GRANT AWARDS:

Business categorisation for the purposes of grant funding thresholds. Definitions for the purposes of this scheme are restated below:

• Hospitality definition: a business whose main function is to provide a venue for the consumption and sale of food and drink
• Leisure definition: a business that provides opportunities, experiences and facilities, in particular for culture, recreation, entertainment, celebratory events, days and nights out, betting and gaming
• Accommodation definition: a business whose main lodging provision is used for holiday, travel and other purposes.

• Must have 50% main service in one of the business sectors Hospitality, Leisure and Accommodation only
• Must be open for trading on the 30^th December 2021
• Must be liable for business rates on the 30^th December 2021
• Must be the rate payer
• Must occupy the rateable property on the 30^th December 2021
• The rateable property must be in the VOA rating list on the 30^th December 2021
• Must be actively engage in trading
• The business is Not in Liquidation, dissolved, struck off or subject to a strike off notice or under notice
• The business is not subject to subsidy allowance rules
• The grant is taxable
• Must have a completed application via Grant Approval by the 28^st February 2022
• All final payments to be made by 31^st March 2022

This list sets out types of businesses that are eligible under the sector thresholds for this scheme. This list is indicative of the types of businesses that can be supported under this scheme.

• Hospitality Food courts
• Public houses/pub restaurants
• Restaurants
• Roadside restaurants
• Wine bars
• Cafés
• Leisure Casinos and gambling clubs
• Cinemas
• Museums and art galleries
• Stately homes & historic houses
• Theatres
• Zoos & safari parks
• Amusement parks
• Wedding venues
• Events venues
• Night clubs & discotheques
• Arenas
• Concert halls
• Tourist attractions
• Theme parks
• Amusement arcades
• Soft play centres or areas
• Indoor riding centres
• Clubs & institutions
• Village halls & scout huts, cadet huts, etc.
• Accommodation Caravan parks
• Caravan sites and pitches
• Chalet parks
• Coaching inns
• Country house hotels
• Guest houses
• Hostels
• Hotels
• Lodge
• Holiday apartments, Cottages or bungalows
• Campsites
• Boarding houses
• Canal boats or other vessels
• B&Bs
• Catered holiday homes
• Holiday homes

This list is not exhaustive.

The authority reserve the right to amend any claim to a different category.

Eligible Mobile/ Sole Trader

• Eligible mobile sole trader unable to trade (or severe loss of income due to COVID19) or local business with West Sussex registered trading address, trading on or before 17^th January 2022 (or subsequent date). Only one claim will be paid.
• At least £250 in rent or flexible licence fee per calendar month. Must prove unable to trade or must prove severe loss of income with ongoing costs. 

Eligible Market Trader

• Eligible market trader unable to trade or local business with West Sussex registered trading address, trading on or before 17^th January 2022 (or subsequent date)
• At least £250 in rent or flexible licence fee per calendar month. / Eligible market trader, unable to trade (or must prove severe loss of income) with ongoing costs.

Rateable property £15,000 or less or equivalent rent, fixed costs

• Eligible businesses occupying a commercial property on the local authority ratings list, with a Rateable Value of £15,000 or less, as at the 17^th January 2022 (or subsequent date)
• Where there is no Rateable Value, then businesses paying rent of £15,000 per annum (£1,250 per month) or less
• If no Rateable Value or rent, then the local authority may estimate the rateable value or rent of the property where the business is based, or take into account other business related fixed costs in the name of the business, with a value of £15,000 or less per annum
• Unable to trade or must prove severe loss of income
• Individual LA’s reserve the right to amend any claim to a different category.

Rateable property £15,000 to £51,000 or equivalent rent, fixed costs

• Eligible businesses occupying a commercial property on the local authority ratings list, with a Rateable Value of over £15,000 and less than £51,000, as at the 17^th January 2022 (or subsequent date).
• Where there is no Rateable Value, then businesses paying rent of over £15,000 and less than £51,000 per annum
• If no Rateable Value or rent, then the local authority may estimate the rateable value or rent of the property where the business is based, or take into account other business related fixed costs in the name of the business with a value of over £15,000 and less than £51,000 per annum.
• Unable to trade or must prove severe loss of income.

Rateable property £51,000 or more or equivalent rent, fixed costs

• Eligible businesses occupying a commercial property on the local authority ratings list, with a Rateable Value of over £51,000 or above as at the 17^th January 2022 (or subsequent date).
• Where there is no Rateable Value, then businesses paying rent of £51,000 or above per annum
• If no Rateable Value or rent, then the local authority may estimate the rateable value or rent of the property where the business is based, or take into account other business related fixed costs in the name of the business with a value of over £51,000 per annum
• Unable to trade or must prove severe loss of income.

Exceptional circumstance

• In exceptional circumstances any local authority in West Sussex may pay above the maximum amounts outlined in the above boxes to eligible businesses.
• This is at the discretion of the individual Local Authority and also dependent on available resources.
• Exceptional circumstances is not defined but need to meet as a minimum 2 conditions – severe loss of income and to stop job losses. 
• Award of exceptional amount grants may be taken into account in the awards of future grants.
• Unable to trade or must prove severe loss of income.

Electronic applications only through https://midsussex.grantapproval.co.uk/

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Evidence

Businesses must demonstrate that they have suffered a significant loss in income because of the COVID-19 crisis

Comparative evidence of losses must be provided during the application process

• Name of the Business
• Business trading address including postcode
• Your business rates property if appropriate
• Your business rates account number if appropriate
• Proof of ID (e.g. for Ltd company: or for sole trader: passport, driving licence)
• Unique identifier (preferably Company Reference Number (CRN)) if applicable, VAT Registration Number, Self-Assessment/Partnership Number, National Insurance Number, Unique Taxpayer Reference, Registered Charity Number will also be acceptable)
• High level SIC Code 
• Nature of Business
• Date business established
• Number of employees
• Cumulative total of previous funding received under all COVID-1
• Evidence of trading and business activity as at the 17^th December 2021 (e.g. till receipts, documented payments, evidence of bookings)
• Evidences of losses Trading eg. financial accounts and comparative statements
• comparative evidence of losses including:
• Previous years trading accounts
• Current years accounts
• Previous years tax returns
• Current years tax returns
• Evidenced of cancelled bookings / capacity details
• Evidence of occupation of the rateable property (e.g. current under 3 months old utility bill such as gas, electric, water or landline, rates bill)
• Evidence of fixed costs
• Evidence of in person service
• Evidence of rent, lease of rateable property
• Evidence of named holder of bank account (e.g. copy of bank statement)
• Subsidy allowance certificate if appropriate

Local Authorities in Round 6 are encouraged to support businesses from all sectors that may have been severely impacted by restrictions, or by the Omicron variant, including those outside of the business rates system.

These may include, but are not limited to:

• hospitality,
• accommodation,
• leisure,
• personal care,
• the travel and tourism sector, including group travel, travel agents and tour operators,
• coach operators,
• wedding industries,
• nightclubs,
• theatres,
• events industries,
• wholesalers,
• English language schools,
• breweries,
• freelance and mobile businesses (including caterers, events, hair, beauty, and wedding related businesses),
• gyms,
• and other businesses that may have not received other grant funding.