Kent and Medway Business Fund (KMBF) Loans Pre-Application Form
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Please refer to the Application Guidance and to our website for further information.


This pre-application form seeks to collect information so that we can advise you:

  • On the eligibility of your organisation and your investment proposal.
  • Whether your investment proposal meets objectives of the scheme.
  • Whether to proceed to a full application and what you have to do to complete a full application for KMBF support.

The information that you are asked to provide in this pre-application is also necessary to meet our reporting requirements of our funders from the original Regional Development Fund (the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy) and Kent County Council. All data reported is anonymised and held in confidence.


We will acknowledge receipt of your pre-application within 2 working days. Please note we cannot process incomplete pre-applications so please ensure you answer all sections.


If the number of pre-applications exceeds the estimated amount of funds available to cover your proposal, you will be informed that your application has been put on hold.


Finally, applicants can only submit one application for the KMBF scheme at any one time. In order to access the on-line pre-application form you must be able to answer yes to the next questions below:

You must be able to meet the following criteria in order to submit a pre-application to the scheme

Is your application for a loan in excess of £100,000 and less than or equal to £500,000
Are you a sole trader, partnership or limited company, not-for-profit or other?
Are you able to provide match funding from private sources (Own Resources, Bank Loan etc) for at least 50% of the eligible costs of your proposal?
Does your organisation employ fewer than 250 employees?
Is your business or business group turnover less than £43.2m (gross) /£36m (net) per annum?
Can you confirm that your business is located or is seeking to locate within the KMBF eligible area?
Can you show your business is currently viable and not in difficulty?
Can you confirm your business is not subject to collections or collective insolvency proceedings?
Are you able to provide security for the full value of the loan in terms of unencumbered Assets, Property or Personal Guarantees?
Can you confirm that your business does not currently operate within the ineligible sectors as identified in Section 6 of the scheme guidance?
If you are unsure please contact the KMBF Programme Management Team at kmbf@kent.gov.uk, who can provide guidance on this.
You must be able to confirm at least ONE of the following options below*



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