269 live UK business funding opportunities

Acas

Advice on good practice in employment and employment relations.

Advanced Research and Invention Agency

Here’s the corrected version in British English: We empower scientists and engineers to pursue research that is too speculative, too hard, or too interdisciplinary to pursue elsewhere. ARIA’s programmes are shaped and led by our Programme Directors. ARIA’s Programme Directors are tasked with developing a concrete vision for how technology could enable a better future, and they then direct funding into research that can make it a reality. ARIA Programme Directors retain creative control over the…

Ambition North Wales

The Advanced Wireless Grant Scheme is designed to help public and private sector organisations in North Wales to upgrade or enhance their use of advanced wireless systems. With the improvement of digital infrastructure across our region, it aims to help create stronger communities, more innovative businesses and a more resilient economy. Advanced wireless technologies are revolutionising the way businesses operate by providing faster, more reliable and more secure connectivity. In this context,

HMRC

100% tax deduction on qualifying plant and machinery up to £1 million per accounting period — available to companies, sole traders and qualifying partnerships (unlike company-only full expensing).

ART Business Loans

Loans for new and existing small businesses to create and safeguard jobs in the West Midlands

Arts and Humanities Research Council

Barking Enterprise Centres

Free support, help to access low-cost flexible workspace for new and existing small or medium businesses in Barking and Dagenham.

BCRS Business Loans

Loans to help small and medium-sized businesses develop and grow.

West Midlands Combined Authority

Free independent energy assessments for SMEs across the West Midlands, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and the Marches. The linked capital-grant strand (up to £100,000 at 50%) is oversubscribed and closed to new grant applications.

Big Issue Invest

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

BiP Solutions

Free support to help businesses compete for major public and private sector contracts

British Business Bank

The Growth Guarantee Scheme makes sure UK businesses of any size can get the finance they need to help them invest and grow. The scheme offers term loans, asset-based lending and invoice financing. The UK government will guarantee 70% of the finance so lenders can feel confident in providing the loan. As the borrower, you will still be solely responsible for repaying the full debt. If your business is covered by the Northern Ireland Protocol, which sets out the regulations around Northern…

British Business Bank

A Start Up Loan is a government-backed personal loan available to individuals looking to start or grow a business in the UK. The loan is unsecured, so you won't need to provide any assets or guarantors to support your application. All owners or partners in a business can individually apply for up to £25,000 each, up to a maximum of £100,000 per business. The Start Up Loans Company is a subsidiary of the British Business Bank. How it works First, you'll need to complete an eligibility check…

British Business Bank

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

British Film Institute

UKGSF International Business Development provides non-recoupable grants for international growth strategies that span three or five years. The funding will support UK companies to develop and expand their turnover and scale of Intellectual Property (IP) creation, exploitation or acquisition.

British Film Institute

Support from UKGSF International Co-production will be in the form of non-recoupable grants for projects that: have strong export potential and international audience reach are able to demonstrate the potential to generate revenues for the UK producer have at least 60% of the overall finance secured, or 80% in the case of Fast Track applications (not including the amount applied for and UK tax relief) have secured at least one other source of UK funding (not including the amount applied for and…

British Film Institute

The UKGSF International Distribution Festival Launch strand aims to grow the international reach and value of UK films by supporting their launch at international festivals. Non-recoupable grants are available to assist UK sales agents and UK producers with the cost of enhanced publicity and marketing activity, along with the technical and logistical costs involved with a high-profile festival launch. Applicants should demonstrate how they will utilise a festival premiere to enhance the…

British Film Institute

UKGSF P&A funding aims to help secure wider and higher profile international cinema releases of UK films. Funding can support the P&A costs of a grouping of international distributors releasing a UK film, or a single international distributor if releasing an animated feature or documentary feature, in cinemas. Non recoupable grants are awarded to films that have clear appeal to identified international audiences and strong potential for commercial success.

British Film Institute

We make non-recoupable grants to support the marketing, promotional and technical costs associated with the release of a UK game in international territories. We will support games that have clear appeal to identified international audiences and strong potential for international sales. You can apply for support for a single game per application and can only make one application per game. Your game can be in any language.

British Library

Advice, databases, publications and workshops for business owners, innovators and entrepreneurs who want to grow.

Business and Enterprise Finance Ltd

Financial support for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Yorkshire and the North East.

Business Energy Scotland (Scottish Government)

Interest-free loans of £1,000–£100,000 for energy-efficiency and renewable-heat measures, with cashback of up to 75% of costs (max £20,000 efficiency / £10,000 renewable heat, £30,000 total per business).

Business Gateway (Scotland)

Free digital skills support for Scottish businesses — CPD-certified webinars, online resources and expert guidance covering digital marketing, e-commerce, websites and AI (successor to DigitalBoost).

British Library

Free business and intellectual-property support — workshops, one-to-one mentoring, market research databases and patent guidance — at the British Library and 70+ partner libraries across the UK.