Historic Environment Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC045925
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- Aug. 20, 2015
- Legal form
- Other
Address
- Address
- Longmore House
Salisbury Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1SH
Contact
- Website
historicenvironment.scot
Activities
'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is the lead body for Scotland's historic environment, a charity dedicated to the advancement of heritage, culture, education and environmental protection. HES is at the forefront of researching and understanding the historic environment and addressing the impact of climate change on its future. The organisation investigates and records architectural and archaeological sites and landscapes across Scotland and cares for more than 300 properties of national importance.
Objectives: (1) Historic Environment Scotland has the general function of investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland?s historic environment. (2) In exercising its general function, Historic Environment Scotland has the following particular functions? (a) identifying and recording the historic environment, (b) understanding and interpreting the historic environment, (c) learning about, and educating others about, the historic environment, (d) protecting and managing the historic environment, (e) conserving and enhancing the historic environment. (3) Historic Environment Scotland also has the function of managing its collections as a national resource for reference, study and research. (4) In exercising that function, Historic Environment Scotland has the following particular functions? (a) preserving, conserving and developing its collections, (b) making the collections accessible to the public and to persons wishing to carry out study and research, (c) exhibiting and interpreting objects in the collections.
Areas of operation
- Main operating location
- City of Edinburgh
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £144,621,000 | £142,252,000 | 1,785 |
| March 31, 2024 | £136,984,000 | £129,108,000 | 1,655 |
| March 31, 2023 | £115,230,000 | £119,706,000 | 1,520 |
| March 31, 2022 | £97,400,000 | £102,173,000 | 1,455 |
| March 31, 2021 | £93,663,000 | £85,175,000 | 1,480 |
Nearby
- The Causey Development Trust 0.1 mi
- The Hugh Andrew Trust 0.1 mi
- Penicuik Silver Band 0.1 mi
- Coracle Trust 0.1 mi
- Southside Faith Care 0.1 mi