UK Funding Finder
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Results
Top matching programmes
Ranked by editorial review and catalogue data quality.
Accelerated Growth Programme
Tailored support and grant funding for high-growth Welsh businesses.
Apprenticeship Levy Transfer
Levy-paying employers can transfer up to 50% of their unused funds to other businesses.
Arts Council Project Grants
Grants for individuals and organisations delivering creative and cultural projects in England.
Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)
EIS is the UK's flagship growth-equity tax incentive: companies under 7 years of trading (or knowledge-intensive companies under 10) can raise up to £5m a year and £12m lifetime from individual investors, who receive 30% income tax relief plus CGT and loss-relief benefits.
Export Working Capital Scheme
UKEF partial guarantee to a UK exporter's bank to support working capital facilities tied to specific export contracts.
Industrial Energy Transformation Fund
Capital grants to help industrial sites cut energy use and emissions.
Innovate UK EDGE (Legacy Advisory Service)
Specialist innovation and scale-up advice for ambitious UK businesses.
Innovate UK Innovation Loans
Loans for late-stage R&D projects with a clear route to commercialisation.
Pathways
Suggested pathways
Innovation Funding Pathway
The UK innovation funding ladder: from free advisory support to consortium-led international R&D.
Startup Funding Pathway
How a UK founder typically moves from idea-stage advisory support to their first innovation grant and beyond.
Net Zero Pathway
Funding to decarbonise your business operations.
Comparisons
Compare similar programmes
First-time export funding vs Export finance
What "funding" actually means for a first-time exporter — and why it is rarely the same thing as export finance.
Horizon Europe vs Innovate UK Funding
European consortium funding and UK national innovation funding answer different questions about scale, partners and timeline.
Regional Funding vs National Funding
When devolved-nation support is the right first step, and when to compete UK-wide.
Decision guides
Pick the right route
What funding should UK manufacturers pursue first?
Digital adoption usually precedes own-IP innovation funding. Most manufacturers benefit from sequencing rather than choosing.
How do UK companies move from local support to national innovation funding?
Local growth hubs and national innovation funding sit at different points in the journey. Most companies progress in stages.
How should a Northern Ireland SME sequence funding?
A realistic order in which to apply for Invest NI and UK-wide support as an NI-based SME.
Providers
Relevant providers
Innovate UK
51The UK's national innovation agency, funding business-led innovation through grants and loans.
HMRC
24Administers R&D tax relief, the Patent Box and other tax incentives for UK businesses.
Rural Payments Agency
21Defra executive agency delivering rural and farming payment schemes in England.
British Business Bank
16The UK's economic development bank, providing finance to smaller businesses.
UK Research and Innovation
14UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is the national funding body for research and innovation, bringing together seven Research Councils, Innovate UK and Research England. UKRI funds discovery research, applied R&D, infrastructure and commercialisation across every sector, with an annual budget of roughly £8bn.
UK Export Finance
13The UK's export credit agency, providing guarantees and loans for exporters.