Grants Management Function - Find a grant

Find a Grant is a free, central place for businesses, individuals and organisations to find and apply for government grants

Closing a Limited Company with an outstanding Bounce Back Loan (BBL)

Information on closing a limited company with an outstanding Bounce Back Loan

Accredo Secured Finance

Accredo provides secured finance products through a UK-wide network of finance professionals and brokers.

Barclays Green Trade Loans

Debt finance from Barclays for sustainable purposes.

CDFI - Community Development Finance Institutions

CDFIs are a type of social enterprise that provides support and lends money to businesses and people who struggle to get finance from high street banks.

Peer-to-peer funding

Peer-to-peer funding is mainly loan funding and is available for businesses that are already trading. Platforms are available to help with the search.

Alternative Business Funding

Alternative Business Funding's online platform can help wherever you are in your business journey.

Co-operative & Community Finance

General Export Facility

General Export Facility (GEF) provides partial guarantees to banks to help UK exporters to gain access to trade finance facilities.

Time Finance

Specialist funding provider for the UK business market.

Maven Capital Partners

Are you looking for capital investment funding solutions to help your business to grow?

Flexible Finance Fund

4m of funding and support to 15-25 Black and Racially Minoritised charities and social enterprises in England with a material package of funding and support

Growth Impact Fund

Social investment funding for organisations with growth, improved equality and diversity goals.

Innovate UK

Innovate UK is the UK’s innovation agency and works with companies and partner organisations to find and drive the science and technology innovations that will grow the UK economy.

Thrive Together Fund

The Thrive Together Fund (TTF) provides a funding package of loan (75%) and grant (25%) to eligible charities and social enterprises in England

Prince's Trust Enterprise Programme

The Prince's Trust gives practical and financial support to young people who need help to develop skills, confidence and motivation.

Century Business Finance

Century Business Finance specialise in providing business finance with speedy decision making and no hidden fees.

Iwoca

Iwoca offers business loans to all stages of business including those not yet trading.

Creative Growth Finance Debt Fund

Offer loans to creative companies that are looking to grow.

NatWest Rapid Cash

Rapid Cash works by unlocking the capital in your unpaid invoices.

Recovery Loan Scheme

Loans to help businesses recover after the pandemic and transition period.

Asset Finance Guide

The Asset Finance Guide from British Business Bank sets out the benefits of asset finance to help business owners decide if this type of finance can help them achieve their growth plans.

British Business Bank

The British Business Bank is a government-owned business development bank, dedicated to making finance markets work better for smaller businesses.

Start Up Loans

Government-backed loans and mentoring for people starting a new business or within their first three years of trading.

Innovate UK Business Growth

Are you an established business looking to grow through innovation? 

The Commonwealth Games Inclusive Communities Fund

The Inclusive Communities Fund will support local communities to propose and implement solutions to real issues in their areas, allowing local people to drive positive change.  

Resonance Social Impact Investment Funds

Investment opportunities for the community/voluntary sector.

Big Issue Invest

Big Issue Invest assists the growth of sustainable social enterprises by providing finance to organisations that create a positive social impact.

Scottish Development International - Invest and Trade Scotland

Are you looking for support to set up and grow your business in Scotland?

Mentorsme

An online service offering businesses the opportunity to get in touch with business mentors

Ofgem

Ofgem is the energy regulator (Office of Gas and Electricity Markets). They are an independent authority with the role of protecting consumers.

NESTA

NESTA is an innovation charity with a mission to help people and organisations bring great ideas to life.

National Lottery Community Funds

A range of funds for organisations providing services in their communities

Finding a Health & Safety Consultant

Information, resources and tools to help you to manage Health and Safety for your business.

Wolfston Foundation - Funding for Places

Grant funding for registered charities and local authorities.

Lloyds – Supporting black-owned businesses

Lloyds are supporting black business owners navigate the world of business.

National Lottery Heritage Funds

Funding for heritage projects.

Heritage Enterprise Programme

The Heritage Enterprise programme is for community projects that are looking to grow by investing in neglected historic buildings and bringing them back into use.

