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Business grants and support in West Lancashire

Including Skelmersdale and Ormskirk

As of 1 November 2026, 292 schemes are open to businesses in West Lancashire; 8 of them are only for West Lancashire or Lancashire. Updated 1 Nov 2026.

In October 2026, no scheme only for West Lancashire or Lancashire opened or closed.

What opened and closed across the North West this monthTalk to someone in West Lancashire

Shared with neighbouring councils 1 scheme

Schemes for West Lancashire and other council areas named with it, such as a loan fund for several districts.

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

Across Lancashire 9 schemes

Open to businesses anywhere in Lancashire, West Lancashire included.

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 yearLoan

NPIF II Smaller Loans

River Capital

Debt finance from £25,000 to £100,000 for new or growing businesses in the North West.

Amount
£25,000 to £100,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
Liverpool City Region, Lancashire, CumbriaLocal Landscape rating 8 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
Check statusSupport programme

Advanced Manufacturing Skills Bootcamps

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.

Amount
Self-employed: fully funded. Employed: free to the learner, employer covers the cost. Small businesses: £360 per employee. Large organisations: £1,080 per employee. Prices exclude VAT.
Area
Cheshire and Warrington, Cumbria, Lancashire, Liverpool City RegionLocal Landscape rating 7 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
Check statusSupport programme

Lancashire Micro-Provision

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.

Area
LancashireLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10
Check statusSupport programme

RedCAT Ventures

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.

Area
LancashireLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
OpenOther

Tender Opportunities

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.

Area
LancashireLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10

Need to talk to someone?

Local services that help businesses in West Lancashire. 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. West Lancashire Borough Council Business Engagement Team (Economic Regeneration)

    One-stop business support for West Lancashire start-ups and existing businesses: growth, skills, premises, funding.

    01695 712692

Your chamber of commerce: North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce (01772 653 000)

Across North West England or the whole North 17 schemes

For the whole region or the North, West Lancashire included. The soonest to close first.

All 17 in the funding list

National schemes 265 schemes

Open to businesses across England or the UK, including West Lancashire.

Grants (103)Loans and guarantees (15)Investment (9)Support, advice and training (108)Competitions and awards (23)Tax relief (2)

Closing in the next 30 days

Open to businesses in West Lancashire, 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 in West Lancashire come first.

Business events in and near West Lancashire

In-person events in the next 30 days in West Lancashire, then within about five miles of it. 58 online events are open to anyone.

Within about five miles

Events for West Lancashire, week by weekOnline events

Places to work and meet in West Lancashire

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 (1)

  • West Lancashire Investment Centre

    Managed offices · Skelmersdale · Willow conference suite £225.00 per full day or £175.00 per half day

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

Event venues to hire (3)

  • Edge Hill University Conferences and Events

    University venue · Ormskirk · Large meeting room up to 120; medium meeting room up to 50; small meeting room up to 30

    Meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, a theatre or auditorium and catering

  • West Lancashire Investment Centre

    Managed offices · Skelmersdale · Rooms range from a maximum capacity of 6 to the Poplar Suite for 120 plus exhibition space

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

  • WWT Martin Mere

    Conference centre · Burscough · Lecture Theatre: maximum of 100 delegates. Full Greenwood Building: maximum of 60 delegates.

    Meeting rooms, a conference hall and event space

All 3 workspaces and venues in West Lancashire, on a map

No business in West Lancashire 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.

Networks and communities for businesses in West Lancashire

Groups and memberships a business here can join, then the networks and chambers based here.

Organisations that support businesses in West Lancashire

Councils first, then the organisations with the most schemes open here.

Towns in West Lancashire

Each town's page shows the businesses listed there, its events, places to work and meet, and the local schemes for businesses.

Where West Lancashire 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 TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffieldSkelmersdale: see its pageOrmskirk: see its pageEdge Hill University Conferences and Events: university venueWest Lancashire Investment Centre: managed officesWWT Martin Mere: conference centre

West Lancashire is a council area in Lancashire, in North West England. Its biggest towns are Skelmersdale and Ormskirk.

Next to it: Chorley, Fylde, South Ribble, Wigan, Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton

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.

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 Lancashire. Show open funding for West Lancashire on your website. Every area