Including Leyland, Bamber Bridge and Penwortham
As of 1 November 2026, 292 schemes are open to businesses in South Ribble; 8 of them are only for South Ribble or Lancashire. Updated 1 Nov 2026.
In October 2026, no scheme only for South Ribble or Lancashire opened or closed.
What opened and closed across the North West this monthTalk to someone in South Ribble
Schemes for South Ribble and other council areas named with it, such as a loan fund for several districts.
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.
Open to businesses anywhere in Lancashire, South Ribble included.
Chamber Low Carbon provides a range of 1-2-1 business support services specialising in energy, resource and water efficiency.
River Capital
Debt finance from £25,000 to £100,000 for new or growing businesses in the North West.
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.
Chamber Low Carbon - Lancashire
In-depth support for Lancashire businesses to integrate energy and sustainability management, including training, ISO standards guidance and environmental auditing.
Boost Business Lancashire, 3D360 Printer
Free or subsidised online and in-person training in advanced manufacturing topics such as 3D printing, robotics and AI, for employed, self-employed and other learners in Lancashire.
Chamber Low Carbon - Lancashire
Events for Lancashire businesses to learn about low carbon renewable energy options, technology choices and implementation strategies.
Lancashire County Council
A programme to help individuals set up and grow small, independent businesses delivering personalised care and support services in their local communities, with guidance, networking and signposting to resources.
RedCAT Ventures, East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce
A pathway of technical business consultancy, financial and R&D support to help accelerate the commercialisation of low-carbon technologies, bringing together innovators and investors.
Boost Business Lancashire, Science and Technology Facilities Council
A guide to public sector tender opportunities, pointing businesses to Contracts Finder for Government contracts over £12,000 and to The Chest and Lancashire County Council for Lancashire-specific contracts.
Local services that help businesses in South Ribble. Each number is from the organisation's own website.
Boost Business Lancashire (Lancashire's Business Growth Hub)
Helpdesk guiding Lancashire businesses to support, from start-up and finance to marketing and leadership.
South Ribble Borough Council Economic Development Team
Advice for South Ribble businesses on the full range of support and funding available.
Your chamber of commerce: North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce (01772 653 000)
For the whole region or the North, South Ribble included. The soonest to close first.
Support programme · Open all year
Investment · Open all year
Loan · Open all year
Loan · Open all year
Support programme · Open all year
Loan · Open all year
Support programme · Open all year
Membership or network · Open all year
Loan · Open all year
Loan · Open all year
Open to businesses across England or the UK, including South Ribble.
Open to businesses in South Ribble, local and national, soonest first.
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 in South Ribble come first.
In-person events in the next 30 days in South Ribble, then within about five miles of it. 58 online events are open to anyone.
Tue 10 Nov09:30
Somewhere in South Ribble · Lancashire Skills Hub
Tue 10 Nov17:30
Somewhere in South Ribble · AMRC North-West
Wed 4 Nov09:00
Somewhere in Chorley · about 2 miles outside · Unique Ladies
Thu 5 Nov10:00
Somewhere in Society1 Coworking Space · about 1 mile outside · Society1 Coworking Space
Mon 9 Nov13:00
Somewhere in Preston · about 1 mile outside · Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire
Wed 11 Nov12:30
The Savoy Suite · about 1 mile outside · Lancashire County Council
Wed 11 Nov18:00
Somewhere in Society1 Coworking Space · about 1 mile outside · Society1 Coworking Space
Thu 12 Nov17:00
Somewhere in Preston · about 1 mile outside · Society1
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.
Managed offices · Leyland
Private offices, meeting rooms and a virtual office
Managed offices · Leyland · Office rents listed from £2,700.00 a year excluding VAT (for example, Office 20 Croston House…
Private offices, labs or workshops and meeting rooms
Heritage venue · Preston · Groups of 10-200 people.
Meeting rooms, catering and outdoor space
Meeting rooms to hire · Leyland · Full suite: 200 theatre style, 60 boardroom, 48 U shape, 60 classroom, 120 banqueting.
Meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, catering and outdoor space
Community venue · Leyland · Up to 120 people
Event space, meeting rooms, a conference hall and catering
No business in South Ribble has listed itself yet. Is yours here? List it, free: we read your website to say what you do and put you on the map.
Groups and memberships a business here can join, then the networks and chambers based here.
Councils first, then the organisations with the most schemes open here.
Each town's page shows the businesses listed there, its events, places to work and meet, and the local schemes for businesses.
South Ribble is a council area in Lancashire, in North West England. Its biggest towns are Leyland, Bamber Bridge and Penwortham.
Next to it: Blackburn with Darwen, Chorley, Fylde, Preston, Ribble Valley, West Lancashire
Choose an area on the map to see its page. The shaded shapes are its towns, each with its own page. The dots are its workspaces and venues. Boundaries from the Office for National Statistics.
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