Community organisations and businesses located in an eligible rural area with legal status in the UK as listed on this page can apply for the grant.
REPF business grants will fund capital projects for micro-, small- and medium-sized businesses. Your business must have fewer than 250 employees and a turnover equal to or less than £50m or a balance sheet equal to or less than £43m (including any partnership your business is a part of).
Your legal status must be one of the following:
- partnership
- private limited company
- company limited by guarantee
- unlimited company
- community interest company
- sole trader registered with HMRC
- public limited company
- limited liability partnership
- co-operative society
For REPF community grants, your community group or organisation must be one of the following:
- charitable incorporated organisation (CIO)
- charitable trust
- charitable community benefit society
- company limited by guarantee (CLG)
- community benefit society (CBS)
- town or parish council
- cooperative society
- community interest company (CIC)
Additionally, your business/organisation must be below Subsidy Control limits (you will be required to confirm this as part of the application process).
Other eligibility requirements are given in the application form.