Architectural Heritage Fund Explained
| The Architectural Heritage Fund |
| Abbreviation: | AHF |
| Status: | Charity |
| Headquarters: | 3 Spital Yard, London, E1 6AQ |
| Region: | United Kingdom |
| Leader Title: | Chief Executive |
| Leader Name: | Matthew Mckeague |
| Leader Title2: | Chair of Trustees |
| Leader Name2: | Ros Kerslake |
| Website: | https://ahfund.org.uk/ |
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is a registered charity (No. 266780) founded in 1976 to promote the conservation and re-use of historic buildings across the United Kingdom. The AHF provides communities with advice, grants and loans to help them find enterprising and sustainable ways to revitalise the old buildings they love, particularly in economically disadvantaged areas. For over 40 years, it has been the leading social investor in creating new futures for historic buildings.
Scope
To apply for an AHF grant, organisations must be a not-for-private-profit organisation or one of the lowest tiers of the local government.[1]
The AHF provides loan finance to formally constituted incorporated charities, community businesses or social enterprises whose members have limited liability.[2]
Buildings supported must be of historic or architectural importance – they may be listed, in a conservation area, or of special significance to the community.
As of 2020, the AHF had awarded loans with a total value of £125m to over 890 projects across the United Kingdom and disbursed more than 750 individual grants with a total value of over £10M.
Legal status
The fund is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee without a share capital and registered at Companies House number 01150304.
Example projects
Some of the projects the AHF has supported include:
- Jubilee Pool, Penzance, Cornwall, England
- Riddel's Warehouse, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Circus Eruption, Swansea, Wales
- Midsteeple Quarter, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
- 170-175 High Street West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
- The Woolstore, Caledon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
- Haverhub, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
- Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
List of all case studies:
- https://ahfund.org.uk/news/case-studies/
Further reading
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Eligibility & Deadlines The Architectural Heritage Fund . 2022-08-16 . ahfund.org.uk.
- Web site: Who We Fund The Architectural Heritage Fund . 2022-08-16 . ahfund.org.uk.
- Book: Weir, Hilary . How to rescue a ruin : by setting up a local buildings preservation trust . 1997 . Architectural Heritage Fund . Architectural Heritage Fund . 0-9515468-1-3 . 2nd . London . 41248038.
- Book: Waterson, Merlin . Rescue & reuse : communities, heritage and architecture . 2019 . Ian Morrison . 978-0-367-81457-1 . Newcastle upon Tyne . 1107304806.
- Web site: 2021-12-01 . From a Debenhams to a creative hub: closed stores get new lease in community life . 2022-08-17 . the Guardian . en.
- Web site: 2021-09-24 . With tourism booming, Great Yarmouth dreams of turning the tide . 2022-08-17 . the Guardian . en.
- News: Kampfner . Constance . Former banks are given new lease of life . . en . 2022-08-17 . 0140-0460.
- Web site: May . Melanie . 2019-02-14 . Architectural Heritage Foundation launches £7m loan & social investment fund . 2022-08-18 . UK Fundraising . en.
- News: 2022-04-19 . Regeneration: The NI villages bringing new life to old buildings . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-08-18.
