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Finance Durham Fund

Finance Durham Fund offers investment of £150,000 to £2m for businesses in County Durham.

Run by Maven Capital Partners · funded by Business Durham

Checked against the official page (mavencp.com) on 10 Nov 2026.

Flexible equity, debt or mezzanine funding packages for early stage and established businesses in all sectors that are based in, or relocating to, County Durham. Managed by Maven and overseen by Business Durham.

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Status and deadline

Status

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We could not tell whether it is open

Deadline

Not stated

How much

£150,000 to £2,000,000

Confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Businesses based in, or relocating to, County Durham at the time the investment or loan is made, with high growth potential and a viable business plan.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Micro (under 10 staff), Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff), Large businesses, Start-ups

Not confirmed on the official page

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How to apply

Submit the online application form, which is a two-step process, with a business plan and financial projections.

Confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: County Durham

County Durham

Confirmed on the official page

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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

Shaded: County Durham.

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Things we could not confirm

  • Deadline not stated; the fund appears open but no closing date is given
  • Business sizes not stated beyond 'companies of all sizes'
  • Fund is overseen by Business Durham and managed by Maven; their own rules may apply
  • Typical process takes around 6-10 weeks from application to funding

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Source and last checked

Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (mavencp.com) on 10 Nov 2026. Its details have not changed since it was listed on 10 Nov 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with Maven Capital Partners before you apply.

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