To meet the needs of small and local charities and the people they support, on 3 August 2020, Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales will open new COVID-19 funding to support charities to recover beyond the immediate crisis. The COVID Recovery Fund will offer charities a two-year unrestricted grant of £50,000 alongside the support of a Development Partner to help charities identify and act on any organisational and service delivery adaptations needed to recover...
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If your business completes customs declarations, you can apply for grants to get funding for recruitment, training and IT improvements. Find out below: who can apply what you must use the grants for amounts of funding available what you’ll need how to apply after you’ve applied how to treat the grants for tax For further information please visit the GOV.UK website.
HMRC are running free webinars on the ‘Eat Out to Help Out Scheme’, the webinars will include the following information: an overview of the scheme how the scheme works eligible establishments registering and making a claim what happens after you’ve claimed There are a number of dates and times to choose from, book your place here. HMRC have also produced posters, images and other promotional materials for use by establishments who are taking part in...
First Minister Mark Drakeford has set out changes to the coronavirus regulations in Wales making it easier for families and friends to meet outdoors. From Monday 3 August 2020, up to 30 people will be able to meet outdoors and children under 11 will no longer have to maintain a 2m distance from each other or from adults – in line with the latest scientific evidence about lower transmission rates in this age group. Pubs...
Changes to state aid rules mean that more small businesses can now benefit from loans of up to £5 million under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Previously businesses which were classed as ‘undertakings in difficulty’ were unable to access CBILS because of EU rules. Businesses in this category and which have fewer than 50 employees and a turnover of less than £9 million can apply to CBILS. For further information please visit the...
At the end of the transition period, the UK Government will introduce a new model for the VAT treatment of goods arriving into Great Britain from outside of the UK. This will ensure that goods from EU and non-EU countries are treated in the same way and that UK businesses are not disadvantaged by competition from VAT free imports. For further information please visit the GOV.UK website.
The Welsh Government is investing £53 million to help Wales’ diverse culture sector deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The fund will be delivered jointly with the Arts Council of Wales and has a “cultural contract” at its heart to help the sector emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever. The Cultural Recovery Fund will help protect organisations, individuals and jobs in the culture, including: theatres galleries music venues, businesses and individuals heritage...
The Welsh Government have launched a consultation on proposals to ban a range of single use plastic items and wants your views on how Wales can be at the forefront of the global drive to tackle the plastic waste problem. The single use plastics being consulted on include: straws stirrers cotton buds balloon sticks plates and cutlery food and drinks containers made of expanded polystyrene and; products made from oxo-degradable plastic This action is part...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors are carrying out spot inspections in cities and towns where there is a coronavirus outbreak, to check that businesses are COVID-secure. To be COVID-secure mean businesses need to put in place workplace adjustments, keep up to date with the latest guidance and put measures in place to manage the risk and protect workers and others. There are practical steps that businesses can take including: step 1 – carry...
From 1 August 2020 there will be changes affecting the grant employers can claim through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Employers will be asked to pay National Insurance (NI) and pension contributions for furloughed employees. The ‘Extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and flexible furloughing’ webinar will provide: an overview of the scheme including flexible furloughing examples of how to work out the amount you can claim information on changes due in September and...