Application Form
Flood funding support
For businesses affected by flooding between
1st December 2013 – 31st March 2014
1. Contact Details
Business Name
Business Trading Address
& Postcode:
Business Support Grant
Which grant scheme are
you applying for?
Complete sections 1, 2, 3 & 5
Repair and Renew
Complete sections 1, 2, 4 & 5
Main Contact (name) for
this application:
Position in organisation:
Address:
(if different from above)
Post Code:
Contact Telephone
Number:
Mobile Telephone Number:
Website:
E-mail:
2. Business Details
Type of Organisation (tick below):
Sole Trader
Please attach a bank statement or annual accounts
in the name of the business applying.
Partnership
Registered Charity
Companies House
Registration No.
Company Limited by
Guarantee
To be checked by
RCBC
Company Limited by
Shares
Is the organisation
registered for VAT?
Y/N
VAT No.
Other legal status - please
detail
When was the organisation
established? DD/MM/YYYY
Number of Employees:
Full Time
Please describe what your
business does
Please give details of how
your business was affected
by flooding
any further evidence to verify
and support your claim
should be attached to your
application i.e. photographs
or surveyor report
A site visit by RCBC may be
required to verify claims
Insurance Company name
and policy number
Please attach a copy of your
insurance policy covering the
date of the flood(s) and a
letter from your insurance
assessor to state your claim
is being processed or has
been settled.
Number of
Employees:
Part Time / Casual
3. Making a claim – Business Support Grant
Businesses may claim for costs incurred as a result of the floods which are ineligible to be
claimed through a standard business insurance policy. Flood funding support is not available
for costs which have been or will be claimed through your business insurance policy, or for
VAT where you can recover this through your VAT return.
Please enclose a copy of all invoices detailing relevant expenditure and also confirmation of
items already claimed for / will be claimed for through business insurance cover and of any
policy exclusions.
Eligible expenditure may include (but is not limited to):
 Non recoverable insurance excesses for repair or replacement of buildings
 Equipment and stock
 Removal of debris
 Additional business accommodation or extra staff costs
 Structural surveys
 Security measures
 Exceptional costs to improve access to / for suppliers and customers
 Immediate clean-up costs
 Exceptional business costs (i.e. hire of drying equipment) and temporary
accommodation to enable the business to continue trading
 Continuity planning and marketing costs
What is not covered:
 Repayment of existing loans or debt incurred prior to flooding
 Any costs recoverable under business insurance cover
 Recoverable VAT
 Standard staff costs
 Costs incurred prior to flooding
Date (s) affected by flooding
Details of goods / services
being claimed
Date of
invoice
Copy of
invoice
attached (tick
& state
invoice no)
Value of Claim
(excluding
recoverable VAT)
4. Making a claim – Repair and Renew
Businesses may claim for costs incurred in relation to goods and services incurred as a result
of the floods which are ineligible to claim through insurance. You must not claim for costs
which have been or will be claimed through your insurance, or for VAT where you can
recover this through your VAT return.
Please enclose a copy of all invoices detailing relevant expenditure and also confirmation of
items already claimed for / will be claimed for through business insurance cover and of any
policy exclusions.
An indicative list of flood resilience measures is provided at appendix 1. For eligible
properties, any measure recommended by the Property-Protection Adviser report or included
in appendix 1 will automatically qualify for Repair and Renew grant funding.
Date (s) affected by flooding
Details of goods / services
being claimed
Date of
invoice
Copy of
invoice
attached (tick
& state
invoice no)
Value of Claim
(excluding
recoverable VAT)
5. Sign off
This form should be signed by an appropriate responsible person or member of your
business or organisation. This is normally the owner, partner, director, chairperson or
secretary or treasurer.
Your claim may be subject to audit at a later date. If, following payment, it is found that
information contained within the claim is incorrect; Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council may
seek to recover the grant from your business.
Please note that as this investment will involve expenditure of public resources, there is
naturally public interest in how funds are spent. Details of your claim may be published
alongside others supported through the flood funding. Details disclosed will include the name
of business/organisation, the amount of funding received and the locality (usually at Parish
level).
Declaration and Undertaking
I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information in this application is
true and correct. I understand that the details in this application may be shared between
agencies involved in issuing flood funding; and that it is subject to publicity and procurement
requirements should the application be successful.
I agree to any disclosure or exchange of information about this application (including the
content of any declaration or undertaking) which the Council or Funding body considers
appropriate for the administration, evaluation, monitoring and publicising of the flood funding
programme.
Signed
Print name
Position
Date
6. Submission checklist
Before submitting this application, please complete the following checklist to ensure that you
have completed all of the data required.
Yes
No
N/A
Does your business meet the SME criteria?
Are all questions answered fully?
Have you completed the required state aid declaration and De
Minimis Disclosure form?
Have you completed the Bank Account Details payment form?
Have you checked that the goods / services claimed for are not
recoverable by other assistance i.e. insurance, VAT recovery
etc.?
Have you included invoices for all items being claimed for?
Have you attached evidence to support you claim (please
tick)?
Photographs
Surveyors reports
Copy of insurance
Details of any insurance claim related to the flooding
Appendix 1
Indicative list of possible measures1 (Repair and Renew Grant)
Property level-measures Indicative cost range
£s2
Airbrick Cover
Sewerage Bung
Toilet Pan Seal
Self-closing airbrick
20-40
30-50
60-80
50-90
Non-return valves 12mm overflow pipe
Silicone gel around openings for cables
Repair mortar
Non-return valves 40mm utility waste pipe
Re-pointing external walls with water resistant mortar
Waterproof external walls
Sump Pump
Non-return valves 110mm soil waste pipe
Demountable Door Guards
Demountable Window Guards
Replace sand-cement screeds on solid concrete slabs
(with dense screed)
Replace ovens with raised, built-under type
Replace mineral insulation within walls with closed cell
insulation
Move electrics well above likely flood level
Replace chipboard flooring with treated timber floorboards
Mount boilers on wall
Automatic Door Guards
Move service meters above likely flood level
Garage/Driveway Barrier
Replace floor including joists with treated timber to make it
water resilient
Replace gypsum plaster with water resistant material, such
as lime
Replace chipboard kitchen/bathroom units with plastic
units
Install chemical damp-proof course below joist level
Replace timber floor with solid concrete
70-110
80-120
80-120
80-120
150-250
200-400
400-600
550-650
500-900
500-900
670-740
700-780
720-800
760-840
920-1020
1080-1200
1000-2000
1620-1800
2000-3000
3490-3850
4280-4740
5000-5520
6250-6910
8210-9070
Supplied by HM Government: Flood Support Schemes, Guidance Note: Updated 24th
February 2014
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