, Jonathan Mark, Sir | Director | 2023-02-08 | 2026-07-29 |
| MCCAIG, Ian | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| MOULD, Philip Jonathan Clifford | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2014-12-15 |
| OLULODE, Kunle | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| OLUSOGA, David Adetayo | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2020-10-14 |
| PATEMAN-JONES, Alan | Director | 2014-07-05 | 2015-03-31 |
| READING, Ian Malcolm | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2018-10-04 |
| RICE, Emma Mary | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2014-02-26 |
| STANIFORTH, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| THURLEY, Simon John, Dr | Director | 2011-09-14 | 2015-03-31 |
| TWINING, James Douglas Robert | Director | 2011-07-12 | 2022-06-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 4
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.