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National schemes continued

Open to businesses across England or the UK, including Doncaster.

OpenGrantUK-wide

Life Sciences Transformational R&D Investment Fund (TRIF) Pilot

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

The Life Sciences Transformational R&D Investment Fund Pilot offers capital grants to support large-scale R&D projects in the UK life sciences sector (eligible projects must exceed £100 million in total costs).

Amount
Up to £25,000,000
Deadline
Listed on Find a grant until 2028-03-31
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Check statusGrantEngland-wide

Electric Car Grant

Department for Transport

The Electric Car Grant will support the industry and drivers by reducing the prices of new, eligible EVs priced at or under £37,000.

Amount
£1,500 to £3,750
Deadline
Listed on Find a grant until 2030-03-31
Area
EnglandLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
OpenGrantUK-wide

UK Global Screen Fund: International Business Development

British Film Institute (BFI)

Supporting UK screen content businesses across film, TV, animation and interactive narrative video games to enhance their international activities.

Amount
Up to £100,000
Deadline
Listed on Find a grant until 2029-03-31
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
OpenInvestmentUK-wide

Big Issue Invest - UK

Big Issue Invest

Big Issue Invest helps social enterprises and charities by providing loans and investments.

Amount
£20,000 to £4,000,000
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
OpenGrantUK-wide

Innovate UK - grant funding, innovation loans and expert support

Supports innovative UK businesses to realise the potential of new technologies, develop ideas and make them a commercial success.

Amount
£25,000 to £10,000,000
Deadline
No single deadline. Innovate UK runs separate funding competitions through the Innovation Funding Service, each with its own opening and closing dates (e.g. Frontier AI: SME Champions, Phase 1 opened 1 October 2026 and closes 11 November 2026; Efficient, Structured and Controllable AI Systems opens 12 October 2026 and closes 18 November 2026).
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
Check statusLoanUK-wide

Key Fund

Key Fund

Key Fund is a specialist social lender providing flexible loans and investment to social enterprises, charities and others.

Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10
Open all yearGrant

Open Call for Proposals: Proof-of-concept Studies and Pilot Projects

ESA Business Applications

A BASS open call for proof-of-concept studies that validate market opportunity and pilot projects that test services with customers in the primary target market.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
Europe, per the BASS Funding description; no UK-specific area stated.Local Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearGrantUK-wide

Growth Projects

ESA Business Applications

BASS Growth Projects help space-enabled solutions that have already achieved demonstrable commercial success in a primary market to unlock secondary market opportunities.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Open all yearGrantUK-wide

Automotive Transformation Fund

Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

Large-scale capital investment funding to develop a UK-based zero-emission vehicle value chain and support transition to battery electric vehicle future.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Check statusGrantUK-wide

Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Non-CO2 Programme

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Funding for research and technology development to maintain and grow the UK’s competitive positions in civil aerospace.

Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
OpenInvestmentEngland-wide

Enterprise Capital Funds Programme

British Business Bank

Enterprise Capital Funds (ECFs) bring together private and public money to make investments in high growth, early stage, businesses.

Area
EnglandLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearInvestment

GC Angels equity investment

Growth Company (GC Angels, operated

An angel investment network that helps businesses get ready to raise money and introduces them to its investors, with equity investment from £25k to £2m to start, expand or scale up. It is for early-stage and growing businesses that want angel investment and help with pitching.

Amount
£25,000 to £2 million
Deadline
Open all year
Area
Not stated on the page; run by the Manchester-based Growth CompanyLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10
Check statusSupport programme

Funding Support

KQ Liverpool

Guidance on grants, connections to investors, and support to access the right programmes for your business.

Local Landscape rating 6 out of 10
Open all yearOther

Relocation opportunities

Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC)

Lab, office and warehouse space that can be rented on a flexible short or long term basis at the Biorenewables Development Centre.

Deadline
Open all yearLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Open all yearTool or resource

Laboratory hire

Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC)

Hire of pilot scale laboratory facilities, or installation of a business's own equipment in the flexi hall, offered by the Biorenewables Development Centre.

Deadline
Open all yearLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
Check statusMembership or network

Member Offers

West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce

Offers from partner businesses that are available to Chamber members, such as free assessments, training and discounts.

Local Landscape rating 6 out of 10
Check statusSupport programme

Complimentary one hour 1-on-1 Diagnostic Session

Marvis Mark Consulting

A complimentary one-hour one-to-one diagnostic session from Marvis Mark Consulting to help members identify their next growth opportunity.

Amount
ComplimentaryLocal Landscape rating 6 out of 10

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