What you can use the grant for
Eligible costs
The UKSPF is a predominately revenue-based scheme. Revenue funds can be used to contribute to the costs of ongoing operational expenses required in the running of the project, including:
- staff salary costs (including employer NI and pension contributions)
- hiring of equipment
- hiring of space
- marketing and publicity costs
- small items of equipment, for example temporary event notice, first aid equipment, fairy lights
- software ticketing
- signage
Successful applicants are required to work closely with Surrey Heath Borough Council to develop promotional resources and to ensure recognition of funding through the necessary UKSPF branding.
Ineligible costs
The following costs are considered ineligible and must not be included in applications:
- payments for activities of a party political or exclusively religious nature
- VAT reclaimable from HMRC
- gifts, or payments for gifts or donations
- statutory fines, criminal fines or penalties
- payments for works or activities which the lead local authority, project deliverer, end beneficiary, or any member of their partnership has a statutory duty to undertake, or that are fully funded by other sources
- contingencies and contingent liabilities
- dividends
- shares or bonuses
- bad debts, costs resulting from the deferral of payments to creditors, or winding up a company
- paid for lobbying, entertaining, petitioning or challenging decisions, which means using the fund to lobby (via an external firm or in-house staff) in order to undertake activities intended to influence or attempt to influence Parliament, government or political activity including the receipt of UKSPF funding; or attempting to influence legislative or regulatory action
- expenses in respect of litigation, unfair dismissal or other compensation
- costs incurred by individuals in setting up and contributing towards private pension schemes
- alcohol