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Business Rates Hardship Reliefnon-cash support · open all year · with Business rates hardship relief (St Helens)
Flexible Growth Fundaward £1,000,000 · open all year · with Flexible Growth Fund (Growth Platform)
Hardship reliefopen all year · with Business rates hardship relief (Liverpool)
Sefton Ways to Work ILM Programmenon-cash support · open all year · Sefton · with Sefton Council
SWEF Enterprise Fund: grants up to £2,000 for young Merseyside entrepreneursmax award £2,000 · open all year · with Community Foundation for Merseyside - SWEF Enterprise Fund
Electric Vehicle Charging Point (EVCP) Relief100% business rates relief · with Electric Vehicle Charging Point business rates relief (Wirral)
Employer recruitment support and £4,000 Youth Guarantee bursarymax award £4,000 · with Employer recruitment support and £4,000 Youth Guarantee bursary (Wirral)
Gateway Angelsaward £50,000–£1,000,000 · with Gateway Angels (LCR angel investment network)
Kindred - Support for Socially-Trading Organisationsnon-cash support · with Growth Platform
Our investment focus areas — LYVA Labsaward £10,000–£250,000 · total pot £7m · with LYVA Labs
Pre-Seed Challenge Funds — LYVA Labsaward £10,000–£250,000 · total pot £7m · with LYVA Labs
Supporting Small Business Rate Reliefmax award £800 · with Business rates reliefs and exemptions (Sefton)
Transitional relief and supporting small business for 2026-2029award £800–£100,000 · with Business rates relief and reductions (Liverpool)
Business Adviser and Expert AccessFree · open all year · with Business & IP Centre Liverpool
Business Support and Mentoring — Sci-Tech Daresburynon-cash support · open all year · with Sci-Tech Daresbury (campus programmes)
Clinic for entrepreneurial guidance — Business & IP Centre LiverpoolFree · open all year · with Business & IP Centre Liverpool
Free Start-up Supportnon-cash support · open all year · with Start Up Sefton - free start-up support (Sefton)
InvestSefton Business Supportnon-cash support · open all year · with Liverpool City Region Start Up Support
LCR Finance Clinic — InvestSefton business events and free workshopsFree · open all year · with InvestSefton business events and free workshops (Sefton)
Liverpool City Council Business and Economic Supportnon-cash support · open all year · with Liverpool City Region Start Up Support
Liverpool City Region Start Up Supportnon-cash support · open all year · with Liverpool City Region Start Up Support
Patents clinic — Business & IP Centre LiverpoolFree · open all year · with Business & IP Centre Liverpool
Southport BID Free Business Promotion and Content CreationProfessional videos and content creation (£250,000 value of professional videos produced for BID businesses in past year) · open all year · Sefton · with Southport BID free business promotion and content creation (Southport)
St Helens Start-up Support Packagenon-cash support · open all year · St Helens · with Liverpool City Region Start Up Support
Tendering Supportnon-cash support · open all year · with Invest Knowsley tendering support and tender alerts (Knowsley)
Wirral Chamber Business Supportnon-cash support · open all year · Wirral · with Liverpool City Region Start Up Support
Business Funding and Programmeswith Growth Platform
Business supportnon-cash support · with Invest Knowsley business support
Business Support Servicenon-cash support · with Business Support Service (LCR local authority business support teams)
Halton Business Support Servicenon-cash support · Halton · with Halton Business Support Service
International trade supportaward from £450 · with Liverpool Chamber of Commerce international trade support
International Trade Support Services — Halton Chamber of Commercenon-cash support · with Halton Chamber of Commerce
Inward Investmentnon-cash support · with InvestSefton inward investment and expansion support (Sefton)
Join the LYVA Labs Consultant Panelwith LYVA Labs
LCR Finance Hubwith LCR Finance Hub (free funding readiness & access-to-finance support)
LCR High Growth Business Supportnon-cash support · with LCR High Growth Business Support (Growth Hub account management)
Liverpool City Region Export Supportnon-cash support · with Liverpool City Region Export Support (Growth Platform)
MSIF Business Planning and Funding Advicenon-cash support · with MSIF (Merseyside Special Investment Fund)
MSIF Business Support Programmesnon-cash support · with MSIF (Merseyside Special Investment Fund)
Skills Brokerage Servicenon-cash support · with Skills Brokerage Service (LCR employer brokerage)
Start Up Sefton - free start-up supportSefton · with Start Up Sefton - free start-up support (Sefton)
Supply Chain/Procurement Supportmax award £12,000 · with Supply Chain / Procurement Support (Supplier Procurement Toolkit)
Support for your businessnon-cash support · with Invest Sefton business support
Ways to Work - information for businessesnon-cash support · with Ways to Work - free recruitment package for employers (St Helens)
Working Wellmax award £1,000 · with Working Well programme and grants (Knowsley)
Workspace — Workspace and business relocation support - Wirral Chambernon-cash support · with Workspace and business relocation support - Wirral Chamber
ORIGIN8 at Shakespeare North Playhouse: free mentoring, R&D space and a sharing for Liverpool City Region artists (closes 31 Oct)closes 31 Oct 2026 · with Shakespeare North Playhouse (Prescot): ORIGIN8 artist development programme
AI 4 Good LCR: free support for ten Liverpool City Region entrepreneurs to build a business with AInon-cash support · closes 1 Nov 2026 · with Public Life (AI 4 Good LCR)
AI for Goodnon-cash support · closes 1 Nov 2026 · with Growth Platform
Campus Technology Hub — Sci-Tech DaresburyBusiness support included · open all year · with Sci-Tech Daresbury (campus programmes)

