FOI Request - St Giles Centre Emergency Business Support Grant

Request 101003761572

1.a) How many applications for the St. Giles Centre Emergency Business Support Grant were approved? 

b) Name each successful recipient and the amount of money they received.

2. a) How many applications for the St. Giles Centre Emergency Business Support Grant were rejected?  

b) And who were the businesses that were unsuccessful?

3. How much money in total was hand out?

Response 30-04-2025

1. a) 

6 applications were approved.
5 applicants successfully claimed their grant.
1 applicant did not claim the grant, as they are still searching for suitable premises.  

b) The names of the 5 successful businesses were included in a Press Release to help provide them with advertising/publicity.  This was also shared via social media by our PR Team.  
The individual grant amounts awarded to each business were not disclosed since this information; this information is exempt under Section 33(1)(b) of FOISA – Commercial sensitivity.

2.

a) No applications were rejected, and no businesses were unsuccessful.
b) N/A 

3. £94,000