Heritage Lottery Fund

From the archaeology under our feet to the historic parks we love, from precious memories to rare wildlife… we use money raised by National Lottery players to help people across the UK explore, enjoy and protect the heritage they care about.

Largest dedicated funder of heritage in the UK

Leading advocate for the value of heritage

£7.7billion awarded to over 42,000 projects since 1994

Offices across the UK

Grants from £3,000

Our staff and decision-makers come from a variety of backgrounds, bringing a range of skills and experience to the organisation.
We have offices across the UK, from Edinburgh to Exeter and Cardiff to Cambridge. Local people who know and understand the heritage you care about are on hand to help with developing and running your project.

Our head office is in London. This is where our communications, finance, information technology, legal services, office services, human resources, strategy and business development teams are based. Across the organisation we have over 300 staff, 15 trustees and more than 70 members of local committees that help to make grant decisions in each nation and English region of the UK.

Scotland

HLF in Scotland is supporting projects that create opportunities for volunteering, learning and celebrating our culture. The projects that we fund help to give people a sense of place and identity, igniting a passion for heritage, and regenerating communities.