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Open across the North West 18

Access Funding Scheme for High-end TV Deaf, Disabled & Neurodivergent Crew 2026 - 2027free training (ScreenSkills funded) · closes 16 Nov 2026 · with ScreenSkills training and opportunities (ScreenSkills-funded courses)
IBIC biotech knowledge exchange grants: up to £60k for north-west business-university projects (next deadline 10 Dec)max award £60,000 · closes 10 Dec 2026 · with IBIC: knowledge exchange grants with north-west biotech businesses
Awards for Young Writers 2027award £150–£500 · closes 15 Mar 2027 · with New Writing North: Northern Writers' Awards (all awards and submission windows)
DSW Ventures Seed Investmentaward £100,000–£1,000,000 · open all year · with DSW Ventures (Daresbury-linked seed VC)
Equity Finance, Up to £5 million (North West)max award £5,000,000 · open all year · with Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (British Business Bank)
GC Angelsaward £25,000–£2,000,000 · open all year · with GC Angels
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II - Debt Finance (North West)award £100,000–£2,000,000 · open all year · with FW Capital
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II - Smaller Loansaward £25,000–£100,000 · open all year · with Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (British Business Bank)
PXN Venturesmax award £5,000,000 · open all year · with PXN Ventures (NPIF II North West equity)
Smaller Loans - North West (Liverpool City Region, Lancashire, Cumbria)award £25,000–£100,000 · open all year · with Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (British Business Bank)
Regional Growth Fundmax award £150,000 · with Key Fund: social investment funds for the North (incl. Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund)
Creative Incubatornon-cash support · with English National Opera x RNCM: Creative Incubator (North West artists)
Help to Grow: Managementaward £750 · with Help to Grow: Management (LCR business schools)
Manchester Met Knowledge Transfer Partnershipsaward £23,000–£55,000 · with Manchester Met Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Support and investor introductions for female foundersnon-cash support · with Fund Her North: support and investor introductions for female founders
AI Adoption Readinessnon-cash support · with Edge Hill AI Adoption Readiness (PIC SME Hub)
AI Workforce Model for SMEsnon-cash support · with Manchester Digital: AIMS - AI Workforce Model for SMEs (free AI and automation upskilling)
Getting young people into the industrynon-cash support · with Film Hub North (BFI Film Audience Network)

