HRBA, a group within the Heritage Alliance, is running its 7th training day on ‘Managing Major Building Projects in Places of Worship’, in partnership with Purcell UK. It is taking place at the Wesley Memorial Church in the centre of Oxford. The day covers the …
Meeting with the OTS to discuss VAT reform
Last week the Heritage Alliance met the Office of Tax Simplification as part of their call for evidence on VAT. We stressed the public benefit and opportunity to simplify the VAT charged on repair and maintenance of buildings to 5% across the board. We highlighted …
John Glenn to speak at Heritage Day 2017
We are pleased to announce that the new Minister for the Arts, Heritage and Tourism, John Glenn, will be the key note speaker at Heritage Day 2017 (subject to Parliamentary business). Heritage Day is the Heritage Alliance’s flagship event and AGM and will take place …
Chancellor and Ministers respond to our Heritage Manifesto
Following our letters congratulating Ministers on their appointments and highlighting issues relevant to their departments in our Heritage Manifesto, we have had several more responses. The Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, agreed ‘that investing in heritage can create places where people want to live, work and visit …
Data Protection and Charities: The new General Data Protection Regulation
AIM [Alliance member] has published guidance on the new General Data Protection Regulation. Changes are likely to be brought about as part of the Data Protection Bill announced in the Queen’s Speech. Arts Council England have also published an update on the latest developments on …
National Portfolio Organisations announced
The Arts Council England has announced its National Portfolio for the next four years. The National Portfolio is made up of 831 organisations that hold 844 funding agreements, up 146 from 2015-18. Museums and libraries have come into the portfolio for the first time. AIM …
Proposal for a revised energy performance of buildings directive
The Council of the EU has agreed its position on a proposal for a revised directive on the energy performance of buildings. The aim of the proposal is to promote energy efficiency in buildings and to support cost-effective building renovation with a view to the …
Business rates information letter published
Following the consultation (to which the Alliance responded) on discretionary business rate relief, DCLG has published a letter which provides information on how Local Authorities should implement the discretionary business rate relief announced at the Budget, supporting small businesses and the new business rate relief …
OTS recommendations evaluated
The OTS has carried out a review of 79 previous recommendations and provides an update. The areas looked at are: Employment Status Employee benefits and expenses Competitiveness Report Partnerships Tax reliefs Penalties Unapproved share schemes Pensioners project Reliefs (separate exercise for the Financial Secretary to …
Latest Cultural Protection Fund grants announced
The £30m Cultural Protection Fund set up by DCMS and managed by the British Council celebrates its first full year with 19 projects in countries affected by conflict, to rebuild, restore and protect their heritage. The latest round of grants is announced with major awards …
A History of England in 100 Places
Historic England is seeking nominations to create a list of the 100 buildings and places that tell England’s remarkable story – and its impact on the world. Make a nomination. There are ten themes to choose from including Science & Discovery, Travel & Tourism, and …
HMRC publishes new Social Investment Tax Relief guidance
HMRC has published new guidance on social investment tax relief (SITR) scheme. This is designed to help raise money to support the trading activity of a social enterprise or charity by offering investors tax relief on their investment if qualifying conditions are met. The scheme …