Architectural Heritage Fund: grants and who they fund

Stated aims

What the charity says it does (Charity Commission register):

To promote the permanent preservation for the benefit of the public, buildings monuments or other edifices or structures in the UK. To protect and conserve the character and heritage of the cities towns and villages in and around which such buildings monuments or other edifices of structures exist. To advance public education of and interest in the conservation of the UK's built heritage.

Charitable objects (governing document):

A) to promote the permanent preservation for the benefit of the public generally of buildings monuments or other edifices of structures of whatsoever kind and whether permanent or attaching to land or not (including but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing any building as defined in section 336(1) of the town and country planning Act 1990) and wheresoever in the United Kingdom situate of particular beauty or historical architectural or constructional interest. …

Where it operates (Charity Commission register):

• Throughout England and Wales
• Scotland
• Northern Ireland

Grant sizes

Grants to organisations from 3 Oct 2023 to 29 Jul 2026. Smallest £1,800, largest £500k, average £29k.

Grant programmes

Programmes named most often in the published grants.

Example recipients

Registered organisations that received grants, largest first. Organisations only: grants to individuals are never shown.

Areas funded

Beneficiary locations given in the grant data, by number of grants.

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