In December 2024, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced the awards from the final round of its Community Ownership Fund (COF). The fund was set up to help community groups take control of buildings at risk of being lost and bring them back to life for the benefit of local people.
These latest awards mean that, in total, 409 projects across the UK have received support from the COF, 76 (or 19%) of which have also benefitted from the Architectural Heritage Fund’s (AHF) early-stage advice and support.
In this final batch of grants, specifically, a total of 85 projects were awarded COF funding. This includes 15 projects that have previously received support from the AHF; these projects, listed below, have collectively been awarded £5,885,411 through Round Four of the COF.
England
Cleeve Prior Community Pub Limited, Evesham, Worcestershire – Cleeve Prior Community Pub Limited
Elmfield Hall, Accrington, Lancashire – Community Solutions North West Ltd
Mercer Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire - Hyndburn Leisure
St Just Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Cornwall – St Just Miners’ Chapel
The Haven, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex - Age Concern Southend-on-Sea CIO
The Ladder, Redruth, Cornwall – Redruth Library CIC
Scotland
Balmacara Old Mill Hall, Highland – Balmacara Community Trust
Bellfield, Portobello, Edinburgh – Action Porty
Norton Park Conference and Meeting Centre, Edinburgh – Norton Park SCIO
St Margaret’s Church, Braemar, Aberdeenshire – Historic Churches Scotland
St Rollox House, Glasgow - Saheliya
The Pipe Factory, Glasgow – Friends of The Pipe Factory CIC
Wales
Tafarn y Plu, Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd – Menter y Plu
Northern Ireland
Linen Rooms Lisburn – R-Space Gallery
Old St Malachy’s Convent School Community & Heritage Centre, Belfast - Market Development Belfast Ltd
Congratulations to these projects.
For a full list of successful bidders, please visit: Community Ownership Fund: successful bidders - GOV.UK
