Architectural Heritage Fund - 50th Anniversary Loan
This supports the purchase, conservation, and sustainable reuse of historic buildings in Wales.
Provided by:
Architectural Heritage Fund
Funder website:
Maximum value:
£250,000.00
Objective of fund:
Our aims are to:
Deliver targeted investment that enables the sustainable reuse and long term management of historic buildings.
Support charities and social enterprises to take ownership of, develop, and maintain new uses for historic buildings.
Champion the impact of heritage led and community driven regeneration.
Loans are available for: Redeveloping a building Purchasing a building (freehold or leasehold) Working capital, including cashflow loans Improvements and repairs to your building Energy resilience improvements Supporting the development of new activities or services We typically support buildings that are listed or located within a conservation area. However, we may consider unlisted buildings outside conservation areas where applicants can demonstrate their historic or architectural significance.
Eligibility
In general, your project will be eligible for a loan from us if all the following apply:
The building is listed or located within a conservation area. We may also consider buildings outside these categories if you can demonstrate their historic or architectural significance.
Your project is led by a not for privateprofit incorporated organisation.
Your project involves activity that leads to the sustainable reuse of a historic building.
Your organisation already holds, or is seeking to acquire, the freehold or leasehold (for a minimum of 25 years) for the building.
Who can apply?
We can only lend to organisations with one of the following legal structures:
Charitable Incorporated Organisations
Charitable Companies Limited by Guarantee
Community Interest Companies Limited by Guarantee
Community Benefit Societies
Cooperatives
Not for private profit Companies Limited by Guarantee
Restrictions
Organisations must have a minimum of three trustees or directors. Where only three are in place, none may be spouses or closely related.
Organisations must also have borrowing powers explicitly stated within their governing document
Organisations must have an asset lock in place.
We cannot lend to
Private individuals
Local authorities and other public sector bodies
Unincorporated organisations, including unincorporated charities
For profit companies
Companies Limited by Shares, including Community Interest Companies Limited by Shares
Universities, colleges, independent schools and other mainstream educational institutions
Limited liability partnerships, including Churches or other places of worship, where the building will remain mainly in use as an active place of religious worship – services or religiondefined as hosting regular religious based activities such as prayer or religious study.
If you are unsure whether your project is eligible due to the level of religious activity taking place within the building, please speak with our Investment Team.
Eligible Expenditure
Loans are available for:
Redeveloping a building
Purchasing a building (freehold or leasehold)
Working capital, including cashflow loans
Improvements and repairs to your building
Energy resilience improvements
Supporting the development of new activities or services
We typically support buildings that are listed or located within a conservation area. However, we may consider unlisted buildings outside conservation areas where applicants can demonstrate their historic or architectural significance.
How to apply
There are no deadlines for applying to our loan funds. However, we strongly encourage applicants to submit an Expression of Interest as early as possible. As a specialist lender for historic buildings, we understand that every project is unique. We therefore assess each application individually on its merits, providing full support throughout the application process and beyond.
EOI form: https://ahfund.org.uk/enquiry/