Heritage at Risk Capital Fund
Historic England
What it funds
The Heritage at Risk Capital Fund is four year, £60 million fund to support the repair and conservation of historic buildings and sites at risk across England. It follows on from the successful £15 million of funding awarded through the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund in 2025/26.Under this fund, we can give grants for the conservation, repair and conversion of listed buildings of all grades, historic buildings in conservation areas, registered parks and gardens and scheduled monuments.Priority wil
Who can apply
Under this scheme we can give grants for the conservation, repair and conversion of listed buildings of all grades, historic buildings in conservation areas, registered parks and gardens and scheduled monuments.Applicants must have legal responsibility for the repair of the property. Which includes those who: Own the property outright. Hold a full repairing lease which has at least 21 years to run. Demonstrate that they have an agreement to acquire the property in question either outright or by a full repairing lease of at least 21 years. Your project must be related to the types of buildings and/ or assets we will consider, which are: a building or asset listed at grade I or II* a building listed at grade II, or undesignated asset of significant historic or architectural interest, located within a Conservation Area. a scheduled monument a park or garden registered at grade I or II* Grade II buildings, historic assets and parks and gardens which are of high community value outside a Conservation Area will be considered where the project delivers considerable public benefit. Publicly owned designated assets. Eligible historic sites owned by public bodies such as Local Authorities, u
How to apply
For this fund we ask applicants to complete an expression of interest (EOI). If your EOI is successful, you will be invited to make a full application.To submit an EOI, you will need to fill in our online form.You will also need to refer to the HARCF requirements on Historic England's website. In the EOI form we will ask you to briefly describe how your project meets these.You need to provide enough information at EOI stage to enable Historic England to consider the need for your project. If your project is not yet sufficiently developed you may wish to delay your EOI and apply in a later round.
Last checked against the official source: 3 Jul 2026. Scheme parameters are set by the funder and can change — verify before applying, or let us do it for you.
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