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The Architectural Heritage Fund, SC043840
Registered charity from 08 March 2013
Charity Details
The name the charity is known by.The Name the Charity is Known ByAHF
This shows the latest contact address that OSCR has been given for the charity.Address3 Spital Yard
London
This is the latest postcode that the charity has supplied.PostcodeE1 6AQ
Shown where the charity has supplied us with a link to its website.Websitewww.ahfund.org.uk
Charities are shown as Standard charities, Registered Social Landlords, or Cross-Border charities. These last two will link through to other Regulators’ websites, where you may be able to view the charity’s accounts.Regulatory Type Cross-Border
This is the link to the lead regulatory body for this organisation.Link to Companies Househttps://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
This personalised charity registration logo can be downloaded free of charge and used on the charity’s website, email signatures and publications.OSCR Registration Logo
These are taken directly from the charity's constitution. A charity's objects describe what the charity has been legally set up to achieve. They do not necessarily describe all of the activities the charity carries out in order to achieve these objects. Object:
The objects for which the Trust is established are as follows:- (A) To promote the permanent preservation for the benefit of the public generally of buildings monuments or other edifices or structures of whatsoever kind and whether permanent or attaching to land or not (including but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing any building as defined in Section 336(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) and wheresoever in the United Kingdom situate of particular beauty or historical architectural or constructional interest. (B) To protect and conserve or promote the protection and conservation of the character and heritage of the cities towns and villages in and around which such buildings monuments or other edifices or structures exist. (C) To advance public education of and interest in the history of the United Kingdom and its people and thereby to promote public taste and education in and concerning the conservation of its creative heritage and the encouragement of aesthetic standards attaching to its contemporary environment.
Details of the charity's operations
Current status of the charity.Charity Status: Active
When the charity last submitted a change in information.Last Updated: 31 Mar 2024
Whether the charity is a Trust, Company, Unincorporated Association, SCIO, Educational Endowment, Industrial & Provident Society or Statutory Corporation, the date it became that form, and any previous forms it may have had.Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 08 Mar 2013
This best describes how local or widespread the work of the charity is.Geographical Spread: Scotland and other parts of the UK
This local authority area in which the charity is currently operating.Main Operating Location: Outwith Scotland
The Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act sets out 15 charitable purposes and one analogous purpose.Purposes: "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
This lists which beneficiary groups the charity has identified as being the main focus of activities: children / young people, older people, people with disabilities or health problems, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other defined groups, no specific group or for the benefit of the community, other charities / voluntary bodies.Beneficiaries: "Other charities or voluntary bodies"
This sets out the types of activity undertaken by the charity from the following: it makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals, it makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations, it carries out activities or services itself, it does none of these.Types of activity undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations"
Annual Information Submission History
The end of the financial year for which accounts and information has been requested. Year End The gross income for the period. Income Expenditure Annual Return Received The date the return was validated by OSCR. Accounts Received The accounts available to view have had personal data such as signatures and addresses redacted (blacked out) to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. The charity’s accounts are the responsibility of the charity trustees and any queries regarding the content of the accounts should be directed to the charity in the first instance. OSCR accepts no liability for the accuracy of the charity’s accounts nor any decision based upon them. Latest Accounts
31 Mar 2020 £7,948,034 £5,896,677 18 Dec 2020 Yes
31 Mar 2021 £9,824,104 £8,443,206 20 Dec 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £7,086,220 £6,857,334 23 Nov 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £4,138,929 £4,216,886 20 Dec 2023 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Charity Commission website
31 Mar 2024 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2024
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