Board meeting: December 2025

Board meeting: December 2025

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Schedule of decisions from the Board of Trustees meeting in December 2025.

Strategic initiatives development round

#LC Mourne Gullion Landscape Connections 

Applicant: The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty 

Decision: Award development grant of £1,104,940 (80% of total eligible development costs) with the potential delivery grant of £8,746,600 (80% of total eligible delivery costs)

#LC Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Landscape Connections: Restoring our Woodland Mosaic

Applicant: Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority

Decision: Award development round grant of £676,137 (52% of total eligible development costs) with the potential delivery grant of £9,202,355 (62% of total eligible delivery costs)

#HP Window to 1913: Restoring 9–29 Victoria Street, Grimsby

Applicant: North East Lincolnshire Council

Decision: Award development round grant of £62,043 (60% of total eligible development costs) with the potential delivery grant of £2,636,005 (90% of total eligible delivery costs)

#PW Preserving Jewish Heritage, Promoting the Hidden Jewish Story

Applicant: Foundation for Jewish Heritage

Decision: Award development round grant of £141,391 (86% of total eligible development costs) with the potential delivery grant of £1,079,749 (89% of total eligible delivery costs) 

Strategic initiatives delivery round

#HP Barking & Dagenham – A Place to be Proud of

Applicant: The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Decision: Award delivery grant of £587,511 (95% of total delivery costs of £617,011)

#HP PoC Sauchiehall Street Culture and Heritage District

Applicant: Culture and Sport Glasgow

Decision: Award delivery grant of £2,352,763 (75% of total delivery costs of £3,128,261) 

National Lottery Heritage Grants £250,000 to £10million development round

Beer, pubs and people – creating the National Museum of Brewing in Burton upon Trent, the Beer Capital of Britain

Applicant: East Staffordshire Borough Council

Decision: Reject

Ways of Woods and Water – resilience through tradition

Applicant: Nene Rivers Trust CIO

Decision: Reject

Motoring into the Future

Applicant: The National Motor Museum Trust Limited

Decision: Reject

Royal Botanic Garden, Kew – Reimaging the Palm House for a Net Zero Future

Applicant: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 

Decision: Award a development grant of £240,000 (61%) with a potential delivery grant of £9,760,000 (19%)

National Lottery Heritage Grants £250,000 to £10million delivery round

Transforming Heritage: Community, Creativity & Skills

Applicant: Rother District Council

Decision: Award delivery grant of £7,646,425 (33% of total delivery costs)

National Lottery Heritage Grants grant increase

Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City

Applicant: Hull City Council

Decision: Award grant increase of £4,966,738 to make a total grant of £18,598,238 (including a change in grant percentage from 47.67% to 37.78%)

National Heritage Memorial Fund

Tudor Heart

Applicant: The British Museum

Decision: Award grant of £1,750,000 (50%)

Safeguarding and Sharing Little Sparta

Applicant: Little Sparta Trust

Decision: Award grant of £237,000 (90%) 

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