Hook Mason Consulting

What Hook Mason Consulting does

Hook Mason Limited (operating as Hook Mason Consulting) is a privately-held, independent architectural practice headquartered in Hereford, UK. The firm delivers integrated architectural, heritage conservation, planning, and surveying services to a broad client base spanning private homeowners, corporate clients, property developers, local councils, ecclesiastical bodies, and community organizations across the West of England and Wales. Its core offerings are organized into four revenue streams: Architecture Services (residential, commercial, ecclesiastical, retail, healthcare, leisure, education, industrial, and defence projects), Heritage Services (specialist conservation and repair of historic buildings, with stewardship of over 250 churches across four diocese), Planning Services (development viability, permissions, and alternative land use), and ancillary Surveying Services (Domestic SAP calculations, building condition surveys, quinquennial inspections, and CDM health & safety advisory). The practice is multi-award winning, with CIAT Registered Practice status and HESPR (Historic Environment Service Provider Recognition) via IHBC, and has secured consecutive LABC Building Excellence Awards in 2023 and 2025.

The firm's technical stack is conventional professional-services tooling, with no proprietary platform disclosed; staff leverage BIM modelling and architectural visualisation workflows to deliver project outputs. The business operates on a quote-based professional services model, with fees determined by project scope, complexity, and client requirements, and no public pricing. Its go-to-market is direct client engagement, supplemented by a digital presence (website, LinkedIn, Instagram, Houzz) and awards-driven brand positioning. Revenue is anchored by a mix of long-tenured private clients (e.g., A.J. & C.I. SNELL, 18+ years), institutional frameworks (English Heritage five-year agreement), and discrete council and developer projects (e.g., Herefordshire Council £2.2m swimming pool). The firm operates from a single office at Suite 2, Thorn Office Centre, Rotherwas, Hereford, with disciplined regional concentration rather than multi-office expansion.

Geography, segment mix, and project types are managed by a small, specialized team of architects, technologists, associates, and a practice manager. Leadership includes Director Chris Woodall (joined 1988), Consultant Philip Burford (former Diocesan Surveyor ~20 years), and Associate Philip Belchere (specialist conservation architect, ex-Shropshire Council). The firm is privately held with no disclosed external investment, no parent company, and no funding rounds on record.

Name

Hook Mason Consulting

Legal name

Hook Mason Limited

Website

https://hookmason.co.uk/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hook Mason Consulting is a private UK architectural practice headquartered in Hereford providing architectural, heritage conservation, planning, and surveying services to residential, commercial, ecclesiastical, and government clients across the West of England and Wales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hereford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Services: Full architectural services for diverse project types including residential, commercial, ecclesiastical, heritage, and community projects from concept to completion.
2. Heritage and Historic Building Consulting: Specialist independent advice on sustainable conservation, condition surveys, and repair services for historic buildings including care for 250+ churches across four diocese.
3. Surveying Services: Building condition surveys, quinquennial inspections, SAP calculations, and CDM health and safety services for residential and commercial properties.
4. Planning Services: Planning advice and applications for development viability, alternative land use, and planning permissions across various sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hook Mason is a multi-award winning UK architectural practice delivering integrated architectural, heritage conservation, planning, and surveying services from its Hereford office. Core service lines cover Architecture (residential, commercial, ecclesiastical, healthcare, education, retail, leisure, industrial, defence), Heritage (sustainable conservation, church repair, creative reuse of traditional buildings covering 250+ churches), and Planning (development viability and applications). Supporting services include Domestic SAP, Building Condition Surveys, Quinquennial Inspections, CDM Health & Safety Principal Designer services, Specialist Surveying Consultancy, and Architectural Visualisations.

