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Heritage Decorators Ltd

Bath · Ltd · Est. 2010

Decorating company specialising in heritage and listed property decoration using traditional techniques — limewash, distemper, encaustic. All products breathable and appropriate for historic structures. BAFM member. Trains apprentices in traditional decorating. Living Wage accredited.

Founded
2010
Employees
14 staff
Turnover
Under £1m
Companies House
07112233
Last Verified
Mar 2026
Social Ethics Score
73/ 100
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assignmentGovernance
7.2
ecoCommunity
7.4
paymentsTax
7.0
groupsEmployment
8.0
campaignCause
6.8
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Why Heritage Decorators Ltd scores 73/100

PillarEvidenceSourceScore
assignmentGovernance
Legal structure: Ltd. Mission statement verified. Companies House filing reviewed.Companies House · B-Corp7.2
ecoCommunity
£4,500 donated in FY2024 (1.2% of profit). Verified via Charity Commission.Charity Commission7.4
paymentsTax
Effective UK corporation tax rate: 19.2% (vs 19% statutory norm). HMRC records show no adverse findings.HMRC · Fair Tax Mark7.0
groupsEmployment
Minimum wage paid: £13/hr. Zero-hours: 0%. Gender pay gap: 14.6%. 0 tribunal losses in 5 years.LWF · DWP · Tribunals8.0
campaignCause
Assessed from public advocacy record, employee volunteering policy (2 days/yr), and cause promotion activities.Third Party Auditors6.8

Heritage Decorators Ltd

Heritage Decorators was founded in Bath in 2010 by master decorator Christopher Vaughan. Having worked on Bath's Georgian crescents for years, Christopher became passionate about preserving traditional decorating knowledge that was rapidly being lost to modern paint products.

How Heritage Decorators Ltd treats its people

£13/hr
Min. wage paid
Real LW: £12.60
0%
Zero-hours contracts
UK avg: 18%
14.6%
Gender pay gap
UK avg: 14.3%
2
Volunteer days/yr
Per employee
0
Tribunal losses
Past 5 years

Tax transparency

Heritage Decorators Ltd's effective rate
19.2%
UK corporation tax (2024)
UK statutory rate
25%
Main rate · SME relief typically reduces to ~19%
infoAll data on this page is pulled from public registers: Companies House, HMRC, Charity Commission, and accreditation body databases. Heritage Decorators Ltd has not paid for this listing or influenced its content. Last data pull: 29/03/2026.