Restart grants business definitions
The Restart Grants are available to rated businesses, that offer in person services from their rated premises, and that fall into key sectors as detailed below.
Non-rated businesses are not eligible for Restart Grants.
Strand 1 - grants between £2,667 and £6,000 - find out more
Non-essential retail definition: a business that is open to the public and is used mainly or wholly for the purposes of retail sale or hire of goods or services, where the primary purpose of products or services provided are not necessary to the health and well-being of the public.
| Non-essential retail (up to £6k) This table sets out types of businesses that are eligible under the sector thresholds for this scheme. This list is not exhaustive, but indicative of the types of businesses that can be supported under this scheme. |
| Betting offices. Departmental stores. Markets (other than livestock). Sales kiosks. Showrooms, e.g. kitchen, bathroom, tile, glazing. Tobacco and vape stores. Antiques stores. Sales offices. Travel agents. Electronic goods and mobile phone shops. Clothes shops. Book shops. Auction rooms. Car auction. Car showrooms. Car supermarkets. Car washes (standalone). Car/caravan sales/display/hiring sites. Charity shops. Carpet stores. Furniture shops. Sofa shops. Homeware shops. Florists. Plant nurseries. Jewellers. Stationery shops. Gift shops. Make-up shops. Animal groomers. Sweet shops. Photography studios. |
Strand 2 - grants between £8,000 and £18,000 - find out more
Hospitality definition: a business whose main function is to provide a venue for the consumption and sale of food and drink
| Hospitality (up to £18k) This table sets out types of businesses that are eligible under the sector thresholds for this scheme. This list is not exhaustive, but indicative of the types of businesses that can be supported under this scheme. |
| Food courts. Public houses/pub restaurants. Restaurants. Roadside restaurants. Wine bars. Cafes. |
Leisure definition: a business that provides opportunities, experiences and facilities, in particular for culture, recreation, entertainment, celebratory events, days and nights out, betting and gaming.
| Leisure (up to £18k) This table sets out types of businesses that are eligible under the sector thresholds for this scheme. This list is not exhaustive, but indicative of the types of businesses that can be supported under this scheme. |
| Bingo halls. Bowling alleys. Casinos and gambling clubs. Cinemas. Ice rinks. Museums and art galleries. Roller skating rinks. Stately homes & historic houses. Theatres Zoos & safari parks. Amusement parks. Pleasure piers. Pavilions. Conference centres. Exhibition centres, including for use as banquet halls and other events. Wedding venues. Events venues. Heritage railways. Public halls. Night clubs & discotheques. Hostess bars. Sexual entertainment venues. Shisha bars, waterpipe consumption venues. Arenas. Concert halls. Go kart rinks. Model villages. Tourist attractions. Aquaria. Miniature railways. Theme parks. Amusement arcades, including adult gaming centres. Animal attractions at farms. Wildlife centres. Botanical gardens. Circus. Visitor attractions at film studios. Soft play centres or areas. Indoor riding centres. Clubs & institutions. Village halls & scout huts, cadet huts etc. |
Accommodation definition: a business whose main lodging provision is used for holiday, travel and other purposes.
| Accommodation (up to £18k) This table sets out types of businesses that are eligible under the sector thresholds for this scheme. This list is not exhaustive, but indicative of the types of businesses that can be supported under this scheme. |
| Caravan parks. Caravan sites and pitches. Chalet parks. Coaching inns. Country house hotels. Guest & boarding houses. Hostels. Hotels. Lodges. Holiday apartments, cottages or bungalows. Campsites. Boarding houses. Canal boats or other vessels. B&Bs. Catered holiday homes. Holiday homes. |
Personal care definition: a business which provides a service, treatment or activity for the purposes of personal beauty, hair, grooming, body care and aesthetics, and wellbeing.
| Personal care (up to £18k) This table sets out types of businesses that are eligible under the sector thresholds for this scheme. This list is not exhaustive, but indicative of the types of businesses that can be supported under this scheme. |
| Spas, sauna and steam rooms. Hairdressing salons. Tanning salons. Nail salons. Massage centres, massage treatments. Tattoo and piercing studios. Holistic therapy (reflexology, massage, acupuncture). Barbers, personal groomers (not animal - these are considered non-essential retail - see above). Beauty salons. Beauticians, aesthetics. Other non-surgical treatments |
Gym & Sport definition: a commercial establishment where physical exercise or training is conducted on an individual basis or group basis, using exercise equipment or open floor space with or without instruction, or where individual and group sporting, athletic and physical activities are participated in competitively or recreationally.
| Gyms & sport (up to £18k) This table sets out types of businesses that are eligible under the sector thresholds for this scheme. This list is not exhaustive, but indicative of the types of businesses that can be supported under this scheme. |
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Dance schools and centres. Dance studios. Gymnasia/fitness suites. Cricket centres. Ski centres. Sports and leisure centres. Outdoor sports centres. Outdoor adventure centres. Squash courts. Tennis centres. Sports courts. Swimming pools. Shooting and archery venues. Driving ranges. Water sport centres. Golf courses. |
Find out more about Restart Grants.