The Rural Community Buildings Loan Fund is unique: the only funding of its type in a challenging marketplace.

The fund originated in the 1930s as one of the principle sources of funding for building new village halls, contributing significantly to the growth in numbers at that time.

ACRE manages the rural community buildings loan fund on behalf of Defra. The rural community buildings loan fund aims to provide assistance with:

•Provision of a new building either to replace an existing one or provide one where none exists
•Extending, renovating and converting an existing building
•Upgrading a building to meet fire standards, building regulations, security needs and similar legislative requirements
•Improving accessibility and making other similar changes that will enable new uses and services
•To support measures that increase energy efficiency