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2024/25 UKSPF Grant Programmes

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2024/25 UKSPF Grant Programme successful applicants

Business Growth Grant Programme

On 5 March 2025, 10 businesses were awarded UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) grants of £3,000 to adopt new approaches that will enhance productivity and foster long-term growth. These grants will fund new hardware, software, machinery and training for local SMEs to help them implement innovative technologies and business processes. The successful applications are:

  • Reclaim Mobility Limited
  • Seasons in Thyme Catering Limited
  • TWR Watch Repairs
  • Miru 3D Limited
  • Big Noise Recording Studios
  • The Design Cabin Community C.I.C
  • W. Neal Services Ltd.
  • VR Escape Ltd
  • CWT Structural Engineering
  • Corrilan IT Consultancy Ltd

UKSPF 2024/25 E1 and E4 Grant Programme

In February 2024, Rochford District Council opened a second funding round of the Rochford District UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).We received a high level of applications when the round closed in March 2024, which far outweighed the funding allocation that was available. Grants of up to £50,000 were awarded for projects supporting two of Rochford’s chosen UKSPF interventions:

  • E1 – Funding for improvements to town centres and high streets, including better accessibility for disabled people, including capital spend and running costs; and
  • E4 – Enhanced support for existing cultural, historic and heritage institutions that make up the local cultural heritage offer.

Rochford District Council is delighted to announce that over £244,000 in grants has been awarded to support creative, heritage and high street projects that will be delivered between May 2024 and March 2025.These projects are funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). Seven grants have been allocated from the Council’s share of UKSPF in a bid to level up opportunity and prosperity, build pride in our places, strengthen our communities and increase life chances.The successful applications are:

  • National Trust - Improve the paths at Rayleigh Mount to make the heritage asset more accessible, replace and introduce new handrails, create new engaging interpretation and install people counters.
  • Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) - Create greater access to the RSPB reserve at Wallasea Island by providing a new accessible toilet facility and provide two new accessible shelters.
  • Make Your Market – Support local entrepreneurs and performers, with a spotlight on young people. Markets and events will be held in Rayleigh and Rochford, featuring stallholders, live performances and creative workshops.
  • The Cultural Engine – Co-ordinate the Orchard Cultural Programme, celebrating the culture and heritage of the District. Events will be delivered between early summer and late September, with a finale event in Rochford Town Centre on 28 September 2024.
  • Essex Cultural Diversity Project – Host an outdoor Global Village event at King George V Playing Fields to celebrate the District’s culture, history and diversity.
  • Show Up Productions – Run 22 theatrical performances and ‘have a go’ creative sessions to be delivered in towns and villages across the District.
  • Rochford Parish Council – Install new Christmas lights in Market Square and Bradley Way and install footfall counters.

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