MICRO FUND GRANT TO 24 HOUR COVER COMMERCIAL CLEANING £2591.24
MARCH 23rd 2021
In 2018, 24 Hour Cover Commercial Cleaning was established with the aim to take on commercial cleaning contracts across RCT, get the business to a profitable stage and create employment, with full training, to local people.
24 Hour Cover Commercial Cleaning won two commercial contracts locally, but were faced with not being able to expand as they had planned, without the investment in further equipment. Applying to Pen y Cymoedd Micro Fund in 2019, the business requested support to invest in the necessary equipment to tender for new contacts. In September 2019, Pen y Cymoedd awarded a Micro Fund grant of £2,591.24 to allow the business to apply for local commercial cleaning contracts as well as promotional materials and marketing on social media.
Pen y Cymoedd support businesses across the fund area from start up to expansion, to invest in business infrastructure, helping businesses to create a range of sustainable, quality jobs in the local community and providing access to favourable funding to support these plans.
2020 was a year no one could have foreseen in any business planning, however 24 Hour Cover Commercial Cleaning, did not miss one day of work throughout the lockdowns, ensuring they provided their clients with the professional and reliable service they had committed to when taking the contracts on. The business has gone on to win five more commercial cleaning contracts across RCT and have big plans for 2021 to become an incorporated business and start expanding their team.
“I want to thank Pen y Cymoedd CIC once again for the support they gave to us to allow us to start our business opportunity.” Philip Harries – Business Owner
The Fund was established by energy company Vattenfall to benefit the communities hosting the Pen y Cymoedd wind farm across the upper Neath, Afan, Rhondda and Cynon Valleys. It exists to support local people, groups and organisations to invest in themselves, their ideas and their communities.
The Community Fund has a substantial annual budget that is index-linked, meaning it increases in line with inflation. As an example, this equated to around £2.5 million in 2025. The Fund will continue to support communities until 2043, creating long-term opportunities for growth, resilience and positive change.
The Fund is managed by an independent, locally based not-for-profit Community Interest Company. It is overseen by a Board of Directors with strong local connections and delivered by a small but dedicated staff team with extensive community engagement experience. We are here to help ensure the Fund delivers on the vision and priorities of local communities.
Over the next 10 years, the Fund is focusing on investment in people, places and businesses — helping the Valleys to thrive, driving bold ideas, supporting transformation and creating lasting impact for current and future generations.