Full application appendix spreadsheet You must complete all tabs in the spreadsheet: Application details Tab A – Cash Flow Forecast Tab B – Costs & Suppliers Tab C – Funding & Claims Tab D – Project Milestones Tab E – LEADER Outputs Full application supplementary information form If you were invited to submit a full application following an endorsed Outline Application (not an Expression of Interest), you must complete the supplementary details form to provide additional details that were not included on the Outline Application form. If you completed an Expression of Interest form, this additional information is not required, as it was included in the EOI questions. For the applicant business: Last two or three consecutive and most recent years of full statutory audited / unaudited accounts For applications for grants of less than £35,000, copies of financial accounts are needed for the last two For applications for grants over £35,000, copies are needed for the last three years. Ensure your accounts are full sets. All pages are required, including profit and loss, balance sheet, cover, title and notes pages.
For any linked businesses: Last two or three consecutive and most recent years of full statutory audited / unaudited accounts for any linked businesses For applications for grants of less than £35,000, copies of financial accounts are needed for the last two years. For applications for grants over £35,000, copies are needed for the last three years. Ensure your accounts are full sets as shown above. If the applicant business is part of a of companies please provide consolidated group accounts as well. For new busineses or self-employed applicants: Latest tax returns, management accounts or an opening statement from an accountant that includes expected income and operating expenses New business are those that have been trading for less than 2 years and do not have a set of accounts reporting at least 12 months trading performance. Self-employed applicants may not produce formal business accounts. Appropriate consents and permissions: Copy of full planning permission or Evidence that planning is not required Environmental consents Listed building consents Tenancy agreement information Any othe licences or consents required for the project Tenancy information must include the sections from the tenancy agreement containing the property address, tenant, landlord, signtures and for fixed term agreements, the tenancy term.
Confirmation and evidence of match funding from each funder The evidence must show who is providing the funding, whether it is confirmed (or the timescale for obtaining confirmation), the amount of funding, who it is offered to and that it is in relation to the project. 3 quotes, references to catalogue listings or formal tenders for each item of expenditure Each of these will be checked to ensure they comply with the requirements set out in the LEADER ‘How to complete a full application’ guidance. If tenders are proposed or have been obtained, provide the specification of works that has been compiled by a professionally qualified external consultant, for example a Quantity Surveyor. For any second hand item – a declaration from the supplier Please see the guidance on ‘How to complete a full application’ for specific details of the requirements. If applicable, proof of irrecoverable VAT on eligible costs You will need to provide evidence of the VAT status of the business that confirms that you are not VAT registered or are making exempt supplies (confirmation letter from a professionally qualified independent accountant) Evidence of support for the project For example, this will be letters of support or forward orders from existing/potential customers and industry organisations where their support is linked and of benefit to the project. Evidence of need and demand for the project Feasibility studies, market research, marketing plan or publicity plan