Updated 10 September 2026
Grants and funding for pubs, cafes, restaurants and hotels
Schemes open today that name pubs, cafes, restaurants and hotels in their published criteria, or fund the kind of work pubs, cafes, restaurants and hotels do. Read from the funders' own pages and re-checked daily.
10 open today. Whether your business qualifies for any of them depends on your legal form, your size, your age and where you are, which is what the check does.
Which of these can you actually get?
Enter your company number. We read each funder’s own page against your business and tell you which fit, which do not, and why.
Check my businessWhat kind of funding these are
- Grants
- 4
- Tax reliefs
- 3
- Equity investment
- 1
- In-kind and free support
- 1
- Loans
- 1
A grant is money you keep. A tax relief lowers a bill rather than arriving as cash. In-kind support is training, credits or expert time instead of money. Loans and equity have to be paid back or bought back, and are worth treating as a different decision entirely.
Who can apply
Every one of these has published criteria. Across the 10, the conditions that come up most are that you must:
- work in a named sector7 of 10
- be under a headcount limit4 of 10
- be a particular kind of organisation2 of 10
- be at a particular stage1 of 10
- have been trading for a set time1 of 10
Which of them you meet depends on your legal form, size, age and where you are registered. That is what the check reads for you, scheme by scheme, and it quotes the funder’s own sentence beside each answer.
What the money is for
- Business growth 4
- Premises 2
- Research and development 2
- Marketing 2
- Consultancy and professional support 2
- Retail 1
- Staff training 1
- Website and ecommerce 1
How to apply
You apply to the funder, never to us. Every scheme above links straight to its own page, and that page is the only thing that decides whether you get it.
Before you spend an afternoon on a form, three things are worth checking: that you are inside the deadline; that you have not already started or paid for the work, which a great many grants refuse; and that you can fund the share they expect you to.
Most refusals are not close calls. They are a rule the applicant never saw, in a sentence on the funder’s own page.
Where else to look
The government publishes its own list, free, and you should use it. What is above is wider than that list, because it also holds council schemes, tax reliefs and in-kind support that Find a Grant does not carry — but if you only want a list, start there.
Find a grant, on GOV.UKThe 10 open today
Loan
Regional Growth Loan Scheme - East of England
The FSE Group
Up to£500,000
A loan scheme run by The FSE Group offering growth finance to established SMEs across the East of England. Loans range from £50,000 to £500,000 for businesses with turnover of at least £100,000 and a clear plan for significant growth.
RollingThe funder’s page
Tax relief
Food and Drink Hospitality Rate Relief 2026-27
Welsh Government
Up to£110,000
A Welsh Government business rates relief for the 2026-27 tax year, giving eligible occupied food and drink hospitality properties in Wales a 15% discount on their non-domestic rates bill. The relief is capped at £110,000 per business in Wales for 2026-27, within an overall £315,000 subsidy-control cap over three years.
RollingThe funder’s page
Tax relief
Relief for retail, hospitality and leisure properties (Non-domestic rates relief)
Scottish Government (Non-domestic rates)
Up to£110,000
A business-rates discount scheme for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure properties in Scotland running from 2026-27 to 2028-29. Most eligible mainland properties get 15% relief, certain hospitality premises and music venues on the mainland get 40%, and hospitality properties on islands or in specified remote rural areas get 100%, each capped at £110,000 per business per year.
Closes 31 March 2029The funder’s page
Grant
Innovation Boost
InterTradeIreland
Up to£56,000
Innovation Boost is a grant from InterTradeIreland that pays for academic expertise and a project manager to help manufacturing and tradable services SMEs on the island of Ireland run new product/service or process-improvement projects. It covers 100% of academic partner costs and 50% of a dedicated project manager's cost, up to £56,000 over 18 months or £39,000 over 12 months.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Edinburgh Visitor Economy Improvement Fund (EVEIF) - Phase 1
City of Edinburgh Council
Up to£15,000
A new three-year grant programme funded through the Edinburgh Visitor Levy and delivered by the City of Edinburgh Council. Phase 1 offers grants of £1,000 to £15,000 for collaborative projects, involving three or more visitor economy businesses working together, that strengthen Edinburgh's visitor economy.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Independent Retailer Grant
Test Valley Borough Council
Up to£1,200
Test Valley Borough Council offers a fixed £1,200 grant, paid in two £600 instalments, to independent businesses taking up vacant ground-floor premises in the Andover or Romsey town centre shopping areas. Eligible use classes include shops, cafes/restaurants, medical/health services, community shops, and specific personal-service trades.
RollingThe funder’s page
Grant
Inclusive Tourism Vouchers
Belfast City Council
Up to£500
Small vouchers from Belfast City Council to help tourism and hospitality businesses, charities and social enterprises become more accessible to disabled visitors. The money can go towards things like staff training, an access audit, signage or sensory packs.
RollingThe funder’s page
Tax relief
Business rates relief for live music and pubs
Islington Council
Islington Council gives music venues and pubs in the borough a discount on their business rates. Eligible premises get 15% off their bill from 1 April 2026.
RollingThe funder’s page
In-kind support
Fit To Bid
Department for Business and Trade
A fully-funded programme of workshops and 1:1 advice delivered by Brandiun Business Support Ltd to help small and medium-sized London businesses win contracts with Tier 1 suppliers, including a bid capability assessment and tendering guidance.
RollingThe funder’s page
Equity
Venture Capital Schemes (EIS, SEIS, VCT) — raise investment for your company
HM Revenue & Customs
Venture capital schemes let small and medium UK companies raise equity investment by offering their investors tax reliefs. The Enterprise Investment Scheme, Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme, and Venture Capital Trusts each set different limits on how much a company can raise and different eligibility conditions on company size, age and trade.
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