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From: Naomi <[FOI #1099364 email]>
Sent: 07 March 2024 13:04
To: Freedom Of Information Requests Mailbox
<[Newcastle City Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Funding and grants available to
small businesses in the UK

Dear Newcastle upon Tyne City Council,

07/03/2024

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:

1. What funding (if any) do you offer to small businesses in the local area?

2. How many grants (if any) do you offer to small businesses in the local area?

3. If funding or grants are offered, please can you provide the specific monetary figures that are available to small businesses in the local area.

4. How many grants, or funding offers, were applied for and successfully granted to small businesses in the calendar years 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Please contact me if you need me to clarify my request.

Yours faithfully,

Naomi

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From: Naomi Aharony <[FOI #1099364 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 12:29 PM
To: Freedom Of Information Requests Mailbox
<[Newcastle City Council request email]>
Subject: Re: Name Clarification - FOI 22116

Dear Freedom Of Information Requests Mailbox,

Apologies for the delayed response. I am still keen to move forward with this Freedom of Information request and receive the requested information.

The full name for this request is 'Naomi Aharony'.

Yours sincerely,

Naomi Aharony

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Hi Naomi,

Please find attached a response to your recent FOI request.

1. What funding (if any) do you offer to small businesses in the local area?

We currently offer the following grant schemes to small businesses in the local area:

-          Citylife Business Grant - [1]https://www.bipcnortheast.co.uk/citylife...

-          Business Energy Efficiency Team (BEST) Grant - [2]https://www.best-ne.co.uk/grants/

-          Clean Air Zone (CAZ) Grant - [3]https://www.breathe-cleanair.com/grants (note: these grants are available to all businesses, regardless of size)

2. How many grants (if any) do you offer to small businesses in the local area?

64 Citylife Business Grants have been awarded to small businesses in the local area since the 1^st April 2024.

10 BEST grants have been awarded to small businesses in the local area since 1^st April 2023.

955 vehicles have been replaced thanks to CAV grants since the scheme went live in 2022. All grants were awards to businesses, but our records do not show how many would be considered ‘small’.

3. If funding or grants are offered, please can you provide the specific monetary figures that are available to small businesses in the local area.

Maximum value of a Citylife Business Grant is £3,600, with the average value to date being £858.

Maximum value of a BEST grant to date is £12,793.95, with the average value being £8.228.31.

The CAZ grants offer different values depending on the vehicle e.g.

• Taxis, including Hackney carriage and private hire vehicles – up to
£3,500
• Wheelchair accessible taxis, including Hackney Carriage and private
hire vehicles – up to £4,000
• Light goods vehicles – up to £4,500
• Heavy goods vehicles – up to £16,000
• Buses and coaches – up to £16,000

  4. How many grants, or funding offers, were applied for and successfully granted to small businesses in the calendar years 2021, 2022 and 2023.

During the period 2021 – 2023, the Council administered a wide variety of
grant schemes targeted towards supporting local businesses. Unfortunately
our records do not show how many of the grant recipients would have been
considered ‘small’.

In calendar year 2021, the Council administered approximately 11,800
individual grants to local businesses

In calendar year 2022, the Council administered approximately 1,500
individual grants to local businesses

In calendar year 2023, the Council administered approximately 800
individual grants to local businesses

Kind regards

Ed Banks
Economic Advisor

Economic Development Team      
Newcastle City Council              [mobile number]
Civic Centre                                 
Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne    
NE1 8QH   
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From: Naomi Aharony <[6][FOI #1099364 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 12:29 PM
To: Freedom Of Information Requests Mailbox
<[7][Newcastle City Council request email]>
Subject: Re: Name Clarification - FOI 22116

Dear Freedom Of Information Requests Mailbox,

Apologies for the delayed response. I am still keen to move forward with this Freedom of Information request and receive the requested information.

The full name for this request is 'Naomi Aharony'.

Yours sincerely,

Naomi Aharony

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