Richmondshire District Council are administering the COVID-19 business grant scheme for our district area on behalf of the government.
Before you start to compete the grant application form, please have to hand your:
Business rate account number (this can be found on your business rate bill)
Rateable value of the property (this can be found on your business rate bill)
Name on business bank account
Business bank account number
Business bank sort code
Business VAT registered number
Business company registration number
Fields with an asterisk ( * ) are mandatory answers that need to be complete so that you are able to submit the form
If you are liable for business rates on 11 March 2020 but have not informed the council of this, you should follow the link below and supply your details so that we can create your business rate account number.
Business rates online
The Chancellor has set out a package of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support public services, people and businesses throughout this period of disruption caused by COVID-19.
This funding is being made available to help small, rural, retail, leisure and hospitality businesses with their ongoing business costs in recognition of the disruption caused by COVID-19.
Who will receive the funding?
The person who will receive the grant is the person who (according to the billing records) was the ratepayer in respect of the property on the 11 March 2020.
Rate relief shall not be awarded in any circumstances where it appears that an award will result in the ratepayer receiving state aid that is above the current de minimus level of €800,000 aid in a three year period (consisting of the current financial year and the two previous financial years).
Please note - Any business caught falsifying their records to gain additional grant money will face prosecution and any funding issued will be subject to claw back.
This form is for:
1) Small Business Grant Scheme (including charities and community organisations)
Support for businesses that pay little or no business rates because of small business rate relief (SBRR) or rural rate relief (RRR). This will provide a one-off grant of £10,000 to eligible businesses to help meet their ongoing business costs.
Eligibility
You are eligible for the grant if:
- you are a small business and already receive SBRR and/or RRR
- you are a business that occupies property
Exclusions
- properties occupied for personal use (e.g. private stables)
- car parks and parking spaces
- businesses in liquidation or dissolved as of the 11 March 2020
2) Grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses (including charities and community organisations)
The Retail and Hospitality Grant Scheme provides businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors with a cash grant of up to £25,000 per property. Businesses in these sectors with a property that has a rateable value of £15,000 and under will receive a grant of £10,000. Businesses in these sectors with a property that has a rateable value of between £15,000 and less than £51,000 will receive a grant of £25,000.
Eligibility
You are eligible if:
- your business is in the retail, hospitality and/or leisure sector
- your property would have been eligible for a discount under the business rates Expanded Retail Discount Scheme
Properties that will benefit from the relief will be property occupied and mainly being used for:
- as shops, restaurants, cafes, drinking establishments, cinemas and live music venues
- for assembly and leisure
- as hotels, guest and boarding premises and self-catering accommodation
Exclusions
- properties occupied for personal use (e.g. private stables)
- car parks and parking spaces
- businesses in liquidation or dissolved as of the 11 March 2020
- properties with a rateable value of over £51,000
- only one grant may be awarded per property
