Top Up Application form
Swale Borough Council – Top Up Grant Application Form
Swale has committed to provide additional funding to businesses whose regular monthly fixed costs are in excess of the grant funding that has been provided for the restrictions implemented from the start of the national lockdown on 05 November.
The criteria is as follows (to qualify, your business must meet all of the following):*
Please indicate which of the above time periods this application relates to. Please select all that apply.
The basic idea of the grant is simple - financial support for businesses forced to close or significantly impacted by the national restrictions that have not received sufficient funding to cover their regular fixed monthly costs.
IMPORTANT – You are only eligible to apply for a grant if you have already successfully applied for one (or more) of the following grant schemes:
- The Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed)
- The Additional Restrictions Support Grant
- The Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open)
We will only pay a top up grant for the time period(s) for which you have already successfully been awarded a grant from one or more of the above schemes.
Please indicate if your business is registered for business rates or not*
Registered for business rates is required
Section 1 - Personal Details
Title*
Title is required
Forename*
Forename is required
Forename is required
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Surname*
Surname is required
Surname is required
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Telephone*
Telephone is required
Telephone is required
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Email*
Email is required
Email is required
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Section 2 - About Your Business
Registered Name*
Registered Name is required
Registered Name is required
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Sector*
Sector is required
Business Type (Ltd company, charity etc)*
Business Type (Ltd company, charity etc) is required
Company Registration Number
Company Registration Number is required
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Company Reference Number
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Date Established*
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Date Established is required
Section 3 - Business Fixed Costs
These grants are calculated based on the rateable values for commercial properties and/or the regular fixed costs incurred by a business (excluding any staff related costs). Please indicate what your monthly fixed costs total: *
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Please upload a recent (within last 3 months) bank statement highlighted to show these payments. Your grant will be calculated based on your regular fixed costs so try to evidence as much as possible in order to maximise your grant eligibility. For annual payments, you can upload evidence from when the payment was made.*
Please upload a recent (within last 3 months) bank statement highlighted to show these payments. Your grant will be calculated based on your regular fixed costs so try to evidence as much as possible in order to maximise your grant eligibility. For annual payments, you can upload evidence from when the payment was made. is required
We will use the information provided on this form plus our records of the grants paid to your business to calculate the level of any Top Up Grant that will be offered.
Section 4 - Covid Impact
Indicate which is true*
Sector is required
In no more than 200 words, please provide an explanation on how your business has been impacted by restrictions. Please provide as much detail as possible including specific loss amounts where known.*
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Section 5 - Declarations
I confirm that I have read and understood the Additional Restrictions Grant Scheme Guidance Document*
I confirm that without the grant, the viability of my business will be under threat as a result of the restrictions*