Emergency Business Fund - January 2022
The Welsh Government introduced the Emergency Business Fund to support businesses (principally in the hospitality, tourism, retail and leisure sectors with a minimum turnover of £10,000 per annum (in a normal trading year pre Covid), with cash flow support and to help them survive the economic consequences of restrictions put in place to control the spread of Covid-19 by the First Minister in his announcement on 22nd December 2021.
This fund is designed to support businesses who do not have a property or are not eligible to apply for the Non Domestic Rates Grant (NDR). You cannot and should not apply for this grant if you pay business rates. The fund is intended to support costs for the period 13th December 2021 to February 14th 2022.
i) Grant A:
A £1,000 cash grant payment for hospitality, tourism, retail, leisure or related supply chain businesses which do not employ anyone apart from the owner, and do not have a property. This includes freelancers in the creative sector.
ii) Grant B:
A £2,000 cash grant payment for hospitality, tourism, retail, leisure or related supply chain businesses who employ staff through PAYE (in addition to the owner). This includes freelancers in the creative sector.
Supply chain businesses are defined as a business that generates 60% or more of its sales revenue from businesses directly impacted by the restrictions. I have not been required to close but my turnover has been materially impacted by the restrictions put in place. Materially impacted means a >40% reduction in December 2021 and January 2022 as compared to December 2019 and January 2020 (or a comparable two month period if the business was not trading in Dec 19 Jan 20).
SECTION 1 – Information about your business
Business name*
Business name is required
Business name is required
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Business sector / type of business*
Business sector / type of business is required
VAT Registration No (If Applicable)
VAT Registration No (If Applicable) is required
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HMRC UTR No (if applicable)
HMRC UTR No (if applicable) is required
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No of Employees (not including the owner) paid through PAYE on 13th December 2021*
No of employees paid through PAYE on 13.12.21 is required
No of employees paid through PAYE on 13.12.21 value out of range or not numeric.
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Taxi Driver Licence Number
Taxi Driver Licence Number value out of range or not numeric.
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Business Address
You do not live in an eligible postal area to proceed with the application
Company Registration Number
Company Registration Number is required
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Annual Turnover (2019/2020)
Annual Turnover (2019/2020) value out of range or not numeric.
Invalid characters: < > in Annual Turnover (2019/2020).
SECTION 2 – Your Personal Details
Title
First name*
First name is required
First name is required
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Last name*
Last name is required
Last name is required
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Your role in the business e.g. owner, director etc.
Your role in the business e.g. owner, director etc
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Contact telephone number*
Contact telephone number is required
Contact telephone number is required
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E-mail address*
E-mail address is required
E-mail address is required
E-mail address is not valid
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Correspondence Address (if different to business address)
SECTION 3 – Impact of the restrictions on your business
Please tick one of the statements that apply to your business:
Please tick one and only one statement that applies to your business
My business is a hospitality, tourism, retail or Leisure business that has been directly impacted as a result of the national restrictions put in place
I am a licenced taxi driver, I do not have any employees, and this has been my main source of income from September 2021.
My business is a supply chain business that generates 60% or more of its sales revenue from businesses directly impacted by the restrictions. I have not been required to close but my turnover has been materially impacted by the restrictions put in place. Materially impacted means a >40% reduction in December 2021 and January 2022 as compared to December 2019 and January 2020 (or a comparable two month period if the business was not trading in Dec 19 Jan 20).
For supply chain businesses only, please provide the following:
Estimated Turnover 13th Dec 2021 to the 14th February 2022 (combined)
Estimated Turnover 13th Dec 21-14th Feb 22 value out of range or not numeric.
Invalid characters: < > in Estimated Turnover 13th Dec 21-14th Feb 22.
Actual Turnover 13th Dec 2019 to the 14th February 2020 (combined) (or a comparable two month period if the business was not yet trading in Dec 19 / Jan 20)
Actual Turnover 13th Dec 19-14th Feb 20 value out of range or not numeric.
Invalid characters: < > in Actual Turnover 13th Dec 19-14th Feb 20.
Please tell us how the latest restrictions introduced in Wales from the 26th have affected/will affect your business
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SECTION 4 – Your business bank details
Bank Name*
Bank Name is required
Bank Name is required
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Account Name*
Account Name is required
Account Name is required
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Account Number*
Account Number is required
Account Number is required
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Account Number must be 8 digits
Sort Code*
Sort Code is required
Sort Code is required
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Sort Code must be 6 digits
Please upload a business bank statement as evidence or a personal bank statement showing business transactions.*
Please upload a business bank statement as evidence or a personal bank statement showing business transactions. is required
My business was actively trading and generating sales revenue up to the 13th December 2021, and will expect to be trading to the 14th February 2022 *
The local authority may request bank statements and further information to evidence trading activity prior to restrictions being introduced in December 2021