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Enterprise programme for young people - UK

The Enterprise programme for young people is a support programme for people aged 18 to 30 who want to start their own business in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by King's Trust

Checked against the official page (kingstrust.org.uk) on 1 Nov 2026.

The King's Trust helps young people aged 18 to 30 years who want to set up their own business in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open all year

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Deadline

Open all year

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How much

Up to £30,000

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Who can apply

Individuals aged 18 to 30 who want to set up their own business in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, are on The King's Trust Enterprise programme, have an idea to start a business within 12 months, have the right to work in the UK, and own or plan to own at least 50% of the business.

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Business size

Start-ups

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How to apply

Apply on the King's Trust website.

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Where it is open: UK-wide

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

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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 TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Open across England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland, so every council area in the North of England is shaded.

Drawn from the areas the funder names. If a scheme is only for part of a council area, check its own page. Boundaries from the Office for National Statistics.

Things we could not confirm

  • The text is only a skip link and a donate link; no description, eligibility, deadline or application route is given.
  • Source page says it was found on West Yorkshire Business Growth Hub, but the text does not confirm this.
  • Whether a business can use this support is not stated in the text.

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Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (kingstrust.org.uk) on 1 Nov 2026. Its details last changed on 1 Nov 2026. A person last checked it on 15 Oct 2026, so confirm the details with King's Trust before you apply.

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