A £25 million fund to support the wedding sector and its supply chain will open to applications on Thursday 28th January 2021

This new fund aims to provide support to businesses whose main income comes from the wedding and civil partnerships industry, which has been significantly impacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The fund offers a fixed grant amount based on turnover. The funding tiers are:

  • A £5,000 grant for businesses with a pre-COVID-19 turnover between £10,000 and £49,999
  • A £10,000 grant for businesses with a pre-COVID-19 turnover between £50,000 and £99,999
  • A £15,000 grant for businesses with a pre-COVID-19 turnover between £100,000 – £249,999
  • A £25,000 grant for businesses with a pre-COVID-19 turnover of more than £250,000

Applications will be appraised in the order they are received until the full fund has been allocated.

There is no fixed closing date for this fund – it will close when the full fund has been allocated.

All the detail, can be found here COVID Wedding Fund Jan2021

It is expected to be very popular, we are advising our clients to apply for this promptly when it goes live on Thursday 28th January.

Applications should all be made via the Scottish Government website here Business Support