Before making your application, please read our application guidance notes and the information on the website –

The application deadline is 13th March 2015. Please send your application form and any supporting documents to

Please place – ‘SEEDBed application’ in the subject line.

Please include your name in document titles to ensure that we keep track of all of your application documents. For example “yournameSeedbedApplication.doc” and “yournameSeedbedBankstatement.cvs”

Within your application email, please ensure that you list all documentsattached.

Business Name
Address 1
Address 2
Town
County
Postcode
Applicant Name
Position
Telephone
Mobile
Email
Website
Summary
Please provide a short description of your venture and development plans. (max 200 words)
Background
We would like to know more about you ventures’ aims, your social/environmental purpose, a brief history of when and how the venture was established and your legal structure. If your venture is hosted by a larger organisation, please provide details.
Activities
Please provide details of your ventures’ products or services, markets and contracts, stakeholders and partnerships.
Impact
What social impact does your venture have? What evidence do you have for this? Please provide details including statistics, evaluations and case studies. How do you see this developing?
About you
Please provide a profile of yourself, including your background, skills and experience and more about your role within the venture.
About your team
Who are the people working with you (Senior team, partners, directors etc.), and what are their roles, skills and experiences?
With the completed application form, please attach the following:
  • Memorandum & Articles of Association or Governing Document
  • Bank Statements – most recent three months
  • Last 2 years accounts (if applicable)
  • Latest trading figures
If there is anything unusual in your accounts, including significant debts or unusual entries, it would be useful to explain these below.
Existing funding and investments
Please provide details of any other business funding or investment you have had in the last three years and any grants or investment that you have already bid for, or plan to bid for.
The SEEDbed programme comes with affordable loan finance to help you progress your venture.
How much investment will your business need in total? / £
Foundation Stage
Briefly describe what you intend to use the initial £4,000 investment for.
Development Stage
Briefly describe what you intend to use the second stage investment of £7,500 for.
Growth Stage
Please provide a breakdown of what you intend to use the Growth investment of £20,000* for.
*average value of the Growth investment – actual investment could be significantly higher.
Why do you want to take part in the SEEDbed programme?
How will the programme make a difference to your venture? What do you expect to get out of the programme? How will it affect the impact and development your venture?

Thank you

Application Checklist
Completed application form
Saved with your name in the title and ‘application’ in the title. Please save as a Word document or PDF (no .odt files)
Memorandum & Articles of Association or Governing Document
Saved with your name and ‘GovDoc’ in the title
Bank Statements
Saved with your name and ‘bank statements’ in the title
Last two years accounts – (if applicable)
Saved with your name and ‘accounts’ in the title
Trading Figures
Saved with your name and ‘trading’ in the title.

Submitting your application form

  • Please send your application to
  • Ensure that you place ‘Seedbed application’ in the title of your email
  • Please attach all of your supporting documents to the email
  • Please list all supporting documents that you are sending within the email.
  • The deadline for applications is 13th March 2015.

For any enquiries please contact or call 01803 847066