Please Note: All data must be related to the last approved accounting period and calculated on an annual basis. In the case of newly-established enterprises whose accounts have not been approved, the data to apply shall be derived from a reliable estimate in the course of the financial year.

This project is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund(ERDF).

*De Minimis state aid regulations (EC regulation 1407/2013) allows a company to receive up to 200,000 Euros of public aid over a three-year period. To confirm that you are able to receive assistance from the Project, you must declare the full amount of any support you have received over the last 36 months. The threshold applies to all aid received by a parent company/group of businesses rather than just subsidiary. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/guidance/state-aid

*“A company in difficulty is a company that is unable, whether through its own resources or with the funds it is able to obtain from its owner/ shareholders or creditors, to stem losses which without outside intervention by public authorities will almost certainly condemn it to go out of business in the short or medium term.”

You are applying for assistance under the European Commission’s De Minimis Regulation. In case of this particular programme, it must comply with De Minimis state aid regulations (EC regulation 1407/2013).This allows a company to receive up to 200,000 Euros of public aid over a three-year period. To confirm that you are able to receive assistance from the Project, you must declare the full amount of any support you have received over the last 36 months.

Completion of diagnostics is expected to take between 2-5 days. The estimated value of support is £470.52 per day (approximately 6 hours). Therefore, the total value for 12 hour of diagnostic support will be approximately £941.04. The total value in Euro (€) will be based on the European conversion rate at the time of support. The maximum value of the diagnostic support for 5 days (approximately 30 hours) is likely to be £2,352.60. The total value in Euro (€) will be based on the European conversion rate at the time of support.

For long term collaboration projects, the value of support will be up to the value of £789.18 per day. Therefore, the estimated value of state aid accrued for the Long-term collaboration support for maximum of 10 days is approximately £7,891.80. The total value in Euro (€) will be based on the European conversion rate at the time of support.

As per the regulation, this value is calculated by the market value of the support, and not necessarily the actual value of the support provided by the advisor. For further details please visit https://www.gov.uk/guidance/state-aid.

We collect personal information about you, on behalf of The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), so that we can evaluate this project and to report to the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for monitoring and evaluation purposes.

How we use the information you provide-: The details you provide on this form and subsequently provided to the Low Carbon SMEs Project will only be used in connection with services relating to the Project. Your data will be added to the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database and also paper copies will be maintained. All records will be retained at least until 2033 as required for ERDF funded projects. 

We must protect the public funds we handle and so may use the information you have provided on this form for audit purposes. Audits can be undertaken by Aston University staff and external contractors as well as EU Government and European Auditors. Low Carbon SMEs may share required information with Aston University Academics for Research purposes. This will not include any personal data. For further details please refer to Low Carbon SMEs Privacy Policy, please visit http://www.smelowcarbon.co.uk/privacy-policy/

Disclaimer:  Any support and information provided by Low Carbon SMEs project Advisor(s) and Academic(s) is in good faith at that time. Any action(s) you take upon the information, is strictly at your own risk. Low Carbon SMEs and Aston University will not be liable for any losses and/or damages in connection with the services provided.

 In return for access to the support of the Low Carbon SMEs Programme, I agree to provide the project with the relevant information required by ERDF for monitoring, evaluation and as proof of outputs. I certify that the information contained within this registration and declaration form is correct to the best of my knowledge.