Small Business Grant (North Kesteven)

Description

North Kesteven District Council discretionary grant scheme for micro businesses, offering up to 40% of eligible costs (from £500 up to £5,000, minimum project cost £1,250) mainly for capital investment such as equipment and physical works, plus a limited set of training-related revenue costs, from a £50,000 fund assessed on a first-come-first-served basis.

Eligibility summary

• Available in: England.
• Applicant must be a registered business.

Notes

Confirmed via North Kesteven District Council's own Small Business Grant page and a June 2025 council news announcement. Minimum project cost £1,250; grants cover up to 40% of eligible costs. Assessed first-come-first-served from a fixed £50,000 fund — no fixed closing date confirmed, so flagged for re-verification of remaining fund balance at time of application. Re-verified in August 2026: the council's own page could not be directly fetched (blocked both by WebFetch and a browser fetch), but a web search corroborated the same terms verbatim (£500–£5,000, up to 40% match, £1,250 minimum project cost, 1-9 FTE micro businesses, £50,000 fund, first-come-first-served), with no indication the scheme has closed — remaining fund balance still could not be confirmed.

Requirement

Micro business in North Kesteven employing 1 to 9 full-time-equivalent staff, trading for a year or more with a first set of accounts completed, from any sector.