Gwynedd Business Resilience Fund Application Form

The Gwynedd Business Resilience Fund is a support scheme for Gwynedd businesses to recover and develop, stabilise and prepare for the future. The aim is to enable businesses to increase profits either through savings or increased income. The Gwynedd Business Resilience Fund supports grants from £2,500 to £15,000 Timetable: All projects must be completed and fully claimed within 3 months of receiving an offer letter. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis. We would aim to stick to the timetable below: Opening Round 1 – 01 July, 2025 Closing Round 1 – August 15, 2025 Round 1 results announced – By September 30, 2025 Opening Round 2 – 02 September, 2025 Closing Round 2 – 17 October, 2025 Round 2 Results Announced – By 28 November, 2025 If the timetable needs to be adjusted, changes will be published in the Business@GwyneddBulletin

The following is the information you will need to provide in addition to this form:

	New business or less than 12 months of operation	Business has been operational for more than 12 months
Project plan using the template in the application pack	✓	✓
2 year financial forecast	✓	✗
Balance sheet and profit and loss statement for the last two years	✗	✓
Current bank statement of the business	✓	✓
Confirmation of any relevant consent including statutory legal requirements	✓	✓
All quotes	✓	✓

Application Details

Business / Company Name *

Name of applicant *

Address of Applicant(s) *

E-mail address *

Confirm E-mail address *

Phone number *

Business address *

Business Telephone No *

Business email *

Website

Facebook account

Instagram account

Does the business operate from any other address? *

Yes

Reason For Grant

For what purposes is the grant required? Remember to upload the separate Project Plan Please explain why you need the grant, i.e. without the grant you could not undertake the activity outlined in your application:

at all

to the same extent

within a reasonable timescale

Place of Business

Are you the property owner? *

Yes

If you have a lease, how much of the lease is left before it expires?

Have you obtained planning permission? *

Yes

Not Required

Have you obtained building regulations permission? *

Yes

Not Required

Schedule / Finance

Enter the start and end date of your project - please note that all work must be completed and all claims submitted to us within 3 months of receiving the offer letter.

Start Date *

End Date *

(a) Total cost of equipment/services *
(b) Grant requested (70% or 50% for some vehicles - see the guidelines)	Capital: £ * Revenue: £ * Total: £ *

Please note any other sources of funding below:

Source Name	e.g. savings, business account etc	Amount	Status – secured / applied for / to apply for
Myself
Bank Loan
Bank Overdraft
Other Borrowings
Other Grants
You MUST provide evidence of all sources of funding you intend to use for your application

Project Breakdown

Please provide a breakdown of how the grant will be used and provide details of quotes: (Original projections / quotes must be attached) - At least 3 for each item if it is £5,000 or higher for each supplier.

Item	Supplier	Cost (Ex.VAT)	Cost (INC.VAT)

Have all of the items above been sourced from a supplier based in Gwynedd? *

Yes

If not, what steps were taken to investigate using suppliers from Gwynedd and what was your reason for not using them? *

Value for Money

Will the equipment/service(s) you are seeking a grant for enable your business to make more profit? *

Yes

Please provide details *

How much more profit do you expect to make over the next three years?

Yr1 (£) *

Yr2 (£) *

Yr3 (£) *

Please provide a simple explanation of how you have calculated the above *

Will the equipment/service(s) you are seeking a grant for enable your business to reduce costs? *

Yes

Please give details *

How much savings do you expect to make over the next three years?

Yr1 (£) *

Yr2 (£) *

Yr3 (£) *

Please provide a simple explanation of how you have calculated the above *

Employment Details and Linguistic Profile

	Current Jobs		Jobs created as a direct result of receiving this grant	Timeline for creating jobs (months)	Jobs protected as a direct result of this project
	Male	Female	Jobs created as a direct result of receiving this grant	Timeline for creating jobs (months)	Jobs protected as a direct result of this project
Directors / Owners
Full Time
Part Time

What is the main administrative language of the business? (tick the most suitable box) *

All Welsh

More Welsh than English

Fully bilingual

More English than Welsh

All English

How many of your staff can speak Welsh fluently? *

How many of them can use some Welsh when talking to customers? *

In what language do you create marketing material? *

Welsh only

English only

Bilingual

Turnover

Most recent annual turnover (to the nearest £1) *

Projection of turnover for next two financial years as a result of the grant (to the nearest £1)

Year 1 *

Year 2 *

Business Bank Details

Account Name *

Name and Address of the Bank *

Account number *

Sort code (xx-xx-xx) *

Additional Details

Environmental Sustainability

Do you have an Environmental Policy? *

Yes

Do you have a formal Environmental Management System? *

Yes

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy

Do you have an Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy? *

Yes

Welsh language and culture

Do you have a Welsh Language Policy? *

Yes

If the answer is 'Yes', you may need to provide a copy of these policies.

Information

You acknowledge that you are subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, the Data Protection Act 2018
I/we authorise the Council to make any necessary enquiries to verify any information required for the UKSPF programme. The information provided may also be shared with others as set out in the Privacy notices. Business privacy statement (gov.wales)/li>

This fund is registered as part of the Gwynedd Business Development Fund (registration number SC11279), in accordance with the Subsidy Management Act (2022).

Language

I commit to increasing the use of Welsh in my business. I will do this by undertaking the following 3 activities: Remember that we will be monitoring progress against each activity, and satisfactory progress towards their completion is an official condition of accepting a grant offer.

1 *

2 *

3 *

Real Living Wage

I commit to paying the Real Living Wage to any staff over the age of 18 by December 2024 (it is not required tosecure the accreditation of the Living Wage Institue) - Become a Living Wage Employer | Living Wage Foundation *

Carbon Reduction Plan

I commit to working with Business Wales Officers to complete a Carbon Reduction Plan *

Documents to be Included

• Project Plan • 2 year Financial forecast • Balance Sheet and profit and loss statement for the last two years • Bank Statement for the Business • Confirmation of any relevant consent including statutory legal requirements • All quotes • Evidence of match funding

Declaration

• I authorise the Council to make any enquiries necessary to confirm any information needed to reach a decision on my application. The information contained in this application may be shared with a colleague in other departments and other business support organisations to assess the application; • I declare that all information in this form is accurate to the best of my knowledge, and that the Council may take action against the signatory to reclaim the grant and any costs, charges or expenses involved; • I also confirm that I have the full right and authority to act on behalf of the business/organisation making this request; • I confirm that this grant is necessary to do what the grant will support, either at all, to the same degree, or within a reasonable timeframe • I confirm that all purchased items will be properly insured; • I confirm that all items will be adequately preserved and maintained; • I confirm that all necessary statutory permissions are in place • I confirm that any public material funded by the grant (such as signage) will comply with Cyngor Gwynedd's Language Policy; • I confirm that the money will be spent in accordance with this request and that items will not be sold within the monitoring period;

I agree to ALL the above declarations *