5. Ineligible Expenditure
- All staff costs including directors/ owners of business
- Revenue expenditure such as taxes, bank charges
- General vehicles such as cars
- General repair and maintenance costs of commercial premises
- Replacement of like for like fixtures and fittings, furniture, and general office equipment etc.
- Contingency fees and costs which were committed or spent before the offer and acceptance of the grant
- Working capital costs such as stock, rent, rates, administration
- Costs of work being carried out as a legal statutory requirement, inc. planning permission and architectural plans
- If the business is VAT registered, then VAT will be ineligible. VAT will be payable in cases of non-VAT registered companies
- Cash purchases will not be considered for grant payment
- Items purchased through lease purchase, hire purchase, extended credit agreements/finance leases will not be considered for grant funding
- Professional fees associated in completing an application for grants
- The purchase of land or property
- Feasibility Studies
- Membership & affiliation to governing bodies
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