Product overview

Hook Mason is a multi-award winning architectural practice offering integrated professional services from offices in Hereford. The core offering consists of Architecture Services (spanning residential, commercial, ecclesiastical, retail, healthcare, leisure, education, industrial, and defence sectors), Heritage Services (specialist conservation and historic building consultancy with responsibility for over 250 churches), and Planning Services. Supporting these core areas, the practice provides specialist sub-services including Domestic SAP calculations, Building Condition Surveys, Quinquennial Surveys for church properties, CDM Health & Safety consultancy, Specialist Surveying Consultancy for property damage restoration, and Architectural Visualisations. The firm operates as a unified practice rather than a platform with separate modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Comprehensive architectural services spanning residential, commercial, ecclesiastical, retail, healthcare, leisure, education, industrial, and defence projects from concept to completion.
• Heritage Services Specialist conservation and historic building consultancy including repair, creative reuse of traditional buildings, sustainable conservation advice, and care for 250+ churches across four diocese.
• Planning Services Planning consultancy advising on development viability, alternative land use, and all planning matters for individuals, corporate clients, property developers, councils, and organisations.
• Domestic SAP Calculations On Construction Domestic Energy Assessor (OCDEA) services producing SAP and EPC information for new and existing dwellings, including calculations for extensions and material alterations.
• Building Condition Surveys Detailed building condition surveys for prospective purchasers of residential and commercial properties, identifying defects and providing repair recommendations with budget costings.
• Quinquennial Surveys Preparation of quinquennial inspections providing detailed maintenance and repair liability reports for church properties, including acquisition and disposal advice.
• CDM (Health & Safety) Principal Designer Services Principal Designer services under the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015, including detailed risk assessments and relevant notices.
• Specialist Surveying Consultancy Expert advice on property damage from fire, storm, and flooding, including lead consultant services for high-profile restoration projects.
• Architectural Visualisations Visualisation services for architectural projects including 3D renderings and presentations.

Quantifiable outcome

• LABC Building Excellence Awards 2025 Winner – Best Residential Conversion or Alteration to an Existing Home (Old Gwernyfed, Powys)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Heritage Lottery FundminorOthersHook Mason has received major grant aid from the Heritage Lottery Fund for projects such as St Mary's Church, Pilleth restoration.
• Museum of CiderminorOthersDisplayed as a client/partner on the contact page with logo presence.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Purcell: UK heritage architecture firm with strong ecclesiastical and conservation portfolio, closely comparable to Hook Mason's heritage/church specialism and regional studio model.
• Donald Insall Associates: UK heritage architecture specialist focused on historic buildings, conservation, and adaptive reuse, directly comparable to Hook Mason's heritage and listed-building work.
• Buttress Architects: UK regional architecture practice with heritage/conservation expertise and a similar multi-discipline service mix (architecture, heritage, masterplanning), comparable in scale and geographic focus.
• Feilden+Mawson: UK architecture firm combining contemporary design with heritage and education sector work, comparable to Hook Mason's blend of heritage conservation and modern architecture.
• Allies and Morrison: UK architectural practice with strong heritage/listed-building portfolio alongside contemporary and masterplanning work, comparable in service breadth though larger in scale.
• Stride Treglown: Bristol-headquartered UK architecture practice with heritage conservation expertise and a southwest/Wales regional presence, comparable to Hook Mason's geographic footprint.
• MJP Architects: UK architecture firm with heritage, education, and conservation work, comparable in service mix to Hook Mason's multi-sector architectural practice.
• JTP: UK architecture and masterplanning practice with heritage and community/education projects, comparable in service breadth and regional studio model.

Broad incumbents

• AHR (formerly Aedas UK): Large UK multi-discipline architecture and building consultancy with heritage and conservation capabilities, comparable services but much broader portfolio and significantly larger scale.
• WSP UK: Global engineering and architectural consultancy with heritage, planning, and surveying capabilities, comparable in service breadth but operating at much larger scale across multiple sectors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hookmason
• Facebookfacebook.com/Hookmasonarchitecture
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hook-mason-limited
• Instagraminstagram.com/hookmasonconsulting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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