National Lottery Heritage Fund

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National Lottery Heritage Fund
Heritage Lottery Fund.png
Non-departmental public body overview
Formed 1994 (1994)
Jurisdiction United Kingdom
Headquarters International House, 1 St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1UN[1]
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Employees 300
Minister responsible
Non-departmental public body executives
Parent department Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Parent Non-departmental public body National Heritage Memorial Fund
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The National Lottery Heritage Fund, formerly the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), distributes a share of National Lottery funding, supporting a wide range of heritage projects across the United Kingdom.

History

The fund's predecessor bodies were the National Land Fund, established in 1946, and the National Heritage Memorial Fund, established in 1980.[3] The current body was established as the "Heritage Lottery Fund" in 1994.[4] It was re-branded as the National Lottery Heritage Fund in January 2019.[5]

Activities

This sign indicates a Heritage Lottery funded project
File:Piece Hall, Halifax (36239750242).jpg
A Heritage Grant saw the renovation of Piece Hall in Halifax, West Yorkshire

The fund's income comes from the National Lottery which is managed by Camelot Group.[6] Its objectives are "to conserve the UK's diverse heritage, to encourage people to be involved in heritage and to widen access and learning".[7] As of 2019, it had awarded £7.9 billion to 43,000 projects.[5]

In 2006, the National Lottery Heritage Fund launched the Parks for People program with the aim to revitalize historic parks and cemeteries. From 2006 to 2021, the Fund had granted £254million to 135 projects.[8]

In January 2019 it simplified its funding schemes under one banner – National Lottery Grants for Heritage – with awards from £3,000 to £5 million.[5] Funding requests for projects over £5 million will be considered as part of two time-limited national competitions to be held in 2020–21 and 2022–23.[5]

Its funding routes include the Digital Skills for Heritage Fund, a £3.5m fund for grants to support digital volunteering in the heritage sector, launched in November 2021.[9]

Structure

The chair of the trustees is appointed by the Prime Minister;[2] René Olivieri served as interim chair from January 2020[10] following Sir Peter Luff's retirement at the end of 2019.[11] Dr Simon Thurley CBE, former Chief Executive of English Heritage, became the chair of trustees on 1 April 2021.[12][13]

The Chief Executive from July 2016 to December 2021 was Ros Kerslake OBE, former CEO of The Prince's Regeneration Trust.[14] In August 2021, the Fund announced that Ros Kerslake would be stepping down at the end of 2021.[15] The Chief Executive since January 2022 is Eilish McGuinness.[16]

The Fund's head office is in London, and it has offices elsewhere in the UK.[2]

Major projects

Major projects have included:[17]

References

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  8. ↑ Parks for People: why should we invest in parks?, Heritagefund.org, 23 June 2021
  9. ↑ Simon Stephens, Heritage Fund backs digital volunteering, Museumsassociation.org, 26 November 2021
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  13. ↑ The Prime Minister has appointed Dr Simon Thurley CBE as Chair of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Gov.uk, 25 February 2021
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