UK-wide 117

Water Efficiency Lab 2: £150,000 to £1.5m for water-saving innovationmax award £150,000 · closes 20 Oct 2026 · with Ofwat Innovation Fund - Water Efficiency Lab 2
Sustainable Darkroom Futures Residency: £3,400 grant and six-month mentored residency for UK artistsaward £3,400 · closes 23 Oct 2026 · with Sustainable Darkroom Futures Residency
Pathways to Work Innovation Fundcloses 26 Oct 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
iX Challenge: Alternative leak repair materials and methods for canal leakage and seepage repairscloses 27 Oct 2026 · with Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities incl. ICURe)
iX Challenge: Identifying leaks and seepage in canal infrastructurecloses 27 Oct 2026 · with Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities incl. ICURe)
CfI: Innovation in play to improve child outcomesaward £200,000–£500,000 · total pot £3m · closes 28 Oct 2026 · with UK Research and Innovation funding finder
Windrush Day Grant Scheme 2027: £5,000 to £25,000 for projects celebrating the Windrush generationaward £5,000–£25,000 · closes 29 Oct 2026 · with Windrush Day Grant Scheme (MHCLG, run by Near Neighbours)
BBC Children's Northern Star Project: about £17,000 to develop a children's drama idea (closes 30 Oct)max award £17,000 · closes 30 Oct 2026 · with BBC Children's (Salford) with DR, NPO, NRK and VRT: The Northern Star Project development opportunity
eBay Grants Support Business Growth and Young Talentaward £1,000–£10,000 · closes 30 Oct 2026 · with eBay UK Up & Running Grants
eBay Up & Running Grants: £10,000 for young eBay sellers and youth employersmax award £10,000 · closes 30 Oct 2026 · with eBay UK Up & Running Grants (Young Entrepreneur Edition)
Funding competition Future Leaders Fellowships: Round 11, business and non-academicaward £100,000–£3,000,000 · total pot £110m · closes 4 Nov 2026 · with Innovate UK (Innovation Funding Service)
Simply Businessaward £10,000–£25,000 · closes 12 Nov 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
BFI Skills Fund pilot call: up to £150,000 for a technical and craft skills framework in screenmax award £150,000 · closes 24 Nov 2026 · with BFI National Lottery Skills Fund: Pilot Projects (Call 1)
Funding to Support Black and Mixed Black Heritage Researchers Across the UKaward £13,000–£48,000 · closes 27 Nov 2026 · with Action Together: find funding
UnLtd Awards: up to £18,000 plus support for social entrepreneursmax award £18,000 · closes 30 Nov 2026 · with UnLtd Awards (Starting Up, Scaling Up, Community Climate Action)
Horizon Europe 2026-27: Horizontal Actions - Bridging Actionscloses 18 Mar 2027 · with Innovate UK Business Connect – Opportunities (Robotics & AI)
Workplace Charging Schemecloses 31 Mar 2027 · with GOV.UK Find a Grant
Ada Ventures: £250k to £1m pre-seed for overlooked foundersaward £250,000–£1,000,000 · open all year · with Ada Ventures (pre-seed)
AMSCI Recycled Fund: debt finance, typically £1m to £2m, for established English manufacturing SMEsaward £1,000,000–£2,000,000 · open all year · with AMSCI Recycled Fund (Frontier Development Capital)
Ascension: £150k to £850k pre-seed and seed investmentaward £150,000–£850,000 · open all year · with Ascension (pre-seed and seed)
Bank Referral Schemenon-cash support · open all year · with Bank Referral Scheme (designated finance platforms)
BGF Growth Stage Investment — BGFopen all year · with BGF (Business Growth Fund)
Black Artists Grant — Creative Debutsaward £500 · open all year · with Creative Debuts
British Business Bank Start-up Loansaward £500–£25,000 · open all year · with Start Up Loans
ENABLE Guarantees Programmeopen all year · with ENABLE Guarantees programme (delivery partner lenders)
European Space Agency Open Call For Proposals: Proof-of-concept Studies and Pilot Projectsopen all year · with Innovate UK Business Connect (opportunities incl. ICURe)
Export finance and insurance productsnon-cash support · open all year · with UK Export Finance - Export Finance Manager
Funding opportunity: Knowledge Transfer Partnershipaward £35,000–£50,000 · open all year · with Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Future Fund: Breakthroughopen all year · with Future Fund: Breakthrough
Gay Investor Network: pitch to the UK's LGBTQ+ angel investor syndicateopen all year · with Gay Investor Network (GIN)
Green Asset Financeaward from £5,000 · open all year · with Barclays Green Loans for Business
Green Commercial Mortgageopen all year · with Barclays Green Loans for Business
Green Loans for Businessaward from £25,001 · open all year · with Barclays Green Loans for Business
Green Pension Loans (SIPP & SSAS)open all year · with Barclays Green Loans for Business
Growth Capital — YFM Equity Partnersaward £3,000,000–£15,000,000 · open all year · with YFM Equity Partners
Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS)award £1,000–£2,000,000 · open all year · with British Business Bank Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS)
Handelsbanken UK Sustainable LoansLower interest rates · open all year · with Handelsbanken UK Sustainable Loans (lower rate for climate purposes)
HSBC UK AI & Productivity Financing Initiative£5bn · open all year · with HSBC UK AI & Productivity Financing Initiative
HSBC UK Business Impact Initiativeaward from £300,000 · open all year · with HSBC UK Business Impact Initiative (B Corp fee discount)
Impact X Capital: pre-seed to Series A for under-represented foundersopen all year · with Impact X Capital

