A new £7 million partnership social investment loan fund. The Heritage Impact Fund (HIF) offers tailored finance for charities, social enterprises and community businesses across the UK to develop sustainable heritage at the very heart of vibrant local economies. 
HIF Loan Support
Loans from £25,000 to £500,000 for up to three years are being offered with tailored terms and both flexible and incentivised interest rates for impactful projects. These could include both capital and interest repayment holidays.
Applicants from across the UK will be supported who are undertaking a capital project or are looking to build upon or scale-up an existing enterprise.
Business Support
Additional expert support, advice and mentoring will be offered to applicants to support sustainable business change and to help drive their long-term social and economic impact through our capacity building service: RePlan.
Impact
The HIF offers incentivised terms to provide greater assistance to those organisations and projects that will deliver enhanced local economic and community impact. The terms are flexible and competitive, with rates and fees which vary depending upon your circumstances. The headline interest rate is 6%.
Assistance will also be offered in helping you assess the impact of your project.
Who can apply?
Funds are provided to applicants across the UK seeking to acquire, reuse or redevelop buildings which are of historic or architectural importance - these may be buildings which are listed, in a Conservation Area, or may be of special significance to the community. The end use should be financially viable and help support the objectives of the organisation and provide impact to or benefits for the communities in which the buildings are based.
To apply, you must be a formally constituted and incorporated charity, community business or social enterprise whose members have limited liability.
The long-term viability of any project or enterprise is as crucial to us when considering an application as it is to you, and so loans usually require some form of security, most usually a first legal charge. However, in certain circumstances loans can be offered where no security is available.
How to Apply
Speak to a member of the AHF’s Investment Team for advice and guidance in the first instance. If your project is one the Team would like to support, you will be encouraged to apply and then supported throughout the application process throughout.
Applications can be made at any time.
Complete an Initial Enquiry Form so the team can contact you to discuss requirements, at: http://ahfund.org.uk/news-source/hif-launch, or contact 020 7925 0199, or email: [email protected]