Trading on scheme application

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Section 1

Before you begin

Please note: Businesses employing less than 10 FTE or greater than 249 FTE staff are not eligible to apply.

The maximum combined file size of all uploaded attachments on the form must not exceed 18 megabytes.

Please ensure the files you upload fit within this limit, otherwise your application may not be submitted correctly.

If the combined size of the files you have prepared exceeds this limit, you may submit certain additional files (e.g. lease agreements) via email once you have completed the application form.  The additional files must be submitted by 5.00pm on Friday 12th November 2021 or your application will be deemed to have lapsed.

The application process is now closed, and this form cannot be submitted. Please do not proceed with your application.

Business details

Complete all which apply from the number fields below.

Address of the business premises

Does your business operate from premises in other Local Authority areas?

(Please Note: Eligible businesses are limited to one grant for the business, NOT for each location. If you have more premises in the Liverpool City Region, you must apply to the Local Authority where the highest number of your employees (FTE’s) are based, if that is Liverpool please continue)

Contact details

Please provide the contact details of a director of the company/registered charity or details of the partners if the business is not a limited company.

Additional contact person details

Add details below. To add details of an additional partner, click 'Add'.

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Trading details

I confirm that the business was trading on or before 01 April 2021
I confirm that that business is still trading now

Trading evidence: Please upload a recent utility bill dated within the last 3 months, showing business name and address (gas, electricity, water, telephone, broadband, but please note mobile phone bills are not admissible).

If your business was not trading on or before 01 April 2021, then you are not eligible to apply for the Trading on Scheme.

If your business is no longer trading, you are not eligible to apply for the Trading on Scheme.

Bank account details

This account will be used for payment of successful grant applications

Statement details

Please upload three months of the latest full business bank statements. The details must match the name and address of the business on the business rates bill, utility bill and lease/rental/mortgage agreement. It must clearly show name of the bank account holder, sort code, full account number and business transactions.

You can select multiple files by holding 'Ctrl / Cmd' and clicking on each document when the file selection window appears.

Section 2

Employees

To be eligible to receive this grant, the business must employ between 10 and 249 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees globally, working at least 35 hours per week and are on payroll (sub-contracted staff are not counted towards the headcount).

  • A staff member working 35 hours is classed as 1 FTE
  • A staff member working 70 hours per week would still be classed as 1 FTE
  • Part-time staff can be aggregated for example:
    • 2 part time staff working 21 hours each would be the equivalent of 1.2 FTE
    • 3 part time staff working 7 hours per week would be the equivalent of 0.6 FTE

Please note: Businesses employing less than 10 FTE staff or greater than 249 FTE staff are not eligible to apply.

Please upload HMRC Real Time Information/PAYE records below for all staff who work in the Liverpool City Region for the month of September 2021, highlighting those staff working in Liverpool City Region.

Please Note: The accountant must verify the number of staff working in Liverpool City Region as part of the accountant’s letter.

Section 3

Property Costs

Your business must provide appropriate evidence of commercial property costs. Total annual property costs across the Liverpool City Region should be included in the application.


NOTE: Businesses without commercial premises are not eligible to apply for this grant.

Annual Property Costs: Please upload a signed commercial lease(s), license(s), rental agreement(s) or commercial Mortgage(s), showing business name, address(es) and annual property costs. If you pay business rates, also include the annual costs.

Please describe the commercial premises occupied by the business (e.g., light industrial unit of x,000 sq. ft.)

Do you pay business rates on the property?

If you would like to upload multiple files, hold 'Ctrl / Cmd' and click to select each file you want to upload when the file selection window appears.

Please note, if your signed lease/rental agreement/s or mortgage statement/s are large files, we can accept submission via email once you have completed your application form. The additional files must be submitted by 5.00pm on Friday 12th November 2021 or your application will be deemed to have lapsed.

Section 4

Financial loss due to COVID-19

Please provide a FULL DETAILED DESCRIPTION of the severe impact that Covid 19 has had on the business. As well as the financial impact (loss of turnover and income), this could also include supply chain, staffing, safety measures, health & wellbeing for example.

What is your specific financial loss (£) in income/turnover in monetary terms over the comparative period covered by the evidence supplied below?

These figures must match the figures provided in the accompanying accountant’s letter.

Comparative Evidence

Please select the comparative period for which you are evidencing financial loss

Only submit evidence for one option below. These figures must match the figures provided in the accompanying accountant’s letter.

Section 5

Previous Grants

Please confirm if the business has received any of the following grants during the pandemic.

For each grant, if you have received the grant, enter the value received in the corresponding box. If the business has not received a grant, leave the box blank.

Section 6

Declaration

Declaration

You must confirm all of the above declarations are correct in order to submit your application.

The application process is now closed, and this form cannot be submitted. Please do not proceed with your application.

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