Cheltenham Zero Business Fund - Award of Grants

March 6, 2024 Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency (Cabinet member) Approved View on council website
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To award individual grants of up to £10,000,
with a maximum total value of £100,000 to SME organisations.
The Cheltenham Zero Business Fund (UKSPF funded) supports energy
efficiency measures in the Borough.

 

In addition: to award individual grants of up to
£10,000, with a maximum total value of £22,194.30 to
community organisations. This money comes from the underspend of
the 22/23 Cheltenham Zero Community Fund pot and supports energy
efficiency measures in the Borough.

 

CZ Business Fund Panel agreed to award the below
amounts:

 

£7400 – Twigworth Development Limited – For solar
panels on a multi let office space

 

£7,400 - 
Beechurst Serviced Apartments –
emissions reduction project for serviced apartments to include
solar, gas removal and electrification and EV charging
points.

 

£10,000 – The Cotswold Bed Company
Limited – Funding to support work to power their compressors
by solar power

 

£3,669.43 - Poco
Culina – Creation of an energy
efficient and sustainable commercial kitchen

 

£2,050 – MIMMO Studios – Funding
for LED lighting, efficient heating / cooling fans and draft
proofing

 

£10,000 – The Curious Café &
Bistro – Solar PV and battery project

 

£4,642.34 – Albright product design
limited – Fabric first energy efficiency improvements to
building.

 

£10,000 – The Leckhampton Surgery – Solar PV
project.

 

£2,995 – Rowan Gymnastics Club –
Cycle shelter project

 

£3,836 – Vision 21 Gloucestershire
– Funding for LED lighting, infrared room heaters and HVO
trial of a diesel vehicle.

 

£1,470 – Original Consultants Ltd
– EV charging points project.

 

£9,757 – Willans LLP Solicitors – Solar PV energy
reduction project

 

£10,000 – Zigs Exercise – Fabric
first project to make businesses premises more energy
efficient.

 

£5,000 - Albright IP Limited –
Installation of accessible EV charges in office car
park.

 

£1,794.88 - Purslane Restaurant – Fabric
first project to install insulation and LED light
fittings.

 

£10,000 - The Richard Pate School –
Project to replace old floodlights to LED fittings to reduce energy
use.

 

 

 

Funding granted from the CZ Community grants
underspend:

 

£10,000 – Sandford Lido Limited – Solar panel car port
project

 

£6,097 – East Gloucestershire Club Ltd
– Conversion of metal halide bulbs to new energy efficient
LEDS in the floodlights of four outdoor tennis courts.

 

£6,097 – Christ Church Cheltenham
– Solar PV project.

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date6 Mar 2024
Subject to call-inYes