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International, open to UK applicants 22

European Space Agency: co-funding for space-enabled smart grid resilience projects (proof-of-concept and pilots)closes 27 Nov 2026 · with European Space Agency: Smart and Resilient Energy Systems
EUREKA Innowwide: up to €60,000 to test a market outside Europenon-cash support · closes 1 Dec 2026 · with EUREKA Innowwide (market feasibility outside Europe)
Women TechEU 2 EIC: €75,000 for women-led deep tech startupscloses 14 Jan 2027 · with Women TechEU
EIC Pre-Accelerator — European Innovation Councilnon-cash support · closes 5 May 2027 · with European Innovation Council (EISMEA)
Emergent Ventures: fellowships and grants for high-impact ideasopen all year · with Emergent Ventures (Mercatus Center)
EWOR Fellowship: up to €500k for ambitious foundersopen all year · with EWOR Fellowship
identity.vc — pre-seed and seed investment for LGBTQ+-led startupsopen all year · with identity.vc
Thiel Fellowship: $250,000 for founders aged 22 or underopen all year · with Thiel Fellowship
United Utilities: submit an innovation ideaReview of submitted ideas by a multidisciplinary United Utilities team, with feedback within two weeks of submission. Possible outcomes include a request for more information, a longer review with experts, or feedback explaining why the idea is not suitable. Pitch videos can be shared with other water companies to find potential partners via Water Innovation 2050. · open all year · with United Utilities: submit an innovation idea (rolling)
EIC Accelerator — European Innovation Councilnon-cash support · with European Innovation Council (EISMEA)

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Questions

How many opportunities are open open to any business in Liverpool City Region?

On 18 October 2026 Bearings lists 235 live opportunities a business based in Liverpool City Region can apply for: 93 grants, loans, investment and prizes, 106 programmes, advice and support, 36 training offers. 78 are only for Liverpool City Region, 18 are open across the North West and 139 are UK-wide or international.

Which funding closes soonest?

Water Efficiency Lab 2: £150,000 to £1.5m for water-saving innovation (closes 20 Oct 2026)
Sustainable Darkroom Futures Residency: £3,400 grant and six-month mentored residency for UK artists (closes 23 Oct 2026)
Pathways to Work Innovation Fund (closes 26 Oct 2026)

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Funding and support open to any business in Liverpool City Region