Business Grants

The request was successful.

Dear Wakefield City Council,

I would like to request information about your business grants. What business grants do you offer to local start-ups/small businesses? What is the allowance per business in 2019 and what will be the allowance in 2020?

Also, if possible, do you have information about how much you have given (grants) to local businesses in the past 5 years in your area?

Yours faithfully,

Hana Bednarova

freedomofinformation, Wakefield City Council

Dear Hana Bednaerova,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 

 

Thank you for your email requesting information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 which we received on 09 October 2019.  It is our
intention to have the response delivered to you by 06 November 2019.

 

I would like to inform you that all requests submitted under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 might be subject to exemption(s), which the
Authority is entitled to apply to refuse the request.

 

Any future correspondence you may have in relation to this matter should
be marked Private & Confidential and sent to the Senior Information
Governance Officer, Information Management Team, County Hall, Wakefield
WF1 2QW or e-mailed to [1][Wakefield City Council request email].

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Information Governance Officer

Corporate Information Governance Team,

Legal and Governance

Wakefield Council, County Hall, Wakefield WF1 2QW

Email: [2][Wakefield City Council request email]

Tel: 01924 306112

 

show quoted sections

 

show quoted sections

freedomofinformation, Wakefield City Council

1 Attachment

Dear Hana Bednarova,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

 

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the
Authority under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.

 

Please find the response to your request below.

 

Wakefield, Castleford and Pontefract Retail Enhancement Fund - awarded 41
businesses with grants to the value of £265,000. The scheme is now closed
and supported businesses during 2017/2018.

Please see the attached criteria for reference.

 

Knottingley Retail Enhancement Fund (operates using same criteria) -
offers up to £4000 for shop fronts, this can be used for new shop front
including windows, doors and signage. 

£10,000 grants are available for renovation of empty units and other major
work such as rendering shop fronts etc. 

In 2018/19, 8 businesses have been supported to the value of £39,500.  A
further 4 businesses have submitted an application with grants to the
value of £12,600, this will continue into 2020 until the budget is spent,
£115,000 in total. 

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any further queries
regarding this matter.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Information Governance Officer

Information Governance Team

Legal and Governance

Wakefield Council

Tel: 01924 306112

E-mail: [1][Wakefield City Council request email]

 

show quoted sections

 

 

 

show quoted sections