What premises & shop fronts funding can North East businesses get? We list 10 schemes, 5 of them open now, including Grants and loans for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in County Durham (Durham County Council) and Pride in Place Shopfront Improvement Grant (Hartlepool) (Hartlepool Borough Council (Pride in Place Impact Fund)). Each listing shows the amount, who is eligible and the deadline, with a link to the official source; 3 closed schemes are kept for reference. Always confirm the details with the funder before you apply or spend money.
10 schemes in this category, last checked .
Open or rolling, according to the official source. Ones with a closing date come first, soonest first.
Durham County Council · Grant and interest-free loan
Targeted Business Improvement Grant, Property Reuse interest-free loan, Meanwhile Uses Grant. Amounts: check with funder
County Durham · Checked
Hartlepool Borough Council (Pride in Place Impact Fund) · Grant
Up to £20,000, with at least 25% match funding
Hartlepool · Checked
FW Capital (backed by Teesside Pension Fund) · Loan and equity
£100,000 to £3m: property development loans £250,000–£3m, contract bond loans £100,000–£2m, loans and equity for buying a business £250,000–£3m
Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees · Checked
FW Capital (backed by the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority) · Loan
Loans from £250,000 to £2m for residential and non-speculative commercial developments, up to 100% of build costs, repayment terms up to two years. £20m fund.
County Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland · Checked
FW Capital (backed by the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority) · Loan
Loans from £1m to £7m for speculative and non-speculative commercial developments, up to 100% of build costs, repayment terms up to five years. £35m fund.
County Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland · Checked
The official source does not say clearly whether it is open, so ask the funder before you plan around it.
North East CA, delivered by UMi (UKSPF) · Grant
£20,000–£300,000 discretionary grants (per Invest North East England)
Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Sunderland · Checked
Northumberland County Council / Business Northumberland (Northumberland Growth Fund) · Capital grant
£3 million programme. Award sizes: check with funder
Northumberland · Checked
Not taking applications now. Kept so you can see what ran before and watch for new rounds.
North Tyneside Council · Grant
100% grants up to £2,500
North Tyneside · Checked
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council · Grant
Was up to £5,000
Stockton-on-Tees · Checked
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council · Grant
Was up to £500
Stockton-on-Tees · Checked
5 of the 10 we list: Grants and loans for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in County Durham from Durham County Council; Pride in Place Shopfront Improvement Grant (Hartlepool) from Hartlepool Borough Council (Pride in Place Impact Fund): up to £20,000, with at least 25% match funding; Teesside Flexible Investment Fund from FW Capital (backed by Teesside Pension Fund) and North East Property Fund from FW Capital (backed by the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority), plus 1 more on this page. Check eligibility on the official page before you apply.
Number of schemes listed for each area (any status).
