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We are all going through a period where our
businesses are being affected by the loss of regular income, via rink
fees / membership subscriptions / catering fees, whilst there are
numerous overheads and bills to be paid. Sport England and the Government have put in place a number of initiatives to assist small companies to try and help you through this period of uncertainty. Sport England Community Emergency Fund This aims to deliver immediate funding to those most in need and builds on the success of similar previous funds such as Sport England´s Flood Relief Fund. Organisations can apply for grants between £300 and £10,000. The types of organisations eligible include local clubs forced to close at short notice but who are facing ongoing costs around maintenance and utility bills. A specific example might be a grant to support a local club to pay costs for their facility when no activity is taking place. A total of £20million is available. Sport England advises that it expects applicants to have exhausted all other government funding sources before applying to this fund. Details of the scheme and how to apply can be found at https://www.sportengland.org/how-we-can-help/our-funds/community-emergency-fund Government´s Support for Business These can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses The EIBA would recommend that you look at progressing the following specific options: - Support for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses that pay business rates There will be a business rates holiday for these sectors in England for the 2020-2021 tax year The eligibility our clubs in this sector fall in is: - Based in England Business is in the leisure sector Business wholly used for assembly and leisure There is no action to take as this will apply to your next council tax bill in April 2020. The local authority may have to re-issue your bill to exclude the business rates charge. Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs)/Charities The Sport & Recreation Alliance (SRA) has advised that it understands additional rates relief will be applied after any mandatory relief received, such as that applied to CASCs and charities. Therefore, these organisations should benefit from the full 100 per cent rates relief. However, please note that the guidance confirms that it is for local authorities to administer a local scheme and determine in each individual case when to grant relief. Bowls Development Alliance (BDA) The BDA has advised that it has made a payment of £50 to those clubs who had applied for a Play Bowls Package with planned open days in March/April. This payment will contribute towards any costs already incurred in preparing for these events. The BDA will contact directly all clubs that have applied for a Play Bowls Package for activity planned for May or June. The BDA will work with the English Indoor Bowling Association and Bowls England regarding recruitment activity including open days from July onwards, subject to Government guidance. Cash grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses This grant provides businesses in these categories with a cash grant of up to £25,000 per property. For businesses with a rateable value of under £15,000, they will receive a grant of £10,000 and for businesses with a rateable value of between £15,001 and £51,000, they will receive a grant of £25,000. The eligibility our clubs in this sector fall in is: - Based in England Business is in the leisure sector Business wholly used for assembly and leisure There is no action to take as your local authority will write to you if you are eligible for this grant. If you have any enquiries on eligibility for, or provision of, the grants you should go direct to your local authority. Support for businesses that pay little or no business rates. The Government will provide additional Small Business Grant Scheme funding for local authorities to support small businesses that already pay little or no business rates because of the small business rate relief (SSBR). This will provide a one-off grant of £10,000 to eligible businesses to meet their on- going business costs. The eligibility our clubs in this sector fall in is: - Based in England A small business and already receive SBBR You are a business that occupies property There is no action to take as your local authority will write to you if you are eligible for this grant. If you have any enquiries on eligibility for, or provision of, the grants you should go direct to your local authority. For our larger clubs you may wish to consider in addition these other areas of support: - Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Deferring VAT and Income Tax payments (self employed) Business Interruption Loan Scheme HMRC´s Time to Pay Service Rental payments Finally, if your club has to make rental payments then we would advise, that if not done so already, you start discussions with the landlord to see what assistance can be provided and for how long any temporary arrangement can last. In the meantime, the Government have passed legislation which means commercial tenants can´t be evicted if they miss a payment during March and May 2020. Please note that any missed payment will need to be paid in the future. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/extra-protection-for-businesses-with-ban-on-evictions-for-commercial-tenants-who-miss-rent-payments |
As always, the EIBA are here to help our clubs go through the process of any of the schemes so please do not hesitate to email peterthompson@eiba.co.uk if you have any queries or need to find your local authority.
Also, we would appreciate hearing of any clubs who have successfully received a grant so that we can use this information to help the others in the Indoor Bowling Community.
Keep safe and well.
Peter Thompson
Chief Executive
31st March 2020
USEFUL LINKS
The following websites may provide useful additional information to your club at this time:National Governing Bodies - Bowls
English Indoor Bowling Association: www.eiba.co.uk
Bowls England: www.bowlsengland.com/coronavirus-guidance
Other Bowls Organisations
Bowls Development Alliance: www.playbowls.org
Coach Bowls: www.coachbowls.org
Sporting Bodies
Club Matters: www.sportenglandclubmatters.com/
Club Matters is Sport England´s one stop shop for clubs, groups and organisations involved in the delivery of physical activity and sport. Club Matters provides free, convenient, practical resources to help organisations to develop, grow and become more sustainable and successful.
Sport England: www.sportengland.org/news/coronavirus-information-sector
Government agency responsible for promotion of physical activity.
Sport & Recreation Alliance: www.sportandrecreation.org.uk/news/politics/covid-19-business-support-measures-faqs
The Alliance is the umbrella body for sport and recreation in the UK and represents 320 members including Bowls England and the English Indoor Bowling Association.
Other Support
Business Support: www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support
A full range of business support measures have been made available to UK businesses and employees. This page helps businesses find out how to access the support that has been made available, who is eligible, when the schemes open and how to apply.
Updated 31st March 2020
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