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Business grants and support in Accrington

Accrington is a town in Hyndburn, Lancashire. About 35,000 people live there (Census 2021).

As of 2 November 2026, businesses in Accrington can apply to the 293 schemes open across Hyndburn; 9 of them are only for Hyndburn or Lancashire. Updated 31 Oct 2026.

Talk to someone in Accrington

Business events in and near Accrington

In-person events in the next 30 days in Accrington, then within about five miles of it. 59 online events are open to anyone.

Within about five miles

Events for Hyndburn, week by weekOnline events

Places to work and meet in Accrington

Coworking spaces, incubators and workspaces a business can use, and venues to hire for a meeting, training day or event, each from its own website. Those with a known address are dots on the map below.

Workspaces (2)

  • Adventure Hyndburn

    Community venue · Accrington · Each space at the Centre on Norfolk Grove can be booked for £25.00 per hour…

    Meeting rooms, training rooms, dedicated desks and catering

  • Oswaldtwistle Mills Business & Conference Centre

    Managed offices · Oswaldtwistle · Flat rate on flexible lease terms, including rent, rateable value, broadband, gas, electric, parking…

    Private offices, meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, event space and catering

Event venues to hire (4)

  • Accrington Town Hall

    Arts venue · Accrington · Ballroom up to 350 guests in theatre style, or 240 for weddings and events serving a three-course dinner

    Meeting rooms, training rooms, event space and catering

  • Adventure Hyndburn

    Community venue · Accrington

    Meeting rooms, training rooms, dedicated desks and catering

  • Oswaldtwistle Mills Business & Conference Centre

    Managed offices · Oswaldtwistle · Moscow Suite up to 100; Three Brooks Room up to 40; Clifton Room up to 30

    Private offices, meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, event space and catering

  • Stanley Sports Hub

    Community venue · Accrington · 6 or 12 people

    Meeting rooms, training rooms and catering

Places to work and meet across Hyndburn

Only for Hyndburn or Lancashire 9 schemes

Schemes for Hyndburn or Lancashire, not for the whole region, which businesses in Accrington can apply to.

Open all yearGrant

Hyndburn Borough Council Business Grants Programme for 2026/27

Hyndburn Borough Council

Start-up and growth grants for new and established businesses in Hyndburn to invest, diversify or grow. Start-ups can apply for up to £2,000 and existing businesses looking to grow for up to £5,000.

Amount
Up to £5,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
HyndburnLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Open all yearLoan

Rosebud Business Loans

Rosebud Finance

Tailor-made business loans for growing companies in Lancashire, from £25,000 at interest rates up to 14% for up to five years.

Amount
£25,000 to £100,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, WyreLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

Chamber Low Carbon - Lancashire

Chamber Low Carbon provides a range of 1-2-1 business support services specialising in energy, resource and water efficiency.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
LancashireLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

1-to-1 Business Support

Chamber Low Carbon - Lancashire

One-to-one support for Lancashire businesses to reduce energy bills, carbon footprint and improve efficiency through energy audits, carbon footprint analysis and sustainability mentoring.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
LancashireLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

Advanced Business Support

Chamber Low Carbon - Lancashire

In-depth support for Lancashire businesses to integrate energy and sustainability management, including training, ISO standards guidance and environmental auditing.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
LancashireLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

Best Practice Events

Chamber Low Carbon - Lancashire

Events for Lancashire businesses to learn about low carbon renewable energy options, technology choices and implementation strategies.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
LancashireLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10

All 9, and everything else open in Hyndburn, on its page

Need to talk to someone?

Local services that help businesses in Accrington and the rest of Hyndburn. Each number is from the organisation's own website.

  1. Boost Business Lancashire (Lancashire's Business Growth Hub)

    Helpdesk guiding Lancashire businesses to support, from start-up and finance to marketing and leadership.

    See Boost Business Lancashire on Local Landscape

    0800 488 0057

  2. Hyndburn Borough Council Business Support Service (Economic Development Team)

    Help for Hyndburn businesses to start, grow or relocate, including grants and one-to-one support.

    Their website

Your chamber of commerce: East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce (+44 (0)1254 356400)

Closing in the next 30 days

Open to businesses in Accrington, local and national, soonest first.

Narrow it to your business

What it does, how long it has been going, how many people work there, what it needs help with and what it is looking for: the best matches for Hyndburn come first.

No business in Accrington has listed itself yet. Is yours here? List it, free: we read your website to say what you do and pin you on the map at Accrington.

Other towns in Hyndburn

Where Accrington is

HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffieldPadiham: see its pageGreat Harwood: see its pageOswaldtwistle: see its pageBrierfield: see its pageRawtenstall: see its pageHaslingden: see its pageBacup: see its pageAccringtonAccrington Town Hall: arts venueAdventure Hyndburn: community venueOswaldtwistle Mills Business & Conference Centre: managed officesStanley Sports Hub: community venue

Accrington is a town in Hyndburn, Lancashire. The darker shape is the built-up area the Office for National Statistics counts as Accrington; the lighter ones are the towns around it, each with its own page.

Council areas next to Hyndburn: Blackburn with Darwen, Burnley, Ribble Valley, Rossendale

The dots are its workspaces and venues. Boundaries from the Office for National Statistics (built-up areas, 2022).

Local Landscape gathers these details automatically from public web pages, and only some have been checked by a person, so check them with the organisation before you apply. Part of Hyndburn. Every area