Supporting North East Businesses

North East England led the way in setting up public sector investment funds to support local SMEs in the early 2000s. North East Access to Finance oversees the financial returns (‘legacy’) from these funds which are deployed into new regional initiatives providing SME finance. To date, over £40m has been generated to re-invest in new ventures and growth businesses.  We work closely with partners to deploy returns into new initiatives that support North East SMEs in key sectors and areas of need.

Our team has been involved in deploying returns from a variety of funds operating in the region over the last 20 years and we continue to provide support to these today:

  • The North East Fund is a major suite of publicly-funded venture capital and loan funds in the North East Combined Authority Area, managed by experienced regional fund managers, and we are now involved in funding a Successor fund to continue the work done by The North East Fund in recent years.
  • Our support also extends to the Tees Valley, where legacy funding has contributed to a number of initiatives supporting local businesses. The Tees Valley Combined Authority also participates in the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Tender for Group Auditor

We are inviting suitably qualified firms to tender for the contract as external Auditor for the group for a period of three years.

NB interested parties are asked to register an expression of interest and we will send you the Applicant Pack, containing further information which you should read before preparing your bid.

Details of the tender and how to apply are in the Invitation to Tender

Expressions of interest and questions about the tender should be emailed to james.arkless@nea2f.co.uk.

Closing date 9 January 2025

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