English Heritage shops: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
English Heritage Trading Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is The English Heritage Trust. In the year to March 2026 English Heritage Trading Limited reported turnover of £21m.
- In the year to March 2026, English Heritage shops had turnover of £21m, down 7.2% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £0.9m, keeping £4.23 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 132 people, with staff costs of £5m.
- English Heritage Trading Limited is controlled by The English Heritage Trust, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from English Heritage Trading Limited's accounts for the year to March 2026, filed at Companies House on 16 September 2026.
- Registered name
- ENGLISH HERITAGE TRADING LIMITED
- Company number
- 02970369
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 16 September 1994
- Registered office area
- Swindon
- Industry code on the register
- 82990: Office administrative, office support and other business support
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to March 2026, filed 16 September 2026
What does English Heritage shops do?
English Heritage Trading is the trading company of the English Heritage charity, selling gifts in shops at its historic sites and online. It sources and sells history-inspired products, including books, jewellery, toys, homewares and food and drink, in gift shops at more than 100 properties. The online shop carries the wider range and products exclusive to it. As a wholly owned subsidiary, it passes its profits to English Heritage to help look after the sites.
In brief: trading arm of English Heritage · gift shops at historic sites · online shop · profits to the charity
Source: English Heritage shops' own website, retrieved 27 September 2026.
Who owns English Heritage shops?
The Companies House register records The English Heritage Trust as the person with significant control of English Heritage Trading Limited, company number 02970369. The English Heritage Trust is itself company number 07447221.
That places English Heritage Trading Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs English Heritage shops?
The Companies House register lists 6 current officers for English Heritage Trading Limited.
All 6 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Tony Cates | 22 June 2023 |
| Addison Michael Devlin | 1 May 2024 |
| Peter Richard Liney | 31 December 2025 |
| Elizabeth Anne Sophia Hogg | 2 April 2026 |
| Anthony John Hales | 14 August 2026 |
| Jason Yung | 9 October 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did English Heritage shops file?
English Heritage Trading Limited reported turnover of £21m in the year to March 2026. That was down 7.2% on £22m the year before.
It reported 132 employees. The year before it reported 147.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £0.9m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £0.9m the year before.
Staff costs came to £5m. That is an average of £39,000 a head. It ended the year with £0.2m at the bank and net assets of £2m.
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21m | £22m |
| Pre-tax profit | £0.9m (filed) | £0.9m (filed) |
| Employees | 132 | 147 |
| Staff costs | £5m | £6m |
| Average staff cost per head | £39,000 | £38,000 |
| Bank and cash | £0.2m | £0.3m |
| Net assets | £2m | £2m |
Read the accounts to March 2026 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against English Heritage shops?
English Heritage Trading Limited has registered 1 charge at Companies House, and all of them have since been satisfied. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How English Heritage shops compares
Of the 9 museum trading arms, English Heritage shops is 7th on turnover, 9th on profit margin and 9th on growth. Historic Royal Palaces shops keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £31.81.
| Rank | Museum trading arms | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Royal Collection Trust shops | £72m | £12.15 |
| 7th | English Heritage shops | £21m | £4.23 |
| + 7 more museum trading arms ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
English Heritage shops files as English Heritage Trading Limited, whose person with significant control is The English Heritage Trust, with turnover of £21m in its latest filed year.
Questions about English Heritage shops
What does English Heritage shops do?
English Heritage Trading is the trading company of the English Heritage charity, selling gifts in shops at its historic sites and online. It sources and sells history-inspired products, including books, jewellery, toys, homewares and food and drink, in gift shops at more than 100 properties. The online shop carries the wider range and products exclusive to it. As a wholly owned subsidiary, it passes its profits to English Heritage to help look after the sites.
How does English Heritage shops compare with its rivals?
By turnover, English Heritage shops is 7th of the 9 companies in our battle of the museum trading arms, behind Royal Collection Trust shops. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the museum trading arms →
Who owns English Heritage shops?
The Companies House register records The English Heritage Trust as the person with significant control of English Heritage Trading Limited.
How much does English Heritage shops make?
English Heritage Trading Limited reported turnover of £21m in the year to March 2026. It filed a pre-tax profit of £0.9m.
How many people work at English Heritage shops?
English Heritage Trading Limited reported 132 employees in the year to March 2026.
Who runs English Heritage shops?
The Companies House register lists 6 current officers for English Heritage Trading Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from English Heritage Trading Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 02970369, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “English Heritage shops: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 9 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/english-heritage-trading/. Figures from Companies House filings for ENGLISH HERITAGE TRADING LIMITED (02970369).
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