5mm SPINE ENGLISH HERITAGE ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT JOIN US For information on how to become a Member: 2017/18 ehjoin.org.uk 0370 333 1182 2 017/ 18 HELP US To fi nd out more about volunteering: www.english-heritage.org.uk/volunteering 01793 414752 SUPPORT US To fi nd out more about supporting English Heritage: www.english-heritage.org.uk/support-us 020 7973 3797 Registered O ce: 6th Floor, 100 Wood Street, London EC2V 7AN 020 7973 3000 www.english-heritage.org.uk Registered charity no. 1140351 (England). Registered company no. 07447221 (England). (CM4547_AUG/2018)PAR400 4547 EH Annual Report 2018_cover.indd 1 28/08/2018 11:30 “Our ancestors all played their part in creating England as we know it today. So we raise our children to understand history and English Heritage properties “I appreciate the sympathetic way are where history comes alive.” that English Heritage sites are maintained and their huge variety – from single standing stones to whole buildings.” “I often think of how my family’s own ancestors are linked to the places that English Heritage looks after, o ering a link to the past that I had only read about in history books and literary works.” “Membership of English Heritage gives me the sense that I am helping to preserve locations that are the very essence of our beautiful island.” 4547 EH Annual Report 2018_inside cover.indd 1 28/08/2018 10:26 English Heritage cares for over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places – from world-famous prehistoric sites to grand medieval castles, from Roman forts on the edge of an empire to a Cold War bunker. Through these, we bring the story of England to life for over 10 million visitors each year. Cover image Award-winning exhibition tells the story of African-Caribbean soldiers imprisoned during the 18th century, Portchester Castle Inside front cover images (from left) Knight at Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden; Victoria sponge cake at Dover Castle; wood carved sculpture, 1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield; schoolchildren at Kenwood; blue plaque, Chelsea; Audley End House and Gardens; conservation work at the Iron Bridge; Marble Hill House; Hailes Abbey; Goodrich Castle; Enchanted event at Audley End House and Gardens; wedding at Pendennis Castle; Gardener with visitors at Osborne; WWII weekend at Dover Castle. CONTENTS Chairman: Reflection on 2017/18 4 Chief Executive: A Legacy For The Future 6 Annual Report of the Trustees Objectives and Activities 9 Strategic Report ■ Achievements and Performance 10 ■ Financial Review 18 ■ Principal Risks and Uncertainties 23 ■ Future Plans 25 Structure, Governance and Management 26 Statement of Board of Trustees’ and Accounting Officer’s Responsibilities 28 Reference and Administrative Details 29 Independent Auditor’s Report to Members of English Heritage Trust 30 Financial Statements 32 Notes to the Financial Statements 36 Trustees’ Biographies 65 Supporters 68 Children take in the view from the keep at Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden 4 | CHAIRMAN: REFLECTION ON 2017/18 REFLECTION ON 2017/18 Specialist conservation work is often Digital media allow us to connect with a draw in itself. During our £3.6 many more people both nationally and million restoration of Iron Bridge internationally. This year we partnered in Shropshire, visitors are able to with Google Arts & Culture to share see the painstaking, once-in-a- the rich stories of 2,000 of our century work for themselves from objects online, offering a wonderful a specially constructed walkway. educational resource. Our website is now being translated into Mandarin, Our smaller sites are also flourishing engaging with a whole new audience. thanks to imaginative new We are working with our two newly interpretation schemes. At Hailes joined Trustees – broadcaster Abbey in the Cotswolds, people David Olusoga and community are flocking to see a fascinating new advocate Kunle Olulode – to exhibition which explains why it was ensure we reflect the diverse a major pilgrimage destination in the strands of English society. In 2017/18 we welcomed Middle Ages. At Portchester Castle in Hampshire, we are telling the powerful For a growing national charity, nearly 6.5 million people stories of 2,000 black and mixed- efficiency and effectiveness go together. to our staffed sites, race prisoners of war held there in A review of our organisational including some 304,000 1796 – a chapter in England’s history structure has led to changes which will which has been often overlooked. enable us to focus resources more schoolchildren on effectively on our charitable objectives, educational visits – a This valuable work is enabled by protecting the nation’s heritage and record-breaking total which the support of many individuals inspiring ever more people with its and organisations, not least our story. Combined with new offices continues a three-year run membership, which