Green Funding Finder

A portal to search for funding to help UK businesses become greener

Disability Rights UK

Disability Rights UK is the UK's leading organisation led by, run by and working for Disabled people.

Mencap - Employment Services

Mencap assists people with learning disabilities to live happy, healthy lives.

Horizon Europe

Horizon Europe is an international research and innovation programme for businesses.

Business Debtline

Business Debtline

A free, confidential, and impartial advice service on how to deal with debt problems.

Reward-based crowdfunding platforms

Reward-based crowdfunding is for individuals to donate to a project or business with the expectation of receiving a non-financial reward in return. Platforms are available to and raise funds.

Innovate UK Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA)

Then the Defence and Security Accelerator supports businesses that have an innovative idea that could benefit the defence and security of the UK.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)

Grant funding and support available to work in partnership with a research organisation and newly-qualified graduate.

PPL Momentum Music Fund

Offers grants for artists/bands to break through to the next level of their careers.

RICS - Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

Information on the professional body that accredits professionals within the land, property and construction sectors.

UKRI Funding Guide

Information and funding finder tools showing a range of funding options from research organisations.

National Funding Tools

Grants, Finance & Support Schemes - National Portals

GREAT.gov.uk (DBT Portal for Exporters)

Is your business looking for further opportunities to export internationally?

Be the Business - Free Business Mentors

Are you looking for free business mentoring to improve business performance?

Startups.co.uk

Online resource for people starting and growing a business.

Finpoint Business Finance Platform

If you are looking for finance you may be able to source funding through Finpoint Business Finance Platform.

Making Business Finance Work for You guide

Strike-off Objection FAQ

Innovate UK Business Connect (previously Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN)

Innovate UK Business Connect is the UK’s innovation network and is an online platform to connect businesses/individuals to help businesses innovate and grow.

Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) manage the maritime search and rescue service, certification to seafarers and registration of vessels and pollution from shipping and offshore installations.

The Farming Innovation Programme

 The Farming Innovation Programme funds projects that benefit farmers, growers and foresters in England.

UnLtd - Starting your social business

Funding and support on offer to social entrepreneurs looking to start a social enterprise.

UnLtd - Growing your social business

Funding and support on offer to social entrepreneurs looking to grow their social enterprise.

The Climate Pledge Fund

A corporate venture capital fund investing in companies across multiple sectors that can help Amazon achieve its goal to be a net-zero carbon.

Calf Housing for Health and Welfare

Grants for cattle farmers

Big Society Capital

Big Society Capital connects capital with social enterprises, charities and social purpose organisations.

UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA)

Key information, training and networking from the trade association for angel and early-stage investing.

Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund aims to bring together the UK’s world-leading research with businesses to meet the major industrial and societal challenges of our time.

BFA - British Franchise Association

British Franchise Association (BFA) is the original and largest not-for-profit trade association for franchising in the UK.

BridgeAI - Innovate UK

Empowering UK organisations to harness the power of AI through support and funding, bridging the AI divide for a more productive UK.

UK Space Agency

The UK Space Agency inspires and leads the UK in space to benefit our planet and its people.

Catapult Centres

The Catapult Centres Network is comprised of nine centres with a national presence that span over 40 locations.

WRAP - Waste Resource Action Plan

Information, resources and practical solutions for businesses to improve resource efficiency.

European Space Agency (ESA)

The European Space Agency aims to help businesses develop services that use satellite communications, Earth observation, satellite navigation, or other space technologies.

SEIS - Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme

Equity investment for eligible small and early-stage businesses.

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Provides services to British businesses overseas through a global network of embassies.

Barclays Eagle Labs

A range of programmes and support services for entrepreneurs and scale-ups across the UK.

UnLtd - Support for Social Entrepreneurs

Support available to social enterprises including online resources, mentoring, network events and more.

Community Ownership Fund

Provides matched funding for community organisations to help run community-owned businesses.

Deutsche Bank – Made For Good​

The Deutsche Bank enterprise programme for social good,

Royal Bank of Scotland - Business Builder

Digital tool designed to give you the right support for you and your business