What SALT ARCHITECTS does

SALT Architects Ltd is a UK-based architecture studio founded in 1998 as Hansford Hornsby Architects and rebranded to its current form in 2004. The firm operates from its Beverley, East Yorkshire headquarters and a regional office in York, delivering architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, urban design, CGI, facilities management consulting, feasibility studies, project management, principal designer services, measured building surveys, topographical surveys, and computer modelling. Service delivery follows the RIBA Plan of Work framework from initial concept through planning and building regulation approvals to post-completion monitoring, with the practice acting as Design Team Leader on larger projects by coordinating external consultants under a single client point of contact. Technology underpinning the practice is centred on 3D modelling and computer modelling systems used to communicate design proposals to clients and develop project schemes.

The business operates as a professional services firm on a project-by-project basis, offering free initial consultations and tailoring engagements to client requirements without publicly disclosed fee schedules. Revenue is generated through fees from residential homeowners undertaking home improvements, national conservation organisations (including The National Trust, RSPB, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, York Diocese, and Yorkshire Arboretum) requiring heritage, ecological, and landscape expertise, and third-sector or community groups needing feasibility studies and stakeholder facilitation to secure project funding. The firm also operates SALT Gallery, a sub-brand art exhibition space established in 2016 to showcase emerging and established artists, functioning as a community hub linking art and architecture. SALT is an RIBA Chartered Practice with YorConsult and Constructionline certifications, and maintains a formal partnering arrangement with East Riding of Yorkshire Council Building Control to expedite regulatory approvals.

The go-to-market is consultative and sales-led, relying on direct client relationships, professional referrals, and word-of-mouth supplemented by a modest organic social presence on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Customer concentration is split across a stable book of named institutional and conservation clients and a long tail of residential homeowners, with no revenue split disclosed. There is no evidence of external investment, M&A activity, or meaningful headcount growth signals in the public record.

Name

SALT ARCHITECTS

Legal name

SALT Architects Ltd

Website

https://saltarchitects.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SALT Architects Ltd is a UK RIBA Chartered architecture studio in Beverley and York, delivering architecture, landscape, interiors, urban design, CGI, feasibility, project management, and surveying services to residential homeowners, national conservation organisations, and third-sector community groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Interior Design Services (54141)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB), Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Landscape architecture
• Urban design services
• Heritage conservation architecture
• Residential architecture practice

Headquarters

HQ city

Beverley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural and Design Services: Professional services revenue generated from providing comprehensive architecture, landscape, interiors, urban design, CGI, facilities management, feasibility studies, project management, principal designer services, measured building surveys, topographical surveys, and computer modelling. Services are tailored from initial ideas through to Planning and Building Regulation Approval and through to completion of works. Initial consultations are provided free of charge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SALT Architects is a RIBA Chartered architectural practice providing comprehensive design and consultancy services spanning architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and urban design. The firm delivers end-to-end project services including feasibility studies, CGI visualisation, planning and building regulation submissions, project management, and principal designer duties under CDM regulations. It also operates a public gallery venue (Gallery at SALT) for design-related exhibitions and events.

Product overview

SALT Architects is an award-winning RIBA Chartered architecture studio based in Beverley, East Yorkshire. The company operates as a unified service offering structured around the RIBA Plan of Work stages, providing comprehensive professional services from initial consultation (Stage 1) through feasibility studies (Stage 2), regulatory approvals and planning (Stage 3), technical resolution and construction information (Stage 4), build oversight (Stage 5), to handover and post-completion monitoring (Stages 6-7). Core services include Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Urban Design, CGI, Facilities Management, Feasibility Studies, Project Management, Principal Designer services, Measured Building Surveys, Topographical Surveys, Computer Modeling (3D Modelling), and Reprographic Services. The studio also operates SALT Gallery (established 2016), a separate arts exhibition space showcasing emerging and established artists' work including paintings, printmaking, photography, ceramics and glasswork.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Post-completion monitoring at 6 or 12 months ensures problems are addressed

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• East Riding of Yorkshire Council Building ControlcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSALT has a long established formal partnering arrangement with the East Riding of Yorkshire Council Building Control department. This partnership enables efficient dealing with full plans Building Control applications, utilizing a local point of contact on all schemes throughout the UK. This arrangement provides regulatory expertise and streamlined processing for planning and building control approvals.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Feilden+Mawson: UK regional architecture practice with heritage, conservation, and education sector expertise across multiple offices. Directly comparable to SALT in scale, regional UK focus, and conservation-led project portfolio.
• Buttress Architects: Northern England-based architecture practice with heritage, conservation, and adaptive reuse expertise. Comparable regional positioning, conservation credentials, and project scope to SALT Architects.
• Gillespies: UK landscape architecture and urban design practice with strong credentials in public realm, heritage, and ecological projects. Directly comparable to SALT's landscape architecture service line and national conservation client work.
• Haworth Tompkins: Award-winning UK architecture practice with strong heritage, theatre, and cultural project portfolio. Compares to SALT in focus on culturally significant projects and an integrated architecture/interior/landscape offer.
• HTA Design: Multi-disciplinary UK practice offering architecture, landscape, and urban design with significant residential and regeneration work. Comparable to SALT's integrated design service model and UK regional positioning.
• Purcell: UK heritage and conservation architecture specialist with extensive work for national trusts, religious institutions, and historic estates. Highly comparable to SALT's conservation and heritage client base and integrated design approach.
• Ben Pentreath Ltd: UK architecture and interior design practice with heritage, residential, and cultural project portfolio. Comparable to SALT in scale, integrated architecture and interior design offering, and project-led bespoke service model.
• Wright & Wright Architects: UK architecture firm specialising in heritage, cultural, and educational projects for institutional clients. Comparable to SALT in working with national bodies and conservation-sensitive design briefs.

Broad incumbents

• SimpsonHaugh: Major UK architectural practice with national and international projects across residential, commercial, and cultural sectors. Comparable to SALT in offering integrated architecture and interior design but operates at significantly larger scale.
• Aukett Swanke: Long-established UK architecture and design firm with broader portfolio across commercial, residential, and heritage projects. Comparable to SALT as a UK-wide architectural services provider but at meaningfully larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/studiosaltarchitects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/salt-architects
• Instagraminstagram.com/salt.architects

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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