Project Viability Grant — Guards House / Heritage Assessments
Architectural Heritage Fund
⚠ Grant claim submitted March/April 2025. Accounts show £10,000 received — partial or full payment unclear. Final Hannay McLaren invoice (INV-0267) status unconfirmed. AHF relationship is warm (CDT named Project of the Week Feb 2026).
Funder Expectations
Fund heritage assessments at Cultybraggan Camp (Guards House / John Hannay Architects work), evidencing the camp's significance and supporting conservation planning.
- ✓Heritage assessments completed by John Hannay Architects
- ✓Invoices paid and claimed back from AHF in arrears
- ✓Report produced supporting heritage case for the site
- •AHF pays in arrears — CDT must pay consultant first, then claim with invoices and copy of report
- •Grant calculated at maximum 45% of total eligible cost
- •Any contribution from other funders (e.g. DTAS Greenshoots £10k) reduces AHF-claimable amount
- •Claim deadlines: end of month for payment the following month
AHF Scotland Support Officer is Jo Robertson ([email protected], 0300 121 0346). Gordon Barr was earlier contact. Claim submitted March 2025 after Colin confirmed QS (Ralph Hogg) invoice total; payment expected late April 2025. Accounts show £10,000 received — either partial payment or rounding. SharePoint: PROJECTS/AHF_2024 and PROJECTS/AHF Guards House 2024 (last modified May 2024). AHF featured CDT as Project of the Week Feb 2026 — relationship active and positive.
Obligations(2)
Confirm whether the March 2025 AHF claim was fully paid and whether any balance (~£3,000) remains claimable
Colin submitted claim to Jo Robertson in March 2025, expecting payment late April 2025. Accounts show £10,000 received vs ~£13,000 approved. Confirm with Colin/finance whether full grant was paid or a residual balance is outstanding. Check Xero against Hannay McLaren invoices.
Confirm final Hannay McLaren invoice (INV-0267) was paid by CDT and included in AHF claim
Invoice INV-0267 was chased late March 2025 (overdue). Colin told Seona to add it to Xero. Confirm this invoice was paid and included in the AHF claim. If not yet claimed, submit a supplementary claim to Jo Robertson.