Grants and Funding Available for Businesses 2024
A complete list for UK businesses
Use our complete list to gain funding and grants to grow your business.
95 - 100% Funding For Apprenticeship Training
Suitable For: All businesses in England and Wales with less than £3million on payroll.
What’s Available: up to 100% funding for training via the apprenticeships scheme. Eligible for new starters or current staff members.
Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme
Suitable For: Businesses located in areas that have existing broadband capabilities of less than 100Mbps.
What’s Available: A £3,500 voucher to help cover the cost of installing gigabit broadband.
Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)
Suitable For: Companies and social enterprises who:
- Carry our a qualifying trade.
- Are not currently registered on a stock exchange.
- Are based in the UK.
- Do not have gross assets over £200,000.
- Do not have over 25 employees.
What’s Available: A maximum of £150,000 through SEIS investments.
Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)
Suitable For: Existing UK businesses who are not currently registered on a stock exchange, with gross assets not worth more than £150m and up to 250 employees.
What’s Available: Up to £5m EIS investment in any given 12-month period.
UK Tradeshow Programme
Suitable For: Businesses who currently do not trade overseas, and wish to attend an overseas trade show to increase the potential for international markets.
What’s Available: Up to £4,000 to cover trade show costs.
Plug-In Grants for Vehicles
Suitable For: Businesses looking to purchase a low-emission vehicle through a vehicle dealership or manufacturer.
What’s Available: Up to a 35% grant towards the purchase price of the vehicle.
Research & Development Tax Reliefs
Suitable For: Companies working on innovative developments within the science and technology industries.
What’s Available:
- A deduction of an extra 130% of qualifying R&D costs from yearly profit, as well as the normal 100% deduction, to make a total 230% deduction.
- An additional tax credit if the company is loss making, worth up to 14.5% of the surrenderable loss.
Countryside Stewardship Grants
Suitable For: Businesses with involvement in rural planning, maintenance and conservation.
What’s Available: A wide variety of grants available for specific rural projects, as listed on the government website.
Woodland Creation Planning Grant
Suitable For: Businesses who own land in England that they wish to turn into woodland.
What’s Available: Up to £30,000 per woodland project.
UnLtd Social Enterprise Award
Suitable For: Social enterprises.
What’s Available: Up to £5,000 for start-ups and up to £15,000 for established businesses.
Architectural Heritage Fund
Suitable For: Charities and lower-tier government.
What’s Available: Grants towards the regeneration of historic buildings.
Heritage Enterprise
Suitable For: Community projects.
What’s Available: Up to £5,000,000 for the restoration of historic buildings and sites to put them to productive use.
Women in Engineering Grant
Suitable For: Women-led engineering businesses.
What’s Available: Up to £10,000.
Innovative Medicines Initiative
Suitable For: Medical businesses involved in the development of innovative new treatments.
What’s Available: Grants may be available in future, but currently are on hold.
Wrap Recycling Grants
Suitable For: Businesses seeking to increase their use of recycled materials, or their adoption of the recycling process.
What’s Available: Several prizes and grants are available.
Help To Grow - Digital Discounts
Suitable For: UK businesses registered with Companies House, with between 5 and 249 employees.
What’s Available: Up to 50% or £5,000 (excluding VAT) towards the cost of buying one approved software product in the Help to Grow: Digital scheme for 12 months.
