What Barrett Corp & Harrington does

Barrett Corp & Harrington Ltd (trading as BCH) is a UK-based multidisciplinary Chartered Building Consultancy founded in 2006 to address underinsurance across the UK property sector. The firm combines three disciplines under one roof — quantity surveying, loss adjusting, and insurance underwriting — to deliver RICS-compliant Reinstatement Cost Assessments (RCAs), Red Book Valuations, Quantity Surveying cost consultancy, and the more recently launched Benchmark desk-based electronic valuations. It is regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), holds Chartered Building Consultancy status from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), and is a Personal Finance Society Associate Firm.

The core technology layer is a professional methodology stack rather than a software product: chartered surveyors and quantity surveyors apply RICS and CIOB standards to produce building insurance valuations, lifecycle RCA reviews, and construction cost estimates. The firm's proprietary distribution asset is the BCH Partner Portal — a Microsoft Power Apps-based portal with Google and Microsoft SSO where brokers request quotations and track instructed surveys. Services are organised by property vertical: Commercial, Residential, Blocks of Flats, Listed Buildings, and Farms & Estates. Notable enterprise case studies include Twickenham Stadium, Canada Water Library, the Norman Foster–designed Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Black Country Living Museum, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (Neasden Temple), and Gordon's Wine Bar.

Commercially, BCH operates a B2B professional services model with quote-based pricing dependent on property type, complexity, and service scope, typically delivered under multi-year engagement cadences. Go-to-market is sales-led via direct telephone outreach (01455 293 510), supplemented by a partner channel — most prominently the long-standing relationship with The Property Institute (TPI) and recognition by major UK insurers including Aviva, Direct Line, and NIG. The company is headquartered in Market Bosworth, Warwickshire, with a second office opened in Cheltenham in 2025, and remains privately held with no disclosed institutional investors.

Name

Barrett Corp & Harrington

Legal name

Barrett Corp & Harrington Ltd

Website

https://bch.uk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Barrett Corp & Harrington is a UK Chartered Building Consultancy delivering RICS-compliant reinstatement cost assessments, Red Book valuations, and quantity surveying services primarily to insurance brokers, insurers, and property owners across the United Kingdom.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (5242)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Insurance Claims, Property Loss & Business Interruption Valuation (BPAHANAM)

Keywords

• Buildings insurance valuations
• Reinstatement cost assessments
• Property valuation services
• Quantity surveying consultancy
• Chartered building consultancy

Headquarters

HQ city

Market Bosworth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

Revenue model

1. Reinstatement Cost Assessments: Professional fees for conducting RICS-compliant reinstatement cost assessments for buildings insurance purposes. Services include initial assessments, major reviews, and revisits.
2. Red Book Valuations: Independent property valuations for probate, tax planning, and financial reporting delivered by RICS-qualified valuers.
3. Quantity Surveying Services: Cost consultancy services from feasibility estimates through final account preparation for construction projects of all sizes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Barrett Corp & Harrington (BCH) is a multidisciplinary Chartered Building Consultancy delivering professional services centred on buildings insurance valuations, property valuations, and construction cost consultancy across the UK. Core offerings include RICS-compliant Reinstatement Cost Assessments (RCAs), the Benchmark desk-based e-valuation service for faster electronic appraisals, Red Book Valuations for probate, tax planning and financial reporting, and Quantity Surveying cost consultancy from feasibility through final account. Services are delivered through qualified chartered surveyors and quantity surveyors in accordance with CIOB and RICS professional standards, addressing the UK underinsurance problem for brokers, insurers and property owners.

Product overview

BCH operates as a multidisciplinary Chartered Building Consultancy offering a unified portfolio of professional services centered on property valuation, reinstatement cost assessment, and cost consultancy. The core offering comprises RICS-compliant Reinstatement Cost Assessments, the Benchmark desk-based e-valuation service for faster electronic appraisals, Red Book Valuations for independent property valuation, and Quantity Surveying Services for construction cost management. Services are delivered across property types including commercial, residential, flats, listed buildings, and farms & estates. The BCH Partner Portal provides brokers with quotation request and survey management functionality. All services are delivered in accordance with CIOB and RICS professional standards, with the company established in 2006 to address underinsurance in the UK property sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• BCH has been working to help reduce the level of underinsured properties across the UK since 2006

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Property Institute (TPI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner of The Property Institute (TPI), reflecting continued commitment to industry collaboration and best practice in property management and insurance.
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRICS regulated firm, delivering valuations following RICS Red Book standards. Professional body for surveyors founded in London in 1868.
• Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIOB Chartered Building Consultancy status achieved, demonstrating commitment to professional standards and ethical practice in building consultancy.
• Personal Finance SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Personal Finance Society Associate Firm programme.
• Aviva InsuranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRecognised by Aviva as a trusted provider of buildings insurance valuations.
• Direct Line InsuranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRecognised by Direct Line Insurance as a trusted provider of buildings insurance valuations.
• NIG InsuranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRecognised by NIG Insurance as a trusted provider of buildings insurance valuations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Carter Jonas: UK property consultancy providing building surveying, valuation, and rural estate services. Comparable in offering Red Book valuations and property-type coverage (including farms & estates) that overlaps BCH's segmentation.
• Lambert Smith Hampton: UK property consultancy offering valuation, building surveying, and insurance-related advisory services. Comparable on Red Book valuations and insurance-related property work, but broader commercial real estate focus.

Direct peers

• Pick Everard: UK multidisciplinary construction consultancy offering building surveying, quantity surveying, and project services to public and private sector clients. Comparable in the QS and building surveying overlap.
• Watts Group: UK multidisciplinary surveying and consultancy practice offering building surveying, quantity surveying, and insurance-related valuation services. Highly comparable in service scope, RICS framework, and B2B client mix.
• Identity Consult: UK chartered building surveying and cost consultancy firm serving commercial and residential property clients with valuation and cost-management services. Comparable as a mid-sized UK building consultancy competing for similar broker and owner-led work.
• Currie & Brown: International cost consultancy and project management firm with a strong UK presence providing quantity surveying, building surveying, and insurance valuation services. Comparable on QS/cost consultancy side, but at significantly larger scale.
• Malcolm Hollis: UK chartered building consultancy providing building surveying, reinstatement cost assessments, and project services to commercial property clients. Directly comparable in core service mix and target customer base (insurers, brokers, property owners).

Regional players

• McLarens: Global independent insurance claims and loss adjusting firm with UK operations, sitting in the same insurance value chain that BCH supports through reinstatement cost assessments. Comparable as a downstream insurance services peer rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Turner & Townsend: Global professional services firm specialising in programme management, cost consultancy, and advisory across real estate and infrastructure. Comparable on the cost consultancy / quantity surveying side, but operates at much larger scale with broader portfolio.
• Crawford & Company: Global claims management and loss adjusting firm serving insurers and corporates. Comparable as an established insurance value-chain participant and potential referral partner, though not a direct RCA competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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