THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST

Active
Company number 07447221Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 2010

Key figures

£42,892,000
Net assets 2025/26

† THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Like most small UK companies, THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 91030

Where the company stands among the 758 active companies whose first SIC code is 91030 (Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions).

Net assets£42,892,000
Higher than 98% · median £45,625
Total assets£116,550,000
Higher than 99% · median £104,951
Cash£25,749,000
Higher than 99% · median £54,779
Company age16.0 years
Younger than 61% · median 19.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION£826.1m
  2. MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS SOUTH BANK AND DUNGEONS LIMITED£130.2m
  3. THE HMS VICTORY PRESERVATION COMPANY£74m
  4. THE AUCKLAND PROJECT£74m
  5. NMRN OPERATIONS£48.6m
  6. THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST£42.9m
  7. TRENTHAM LEISURE LTD.£38.6m
  8. CHATSWORTH HOUSE TRUST£37m
  9. DARTINGTON HALL TRUST(THE)£28.5m
  10. BLENHEIM PALACE HERITAGE FOUNDATION£28.4m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 758. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST

What kind of company is it?

THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 07447221. It was incorporated on 22 Nov 2010. Its status is active. The registered office is in Swindon (SN2). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions (91030).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Mar 2026); the company files group accounts. Net assets were £42,892,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £25,749,000. Total assets were £116,550,000 and total liabilities £44,608,000.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 758 active companies whose first SIC code is 91030: By net assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £45,625). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £104,951). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £54,779). It is younger than 61% of them (median age 19.9 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants worth £6.8m, mainly from Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.

What do public registers and reports show?

It is a registered charity (number 1140351) with a latest reported income of £155.2m. HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly precious metals and jewellery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly art and antiques. Its gender pay gap report for 2023/24 shows median hourly pay for women 1.6% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 4 years.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 27 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2025/26
2025/26 †
Cash at bank and in hand25,749,000
Total assets116,550,000
Total liabilities44,608,000
Net assets / total equity42,892,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Government grants

4 grants

THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUST is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants since 2020, together worth £6.8m.

Funders
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
2 grants · £6.6m
Department for Work and Pensions
2 grants · £164k
Grants
  1. ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUSTDepartment for Work and Pensions · £9,310 · Kickstart Scheme
  2. English Heritage Trust Portfolio of Grants for Programmes of Major WorksDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £3,716,087 · ALB-Historic England-Heritage Stimulus Fund Round 2 Grants for Programmes of Major Works-f/y 21/22
  3. ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUSTDepartment for Work and Pensions · £154,694 · Kickstart Scheme
  4. ALB-English Heritage TrustDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £2,922,480 · ALB-Historic England-Heritage Stimulus Fund Grants for Programmes of Major Works-f/y 20/21

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Gender pay gap2023/24
Median hourly pay
women 1.6% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 8.6% lower
Median bonus pay
women 16.7% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter70% womenLower middle66% womenUpper middle71% womenUpper pay quarter61% women

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements4
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Earlier years (1)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Registered charityNo. 1140351
Registered with the Charity Commission
10 Feb 2011
Income, year to 31 Mar 2025
£155.2m
Spending
£162.8m

The English Heritage Trust is responsible for the conservation and enhancement of the National Heritage Collection of more than 400 unique historic sites and monuments. Through this Collection, and the London Blue Plaques Scheme, English Heritage promotes public knowledge, enjoyment and education o…

View on the register of charities

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently September 2025. Main goods: precious metals and jewellery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently January 2026. Main goods: art and antiques.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

3 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £42.9m
  2. Name changed to THE ENGLISH HERITAGE TRUSTPreviously THE ENGLISH HERITAGE FOUNDATION
  3. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.