GRANTS Omicron Hospitality, Leisure & Accommodation Grants Open to Applicants: 29/01/21 - 18/03/22 New Additional Restriction Grants Open to Applicants: 17/01/22 - 18/03/22 (subject to applications)
Grants for each category of business
Grants for each category of business
Non-Essential Retail
Hospitality
Personal Care Close Contact Facilities
Accommodation
Sports & Leisure
Discretionary Scheme
Shops
Pubs & Clubs Restaurants
Hair Beauty & Nails Tattoo & Body Piercing
Hotels Holiday Accommodation
Gyms Studios Golf Courses Riding Schools
Sole Traders Mobile Workers Home Businesses Supply Industry Rateable Businesses
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Name of Grants available:
Omicron Hospitality & Leisure Grant
And
ARG – Hospitality, Leisure, others etc due to Omicron – (Categories)
Additional Restriction Discretionary Grant
Omicron Grants
GRANT AWARDS:
Omicron Grant
RV £15,000 & under
£2,667
Omicron Grant
RV £15,001 to £50,999
£4,000
Omicron Grant
RV £51,000 & over
£6,000
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 30th December 2021
Must be liable for business rates on the 30th December 2021
Must be the rate payer
Must occupy the rateable property on the 30th December 2021
The rateable property must be in the VOA rating list on the 30th 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 28st February 2022
All final payments to be made by 31st 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.
Discretionary Grants
Category
Discretion Grant Amount
Eligible Mobile/ Sole Trader
meets criteria
Up to £500
Eligible Market Trader
meets criteria
Up to £500
Rateable property £15,000 or less or equivalent rent, fixed costs
meets criteria
Up to £1,334
Rateable property £15,000 to £51,000 or equivalent rent, fixed costs
meets criteria
Up to £2,000
Rateable property £51,000 or more or equivalent rent, fixed costs
meets criteria
Up to £3,000
Exceptional circumstance
meets criteria
Up to £5,000
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 17th 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 17th 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 17th 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 17th 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 17th 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.
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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 17th 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.