will soon surpass a and other streamlining, they will help of growth. It’s a terrific million. The commitment and passion deliver annual savings of some £3.5 achievement that owes of so many Members gives us great million when fully implemented. confidence for the future. Volunteer much to the tireless work numbers have doubled to over 3,000 We are on track to becoming a of our staff and volunteers, since 2015. They add greatly to our financially sustainable national charity as well as some superb organisational capacity by supporting – we’re not there yet, but we’re very projects to enhance visitors’ staff and enthusing visitors. much heading in the right direction. enjoyment and learning. During this financial year, we have won I am immensely proud of what our grants of over £5 million from the wonderful staff and volunteers have We invested £42.5 million in the Heritage Lottery Fund and €1 million achieved, and hugely grateful for conservation and maintenance of from Germany’s Hermann Reemtsma the terrific support of Members, our sites and collections. In many Foundation. We secured our first ever other visitors and donors. cases, improved visitor facilities and grant from Arts Council England, and important conservation work go many other donations from trusts hand-in-hand. At Framlingham Castle in and individuals. All that help is greatly Suffolk, for example, we have invested appreciated, but we need substantial £1.2 million in renovating and making additional support to deliver our more accessible the castle’s curtain ambitious programme of conservation walls, and in creating a new exhibition and interpretation projects. Sir Tim Laurence, space, café and shop. At Corbridge Chairman Roman Town on Hadrian’s Wall, we have brought dozens of unique artefacts out of storage and expertly cleaned them so that they can be enjoyed by the public for the first time. Blacksmith Clinton Perry air abrades one of the cannons being conserved at Woolpack Battery on the Isles of Scilly 6 | CHIEF EXECUTIVE: A LEGACY FOR THE FUTURE A LEGACY FOR THE FUTURE At Pendennis Castle on the Cornish In 2018, we will also mark a significant coast – a vital bastion from Tudor anniversary which highlights the value times to the Second World War of our work. Until a century ago, – visitors will be able to step into our most important prehistoric site, the shoes of those who defended Stonehenge, was in private hands. our shoreline over the centuries. It was bought at auction, and only At North Yorkshire’s Mount Grace saved from dereliction by thoughtful Priory, House and Gardens, we’ve owners, Cecil and Mary Chubb, who worked with award-winning designer bequeathed the stones to the nation Chris Beardshaw to create a magical in 1918. Thanks to the Chubbs’ new Arts & Crafts-inspired garden remarkable act of philanthropy, which will enchant visitors throughout we have been able to care for and the year. Meanwhile at Tintagel, an conserve one of the world’s most elegant new bridge will reunite the significant monuments ever since. island castle with the mainland for the As a charity, English Heritage first time since the Middle Ages, so Anyone visiting Stonehenge will visitors can walk in the very footsteps experience the inspirational legacy has a vital purpose: to of the ancient kings of Cornwall. of that gift. By keeping the story of conserve some of our England alive, and enabling more country’s most precious Of the 400 places in our care the and more people to play a part in it, majority are free to visit, from Roman we are building our own invaluable historic sites, and to open temples to ruined abbeys. We are legacy for future generations. them up to the widest keen to introduce many more people possible audience, enabling to these remarkable sites, so we are now working with local communities people to experience the to further enhance their appeal. story of England where Places such as Derwentcote Steel events actually took place. Furnace, built in the 18th century, have incredible stories to tell, and Kate Mavor, Only by understanding with the generous help of volunteers Chief Executive their importance will future we can bring them to life for visitors. generations value these sites It is a huge privilege to look after as we do. all our sites and artefacts for future generations, and this year we will be We are already inspiring more people working on a number of world-class than ever: our visitor numbers are conservation initiatives. A highlight at an all-time high, and their glowing will be completing the restoration reports show how much they enjoy of the Iron Bridge in Shropshire, their days with us. We will continue which will safeguard this magnificent to invest in all aspects of our industrial icon for decades to come. on-site experience, including the Given the age and variety of our way we bring history to life through estate, inevitably many of our events, hands-on education and properties require significant care.