Grant Scheme - Business Plan Preparation/Governance/Audit

The establishment of a new grant scheme is a lengthy and complex process and this challenge is compounded in the public sector where procurement rules often dictate that organisations with aspirations to manage the scheme that is being created may not necessarily be involved in the development of the business case for the scheme (since their involvement at this stage would represent an obvious conflict of interest).
Jerroms Corporate Finance has considerable experience of helping to establish and manage grant schemes. Jerroms Corporate Finance services in this area include:
- Development of outline business case/proposals for funds to be set aside for the purpose of creating a grant scheme
- Design and option appraisals for grant approval process, governance structures and likely outputs/deliverables
- Ex-Anti assessment of the case for the scheme
- Procurement of the managers of the grant scheme
- State Aid Implications
- Green Book Reporting implications
- Review of the feasibility of outputs, co-investment targets and other deliverables
- Review/Due Diligence/Audit of existing grant schemes
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Project Frost
Ref: David Fletcher
Description:
- Highly successful HVAC Project Management & Fit Out Specialist
- Established in 2002
- Established reputation
- All required key accreditations including ISO 9001, ISO 14002, f-Gas, Achilles etc.
- Nationwide presence but most projects are Central London
- Robust, proven, profitable and cash generative business model (with many costs outsourced)
- Established and experienced (share participating) 2nd tier management team
- Excellent client relationships with strong repeat business and retention rates
- Blue Chip project experience
- Owner/managers willing to support the transition.
Project Flash
Ref: Jodie Butler
Description:
- Established and highly profitable carpet and flooring company
- Comprehensive service offerings across the carpet and flooring sector
- Highly skilled and dedicated workforce
- Specialist skills in visual merchandising such as POS and POP
- Excellent customer relationships with strong repeat business
- Significant opportunity to expand the business
- Owner/managers willing to support the transition
Project Matrix
Ref: Jodie Butler
Description:
- Established and highly regarded first-tier manufacturer of prototype and production tooling, as well as complex plastic moulded components
- Multi award winning and accredited ISO 9001
- Highly skilled and dedicated workforce
- Excellent client relationships with strong repeat business across many sectors, including automotive, healthcare, plastic moulding and equipment supply
- Operates from leasehold premises
- Significant opportunity to expand the business
- Owner/managers willing to support the transition
Project Counsel
Well established IFA providing wealth management and financial advisory services.
- Growing Turnover and EBITDA
- Majority of Turnover is recurring
- Retirement sale
- Director willing to agree handover period
- Experienced team
- Freehold property
Project Mode
Ref: David Fletcher
Highly profitable business operating in the menswear fashion sector.
Midlands
- A fashion label brand that operates in a niche market catering to Gen Z menswear segment
- In addition to delivering its products through its website, the company has entered strategic partnerships with retailers and sells its products through physical stores and online distribution channels
- The company maintains long-standing partnerships with its wholesale customers and boasts a strong presence on social media platforms
- Turnover and EBITDA growing strongly
- Director willing to agree handover period
Project WHL
Long standing and highly profitable business operating in UK security sector that specialises in the sale, hire & maintenance of advanced detection equipment.
Nationwide
- Providers to public, private, leisure, aviation, and sporting sectors with long established repeat clients
- Turnover and EBITDA growing strongly
- Premises can be excluded from sale if necessary
- Agency/Distributor agreements with leading global equipment manufacturers and suppliers
- Director willing to agree handover period
- Any buyer would need to satisfy the conditions within the National Security and Investment Act 2021
Project Gold
Ref: Ross Davis
Well established fabricator of aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling.
Midlands based.
- Reputation within the trade for excellent service and ability to produce customised designs
- Operates from modern factory premises with 40 staff
- Loyal client base with high number of repeat orders; stable workforce with low turnover
- Poised to benefit from potential expansion opportunities
Project Chrome
Ref: Ross Davis
Bespoke metal fabrications business with in-house chrome plating facilities.
Midlands
- Full end-to-end service from initial design to small/medium batch production
- Good spread of sectors with long established repeat clients
- Turnover and EBITDA growing strongly with a number of expansion opportunities ahead
- Premises carries all necessary environmental permission and has capacity to expand
- Energy costs fixed until 2023 (electric) and 2026 (gas)
- Directors willing to agree handover period
Project Avant
Ref: David Fletcher
Midlands based freight forwarding and retail distribution company.
- Established in 2003
- £6.4m sales increasing to £20m + in current year
- Turnover has the potential to increase to £50m in 3 years
- Est EBITDA -£2.4m in current year
- Largest customer has awarded the company full distribution rights to the UK
premium retail - Investment (or existing capacity) is required to handle the new volumes and the owners believe the business may be better served within a larger organisation
- Currently 30k sq ft warehouse
- Est 100k sq ft required for new business volumes
- Current Fleet of 11 trucks
- Est 20 to 30 required
- Bond facility would be ideal
- Established and experienced management team
- Owner/managers willing to support the transition