SWEF Business Grant (County Durham & Tees Valley)
Point North · Grant
£500 start-up grant or £2,000 business grant
County Durham, Tees Valley, Gateshead, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside · Checked
Business grants and funding in Redcar & Cleveland
Redcar & Cleveland businesses can use schemes run for the whole Tees Valley, plus Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council’s own start-up programmes and Teesside funds that cover the borough. See also all Tees Valley schemes.
There are 13 schemes listed for Redcar & Cleveland businesses (11 not closed), last checked 19 Oct 2026.
Schemes for Redcar & Cleveland businesses
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II: NEL Smaller Loans
NEL Fund Managers (British Business Bank NPIF II) · Loan
£25,000–£100,000 (per Review North)
Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, County Durham, Tees Valley · Checked
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II: NEL Debt Finance
NEL Fund Managers (British Business Bank NPIF II) · Loan
£100,000–£2m (per Review North)
Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, County Durham, Tees Valley · Checked
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II: Maven Equity Finance
Maven Capital Partners (British Business Bank NPIF II) · Equity
Up to £5m (per Review North). Check with funder.
Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, County Durham, Tees Valley · Checked
Made Smarter Adoption North East
Made Smarter with North East Growth Hub and Tees Valley CA · Grant plus support
Up to £3,500 for technical advice. Up to £20,000 (max 50% of cost) for software or equipment
Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, County Durham, Tees Valley · Checked
Tees Valley Export Fund
Tees Valley Combined Authority (UKSPF) · Grant
£3,000–£10,000, 25% match funding
Tees Valley · Checked
Tees Valley Investment Zone Innovation Vouchers
Teesside University / Tees Valley CA · Voucher grant
Exploration up to £50,000. Acceleration up to £300,000
Tees Valley · Checked
Teesside Flexible Investment Fund
FW Capital (backed by Teesside Pension Fund) · Loan and equity
£100,000 to £3m: property development loans £250,000–£3m, contract bond loans £100,000–£2m, loans and equity for buying a business £250,000–£3m
Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees · Checked
Enterprise Development Programme 2026 (Redcar & Cleveland)
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council with Anglo American · Grant plus support
Grant funding at the Accelerator stage. Amounts: check with funder
Redcar & Cleveland · Checked
Routes to Employment grant (Redcar & Cleveland)
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council · Grant
A small grant. Amount: check with funder
Redcar & Cleveland · Checked
UKSE business funding
UKSE · Loan and equity
Check with funder
Redcar & Cleveland, Hartlepool · Checked
Adult Skills Fund: employer-led training (Tees Valley)
Teesside University / Tees Valley Combined Authority · Funded training and support
Up to 90% funded for eligible SMEs (up to 70% for larger organisations)
Tees Valley · Checked
Business Tees Valley: new business support service
Tees Valley Combined Authority · Free support & advice
Check with funder: details not yet published
Tees Valley · Checked