Grants & funding

• Extended Restrictions Grant Scheme
• Restart Grant (main scheme)
• National Restriction Support Grant (16 Feb - 31 March 2021)
• Additional Restrictions Grant (Discretionary Restart scheme)
• Local Restrictions Support Grant for Hospitality and Leisure businesses adversely affected between 2 – 25 December 
• Local Restrictions Support Grant (for businesses forced to close 5 Nov-1 Dec AND from 26 Dec-5 Jan)
• The Additional Restrictions Grant (Phase 2)
• The Additional Restrictions Grant (Phase 3 ) 
• The Christmas Support Payment for Wet-Led Pubs

The SME Brexit Support Fund could give you up to £2,000 to help with training or professional advice, if your business has up to 500 employees and no more than £100 million annual turnover. Applications will close on 30 June 2021 or earlier if all funding is allocated before this date. All information and to apply can be found on the GOV.UK.

Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Self-employed individuals or members of partnerships whose business has been adversely affected by coronavirus will be able to apply for a Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant worth 80% of their average monthly trading profits. 

Job Retention Scheme – This has been extended to September 2021. You can find out how more information on the scheme can be found here.

Statutory Sick Pay Rebate: The Government will bring forward legislation to allow small and medium-sized businesses to reclaim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) paid for staff sickness absence due to coronavirus. 

VAT Deferral: We will support businesses by deferring Valued Added Tax (VAT) payments for 3 months.

Income Tax Deferral for the Self-Employed: If you are self-employed, Income Tax payments due in July 2020 under the Self-Assessment system will be deferred to January 2021. 

Support for Businesses Paying Tax: All businesses and self- employed people in financial distress, and with outstanding tax liabilities, may be eligible to receive support with their tax affairs through HMRC's Time To Pay service. 

COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility: The new COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) means that the Bank of England will buy short-term debt from larger companies. 

Deferral of Self-Assessment payment: The Self-Assessment payment on account, this is ordinarily due to be paid to HMRC by 31 July 2020 may now be deferred until January 2021.

Frequently asked questions- Here you can find a full list of FAQs provided by GOV.UK.

The GOV.UK website provides a range of information on grants, finance and loans, and business support such as mentoring, consultancy and funding for small and medium-sized businesses and start-ups.

• The British Business Bank is 100% Government owned, but independently managed, and brings expertise and Government money to the smaller business finance markets. They do not lend or invest directly. Instead, they work with over 80 partners such as banks, leasing companies and web-based platforms to make finance markets work better for small businesses in the UK.

Businesses located in Hart can take advantage of the Hart Business Support Service by Enterprise South, funded by Hart District Council.

• Enterprise M3 Funding Escalator  - the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership has announced a new £5.5 million funding scheme, aimed at businesses in the early stages who have the potential of high growth and are likely to provide jobs in the area. They aim to drive the economic growth of the area by working with businesses, key delivery partners and central government.

• J4B Grants provide information on all the latest European grants, UK Government grants and other sources of funding to help start and grow your business.

• A Start Up Loan is a government-backed personal loan available to individuals looking to start or grow a business in the UK. In addition to finance, successful applicants receive 12 months of free mentoring and exclusive business offers to help them succeed.

• Startups is the UK’s leading independent, online resource for anyone starting or growing a business.

• Fredericks Foundation is open to anyone who has a viable business proposition but cannot obtain mainstream finance. Start-ups can attain a maximum of £15,000. For established businesses with a financial track record of at least three years, the maximum loan is £35,000.GRANTfinder

• GRANTfinder is Europe’s leading provider of grants and policy information and has been providing support to UK organisations since 1985. It is a user-friendly, accurate, and professional funding tool, which has helped its users to facilitate the securing of millions of pounds’ worth of support.

• Grants Online is trusted by hundreds of organisations to keep them up to date with the latest funding opportunities. By providing up to date grant funding information, alerts and newsletters, they help businesses maximise funding potential.

• TechRound is an online news site covering news and developments in UK start-ups, entrepreneurs, tech businesses as well as digital government policies and developments across politics affecting the digital and tech industries in the UK and beyond. With regular articles, insights, interviews and how-to-guides. Tech Round are always open to collaborations and news releases from other writers and journalists as well as media comments and appearances.