Applications for grants are currently closed

We’ve been raising a recovery fund to award grants of £1,000 to help small businesses in need. Applications for grants are currently closed. We’re continuing to fundraise to help as many small businesses as possible. To help UK small businesses in need, join our campaign! You can help by donating now or sharing a link to this webpage with your network.

Grants to help small businesses recover

We’ve reached the maximum number of applications for this round. When we re-open applications, we’ll announce it on this website.

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Application Eligibility Criteria

For more information on who will be eligible for a grant once they are available, please see our Eligibility Criteria.

The Tide Charity will award grants of £1,000 to as many small businesses in need as possible. Clearly we can’t help all of the businesses in need, but we believe it’s important to do what we can.

Make a difference - make a donation

We know people across the UK are passionate about supporting small businesses. As well as supporting your local shops and services in person, you can make a real difference by donating to Tide Charity. We’ll let you know about the businesses awarded grants and 100% of donations will go to applicants. (Tide is covering the management costs of the charity.)

Our objectives

Enhance the economy

To support and promote small businesses through the coronavirus recovery. To benefit the UK economy as a whole through improved sustainability, secure jobs and better standards of living.
Enhance employment

To relieve unemployment by awarding grants to businesses to protect jobs or increase job opportunities.
Share best practices

To share and advance knowledge in how to manage small businesses effectively through training and educational activities.

Karren Brady

The Tide Charity couldn’t be more needed than it is right now. I have been saddened to see the devastating impact the crisis has had on small businesses and so I’m delighted to be involved in such an important project.

Geordie Greig, Daily Mail Editor

We are supporting this campaign because we want to do everything possible to help small businesses who are experiencing such challenging circumstances.

Mike Cherry, Federation of Small Businesses National Chairman

These are very difficult times for many small businesses and the self-employed, who are working hard to keep their businesses going through the COVID crisis. This new fund will give financial help to some of those most in need, and therefore is an extremely welcome gesture.

Our trustees

George Bevis

Serial entrepreneur George Bevis is Tide’s founder, former Chief Executive Officer and current non-executive board member of Tide. George takes a keen interest in the wellbeing of small businesses.

Oliver Prill (Chair)

Oliver joined Tide as CEO in July 2018. With Oliver at the helm, Tide has grown to become a leader in digital banking for small businesses in the UK. Tide now has over 250,000 members and a 4.0% market share. Oliver is a passionate believer in the Tide community of small businesses, where members help members.

Lord Jamie Lindsay

Lord Lindsay is a member of the House of Lords and takes a keen interest in small business. He’s also been President of the National Trust of Scotland, Chairman of Scottish Quality Salmon and RSPB Scotland, and held other senior leadership positions with environmental organisations.

Our advisors

Martyna Budzynska (Legal Counsel)

Martyna is Senior Legal Counsel at Tide. Martyna as a true Tidean is passionate about small business and has volunteered to act as Company Secretary to the Tide Charity.

Joy Nwaogwugwu (Operations Manager)

Joy is dedicated to the smooth operation of Tide Charity, ensuring that donations are effectively collected and awarded to small businesses in need. She has a strong operations background and cares deeply about supporting small businesses at this difficult time.