Surrey Historic Buildings Trust Limited grants
Surrey Historic Buildings Trust gives small grants for repair work to historic buildings in and around Surrey, typically 10% of project cost up to a maximum of £5,000.
Guidance last checked 22 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Grants here are typically 10% of a project's cost, up to a maximum grant of £5,000, for repairs to historic buildings in and around Surrey. Two conditions shape everything else. First, the trust will only pay a grant after the work has been completed, so you will need to fund the work first. Second, applicants are responsible for obtaining any statutory consent that is necessary, such as listed building consent from the local planning authority or a faculty from a diocese. Applications to its Small Grants Scheme must demonstrate a clear public benefit from the proposed project. Its objects cover preserving buildings of particular beauty or historic, architectural or constructional interest, and ancient monuments, in and around Surrey.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records environment, conservation and heritage as this trust's single funding area, which matches its focus on historic buildings.
Who and where
The register places the trust in the South East. Its objects refer to the people of Surrey and to heritage in and around Surrey.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Surrey Historic Buildings Trust Limited says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
Who they say they'll fund
“As a charity, it is a requirement that applications to the Small Grants Scheme demonstrate a clear public benefit from the proposed project”
Source: surreyhistoricbuildings.org.uk — (PDF) SHBT-GRANT-APPLICATION-FORM-2024.pdf →
What they say they won't fund
“Works which have already been carried out”
Source: surreyhistoricbuildings.org.uk — (PDF) SHBT-GRANT-APPLICATION-FORM-2024.pdf →
“Work required as a condition of a planning permission, lease or similar legal agreement”
Source: surreyhistoricbuildings.org.uk — (PDF) SHBT-GRANT-APPLICATION-FORM-2024.pdf →
“Work by local authorities unless to structures in closed burial grounds”
Source: surreyhistoricbuildings.org.uk — (PDF) SHBT-GRANT-APPLICATION-FORM-2024.pdf →
Grant sizes they mention
“Grants are typically 10% of a project's cost, up to a maximum grant of £5,000”
Source: surreyhistoricbuildings.org.uk — (PDF) SHBT-GRANT-APPLICATION-FORM-2024.pdf →
How they say to apply
“Applicants are responsible for obtaining any statutory consent that is necessary such as listed building consent from the local planning authority or a faculty from a diocese”
Source: surreyhistoricbuildings.org.uk — (PDF) SHBT-GRANT-APPLICATION-FORM-2024.pdf →
“The Trust will only pay a grant after the work has been completed”
Source: surreyhistoricbuildings.org.uk — (PDF) SHBT-GRANT-APPLICATION-FORM-2024.pdf →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To preserve for the benefit of the people of surrey and of the nation at large whateber of the english historical architectural and constructional heritage may exist in and around surrey in the form of buildings of particular beauty or historic, architectural, or constructional interest or ancient monumenta. (for…
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
How much does Surrey Historic Buildings Trust typically give?
It says grants are typically 10% of a project's cost, up to a maximum grant of £5,000. Its Charity Commission entry records grants to organisations of £13,358 in its most recent published accounts.
What does Surrey Historic Buildings Trust fund?
Work to heritage buildings and structures. The Charity Commission register records environment, conservation and heritage as its funding area, and its objects cover preserving buildings of particular beauty or historic, architectural or constructional interest, and ancient monuments, in and around Surrey.
Who can apply to Surrey Historic Buildings Trust?
The register records that it makes grants to organisations and to individuals, and that it works for the benefit of the general public. Its own form says that as a charity it is a requirement that applications to the Small Grants Scheme demonstrate a clear public benefit from the proposed project. It also says local authorities cannot apply unless the work is to structures in closed burial grounds.
What won't Surrey Historic Buildings Trust fund?
Its published list includes work required as a condition of a planning permission, lease or similar legal agreement; works which have already been carried out; and work by local authorities unless to structures in closed burial grounds.
How do I apply to Surrey Historic Buildings Trust?
It publishes a grant application form. Applicants are responsible for obtaining any statutory consent that is necessary, such as listed building consent from the local planning authority or a faculty from a diocese. Note also that the trust will only pay a grant after the work has been completed, so you will need to fund the work first. Check the funder's own website (www.surreyhistoricbuildings.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 279240) for current guidance and the latest application form, as processes can change.
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