Funding your project
Fund Your Project With a Development Grant
Many of the projects we build aren't fully self-funded — a real share of the cost can come from a development grant, and we've been approved as an eligible supplier under these schemes multiple times over.
Talk to us about your projectWho actually applies
The application is yours, not ours — you're the business receiving the funding, so schemes like DigitalBoost need it to come from you, not from us on your behalf. What we do is give you whatever's needed to support it: a clear scope and quote, and confirmation of our approved-supplier status. Most clients find the application itself is quicker than they expect, especially with a firm quote already in hand.
Where funding like this actually comes from
How much you can get depends on the scheme, the type of project, and the size of your business — not one flat number. Small businesses can claim up to 70% of eligible costs through Innovate UK for feasibility and early-stage work. Wherever you're based, here's where to actually start:
Innovate UK — UK-wide
The UK government's official innovation-funding body — up to 70% of eligible costs for small businesses, via GOV.UK.
Business Gateway DigitalBoost — Scotland
The scheme behind our own track record below. Funding rounds open and close, so check with Business Gateway directly for current availability rather than applying through us.
Up to 70%
Real cost coverage, not a flat number
How much varies by scheme, project type and company size — it's not a fixed percentage. Small businesses can claim up to 70% of eligible costs through Innovate UK for feasibility and early-stage work; other schemes work differently. We'll tell you what actually applies to your project.
Approved supplier
Accepted, more than once
We've been approved as an eligible supplier under Business Gateway's DigitalBoost programme in Scotland, among others — a track record, not a one-off.
The one we point to
Central Scotland Motorhome Hire — grant-funded, and now fully booked
We could list every client who's built something with us this way. Instead, here's the one we'd actually choose to show you — because of where it ended up, not just how it started.
Grant-funded build
Booked out. Consistently. That's the whole pitch.
We built Central Scotland Motorhome Hire a booking and fleet-management platform to run their business end to end — a live dashboard, a fleet-wide calendar, a weekly at-a-glance Whiteboard. The build was grant-funded, through a scheme we're an approved supplier for. What actually matters is what happened after: the business runs at full capacity now, booked out all the time, with the day-to-day overhead handled by the system instead of a spreadsheet.
See the full storyTell us what you're trying to build
We'll scope it honestly, grant or no grant — and if funding's a possibility, we'll tell you what we know.
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