Key Fund: GM Local Access
Funding
Up to £30,000
Deadline
Check with the funder
Location
Stockport; Oldham; Bolton; Wigan
Applications
Rolling applications
Overview
GM Local Access offers up to £30,000 of investment to social enterprises in Stockport, Oldham, Bolton and Wigan that are early in their trading and want to grow. It is for organisations with a clear social purpose whose income mostly comes from selling goods or services, or who plan to grow that. If you are a company limited by shares, including a CIC limited by shares, you need a profit redistribution clause, a director pay clause and an asset lock. It is investment, so expect to repay it. Organisations elsewhere in Greater Manchester, including the City of Manchester, are not covered. Official source: https://thekeyfund.co.uk/funding/larch/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 17 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Only Stockport, Oldham, Bolton and Wigan.
- Up to £30,000, repayable.
- Clear social purpose and trading income.
- Companies limited by shares need profit, pay and asset lock clauses.
Organisations based in or operating from Stockport, Oldham, Bolton or Wigan, with a clear social purpose and trading income. Companies limited by shares need a 51% profit redistribution clause, a reasonable director pay clause and an asset lock.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Early-stage trading social enterprises in four Greater Manchester boroughs.
Sectors
Regions
Full details from Key Fund
GM Local Access is a 10-year pilot to grow the social economy in four Greater Manchester boroughs: Stockport, Oldham, Bolton and Wigan. It offers investments of up to £30,000 to organisations at an early stage of their trading that want to grow it. Social enterprises, trading charities, co-operatives, community benefit societies and social businesses can apply if most of their income comes from trading, or they plan to grow it, and they have a clear social purpose. Companies limited by shares, including CICs limited by shares, need a 51% profit redistribution clause, a director pay clause and an asset lock.
Start an enquiry through the Apply link on the Key Fund website and mention GM Local Access.
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