305 live UK business funding opportunities

Forestry Commission

Grant requirements for trees in woodlandIf you’re applying for trees in a woodland, the group of trees you’re applying for must:cover at least 0.5 hectaresbe at least 5 metres high, or will grow to this heighthave a crown cover of more than 20% of the ground areaGrant requirements for trees outside woodlandTrees outside of woodlands are any trees or small woods which cover an area of less than 0.5 hectares. For example, trees in hedgerows, along a road or in parks.Group grants for oak trees affe

Frontier Development Capital Limited

Loan fund for SMEs in the manufacturing supply chain who are looking for investment to grow and support job creation.

Funded by HM Government and delivered by the Small Business Charter.

Training to help SME business leaders to increase productivity, seize investment opportunities and grow their business.

GC Business Finance

Start-up loans and equity investment for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) based in Greater Manchester and the North West.

Glasgow City Council

Businesses can get a range of support through Glasgow City Council's business voucher programme, which provides access to specialist consultants. Eligible businesses will be able to use the vouchers to access one-to-one support with consultants on the topics that best suit their needs. The length of time you'll be given with the consultants will depend on the outcome of the application process. The consultancy must be used within a 12 month period. Available support topics include: business stru

Glasgow City Council

These grants from Glasgow City Council help cover the costs of minor improvements that will enhance the look and feel of properties in the city centre. Examples of minor improvements include: minor repair works creating and improving small green spaces creating and improving areas to play and learn measures to: reduce anti-social behaviour increase footfall prevent areas from being spoiled or damaged The grants are offered as part of the Glasgow City Centre Improvement Grant Fund.

Glasgow City Council

Businesses in Glasgow can get free support from an expert digital consultant through this programme from Glasgow City Council. Your business can learn to use digital technology to increase revenue, achieve productivity savings, and reach new markets. If eligible, you'll receive up to 3 days of tailored support with consultants on the topics that best suit your needs. This project is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Glasgow City Council

Glasgow City Council provides 'meanwhile use' grants for businesses and organisations to enhance the look and feel of vacant properties in Glasgow city centre. These grants are intended to help bring unused or vacant property back into productive use. This could involve businesses moving into physical premises on a short-term lease or using the properties as pop-up shops or for creative or cultural purposes. The grants are aimed at businesses and organisations that are looking to occupy their fi

Northern Ireland local councils

Free start, grow and scale support for Northern Ireland businesses delivered by the 11 local councils: business planning, funding guidance, productivity and market development, plus a grants strand.

Great British Energy

The Great British Energy (GBE) Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks (the Fund) will award up to £300 million in capital grant funding to build UK manufacturing capacity for key constrained components in offshore wind and enabling electricity networks sectors. The grant funding must be used to construct new or extend existing manufacturing facilities in the UK. Growth in demand for offshore wind and electricity networks components is outpacing supply chain capacity, resulting in bottlene

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

£10m investment fund to support the growth of companies in the advanced manufacturing and materials sector in Greater Manchester.

Heritage Lottery Fund

Funding to help restore neglected historic buildings and sites and unlock their economic potential.

Highland Council

If you have started a business in the last 12 months or are planning to start a business in the next 3 months, you could be eligible for a Business Gateway Highland start-up grant of £1,000. All business sectors and commercial types can be considered, including sole traders, partnerships, limited companies and social enterprises. Business Gateway Highland is delivering the grant on behalf of The Highland Council alongside its usual one-to-one support, local workshops and specialist advice.

Highland Opportunity Investments Limited

The Start-Up and Growth Loan offers affordable, fixed rate loans to businesses based in the Highland Council region. You can use the funds to help cover start up-costs or grow an existing business. They can also be used to cover day-to-day business costs, or as a short term loan while you wait for longer term funding. Loans of between £5,000 and £200,000 are available, with a loan term of between 1 and 10 years. The loan can also be used to purchase or hire: a business premises or land equipment

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

The Community Right to Buy Fund provides financial support for community organisations in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The fund helps communities pay for professional services to help them register an interest in land or buildings under the Community Right to Buy legislation. These services could include legal title searches or help with mapping. What is Community Right to Buy? With a buoyant and fast-paced property market, it is currently more difficult for communities to buy land and

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

The Life Sciences Growth Fund provides grants to help businesses in the life sciences sector in the Highlands and Islands to grow. The funding helps cover capital investment that will help your business to establish or increase its activities in the Highlands and Islands by: expanding into new markets developing new products, services, or processes scaling up your export plans Capital investment refers to spending on physical assets such as buildings, land or equipment. You can use the funding t

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

The Scottish Land Fund supports rural and urban communities to become more resilient and sustainable through the ownership and management of land and land assets. The fund offers grants of between £5,000 and £1 million to help communities take ownership of the land and buildings that matter to them, as well as practical support to develop their aspirations into viable projects. It is funded by the Scottish Government and delivered in partnership with The National Lottery Community Fund and Highl

Historic England

The Heritage at Risk Capital Fund is four year, £60 million fund to support the repair and conservation of historic buildings and sites at risk across England. It follows on from the successful £15 million of funding awarded through the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund in 2025/26.Under this fund, we can give grants for the conservation, repair and conversion of listed buildings of all grades, historic buildings in conservation areas, registered parks and gardens and scheduled monuments.Priority wil

Historic England

The People and Places scheme provides funding for research and engagement activities and to build skills and capacity in our historic environment at both national and regional levels.The research funding from this scheme helps us to know what our historic environment comprises, which aspects of it are the most signficant, how people value and interact with it, and what innovation in science and approach will help us to look after it for the future.The capacity building is targeted towards helpin

Historic England

Grants for projects that repair, conserve and care for historic places including buildings, structures, monuments, landscapes and areas. Historic England’s grants play an important role in helping people care for, enjoy and celebrate England’s spectacular historic environment.

Historic England

The Places of Worship Renewal Fund (PWRF) supports urgent repairs and essential improvements to listed places of worship in England.Grants ranging from £10,000 to £1,000,000 will be awarded for capital works that keep buildings safe, open and in public use. Priority will be given to projects in areas of England with the highest level of deprivation and need for investment, and those that bring most community benefit. In order to support different sizes of project, the fund will be divided into t

Historic England

Grants for the repair and conservation of historic buildings, monuments and landscapes.

Historic Environment Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland provides a range of grants and funding schemes to organisations developing projects that will benefit Scotland’s historic environment. Funding applications can focus on any aspect of Scotland's historic environment. For example, projects could involve: historic buildings ancient monuments and archaeology designed or cultural landscapes historic gardens heritage skills stories and traditions Some examples of a typical project or activity are: repair and consolidation

Homes England (England), Department for Levelling up, Housing & Communities (NI)

The Cladding Safety Scheme (CSS) was formally announced under the previous name - Medium Rise Scheme (MRS) in November 2022.The CSS will meet the cost of addressing life safety fire risks associated with cladding on residential buildings over 11m in height (11-18m in London).The GLA will continue to operate the Building Safety Fund for buildings over 18m in height in the Greater London Area.The CSS will support applications for buildings where the applicant is unable to afford to carry out the w