Historic England

Name

Historic England

Legal name

Historic England

Website

https://historicengland.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heritage Conservation Services

NAICS

Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Historical Sites (712120), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

Historic Preservation & Landmarks Conservation (BPAGAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH), Cultural Heritage Institutions (Archives, Historic Houses, Monuments Foundations) (THAJADAI), Parks, Recreation & Protected Areas Administration (BPAIAMAH)

Keywords

• Heritage conservation services
• Listed building advice
• Scheduled monument protection
• Heritage grants funding
• Historic environment advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Historic England is a public body funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to champion England's heritage, maintain the historic environment, and provide expert advice.
2. Enhanced Advisory Services: Paid-for services offered on a cost-recovery basis including Fast-track Listing and Listing Enhancement services for applicants seeking expedited designation decisions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Historic England maintains the National Heritage List for England (NHLE), the official register of protected heritage assets including listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, and conservation areas. It provides statutory heritage conservation advice to local planning authorities, administers heritage grants to property owners, and operates a national archive of over 12 million historic environment records accessible through digital platforms including the Open Data Hub and Aerial Photography Explorer.

Product overview

Historic England operates as the public body responsible for protecting and promoting England's historic environment. The core product is the National Heritage List for England (NHLE), a searchable database of over 400,000 protected heritage sites including listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, and protected wreck sites. This is supported by public engagement tools like the Missing Pieces Project for crowdsourced contributions, the National Blue Plaque Scheme for commemorations, and the Heritage at Risk Register for monitoring. The organization also provides open data access through the Open Data Hub, research capabilities via Fort Cumberland Laboratories, and educational resources. The portfolio is unified around heritage protection, listing, monitoring, and public engagement rather than a commercial product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The National Heritage List for England: The official public register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England, hosted and managed by Historic England.
• The National Blue Plaque Scheme
• The Missing Pieces Project
• High Streets Heritage Action Zones
• Historic England Archive

Products and services

• National Heritage List for England (NHLE)
• Heritage at Risk Register
• Heritage Grants Programme
• Statutory Advisory Service
• Historic England Archive
• Open Data Hub
• Aerial Photo Explorer
• Missing Pieces Project

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 400,000 listed building entries managed on NHLE
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• Storm IDnotableTechnology or Integration · 16 October 2025Digital agency Storm ID won Silver Award at Digital Impact Awards 2025 for their work on Historic England's Local Heritage Hub, validating their digital services in the public sector heritage space.
• AncestrynotableGTM or Marketing PartnerHistoric England partners with Ancestry to call on the nation to uncover hidden heroines of the 1921 Census and explore connections to heritage and historic places.
• English HeritagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnglish Heritage continues to lead the London Blue Plaque scheme while Historic England runs the national scheme outside London. Both organizations work together on heritage matters.
• Cadw (Welsh Historic Monuments)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistoric England administers the licensing scheme for protected wrecks together with Cadw for Welsh Historic Monuments and DAERA for Northern Ireland.
• Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Northern IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint administration of licensing scheme for protected wreck sites covering Northern Ireland waters.
• Creative industries and architectsnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistoric England released a guide to help architects and clients repurpose vacant or underused historic buildings into creative industry hubs, providing practical steps for identifying opportunities, securing funding, and navigating regulatory consents.
• Heritage LincolnshirenotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeritage trust working with City of Lincoln Council on conservation of the historic Crooked House building, funded by various heritage trusts.
• Oxford Preservation TrustnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal preservation trust supporting Trinity College statue replacement proposal, citing concerns over falling masonry alongside Historic England.
• East Devon District Council Planning CommitteenotableImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal planning authority receiving Historic England's objections to solar PV panel installation on Grade II-listed St Giles Church.
• Sheffield City CouncilnotableImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCommissioned £1.3m dam restoration at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, working with Historic England guidance and Sheffield Museums Trust.
• Sheffield Museums TrustnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in restoration project to protect internationally important industrial heritage site at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet.
• Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint archaeological research with Historic England on Dutch East India Company shipwreck Rooswijk, combining maritime archaeology expertise.
• Northumberland County CouncilnotableImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCompleted £3.54m restoration of Berwick's Old Bridge under Historic England supervision, engaging local craftsmen for preservation.
• BSN GroupnotableImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal contractor undertaking £4m restoration of Grade II-listed Burslem Market Hall, replacing unsafe roof and repairing brickwork.
• University of LeicesternotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed research on Roman mosaic discoveries in Rutland with Historic England, uncovering rare figurative Roman mosaic at villa complex.
• MSDS MarinenotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaritime archaeology partner working with Historic England divers to uncover HMS Northumberland artifacts and preserve 17th-century warship story.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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