Key Dates

Next application deadline:
3.30pm on Monday 5th January 2026

The deadline for submitting your application for this round was 3:30pm on Wednesday 1^st October 2025. Late submissions will not be considered and will be deferred to the next quarter’s interviews.

Interviews are scheduled for the first two weeks of November. If there are any specific dates during this period when you’re unavailable for a Zoom interview, please let us know when submitting your application. While we’ll do our best to accommodate, please note that we can’t guarantee we’ll be able to meet every request.

The final decision for this round will be made on Monday 1st December 2025. All applicants will be notified shortly after that date.

The deadline for submitting your application for this round is 3:30pm on Monday 5^th January 2026. Late submissions will not be considered and will be deferred to the next quarter’s interviews. So, be sure to get your application in on time!

Interviews are scheduled for the first two weeks of February. If there are any specific dates during this period when you’re unavailable for a Zoom interview, please let us know when submitting your application. While we’ll do our best to accommodate, please note that we can’t guarantee we’ll be able to meet every request.

The final decision for this round will be made on Monday 2^nd March 2026. All applicants will be notified shortly after that date.

The deadline for submitting your application for this round is 3:30pm on Wednesday 1^st April 2026. Late submissions will not be considered and will be deferred to the next quarter’s interviews. So, be sure to get your application in on time!

Interviews are scheduled for the first two weeks of May. If there are any specific dates during this period when you’re unavailable for a Zoom interview, please let us know when submitting your application. While we’ll do our best to accommodate, please note that we can’t guarantee we’ll be able to meet every request.

The final decision for this round will be made on Monday 1^st June 2026. All applicants will be notified shortly after that date.

Starting a business? Then you’re about to create the document that will shape your entrepreneurial journey – your business plan! Think of it as your business’s roadmap, guiding you from start to success. It’s a written blueprint that outlines your vision and lays out a solid game plan for action.

At The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity, we want to see your awesome business plan alongside your completed application form. But please note, we only accept plans in our official template, which you’ll get as part of your application pack.

Not sure what to include? No worries! Many people struggle to put their genius ideas on paper. So, to help you out, here are six quick tips to make writing your business plan a breeze!

STEP 1: Describe Your Business

Generate a mission statement for your business and accompany it with a company overview. What are your company’s core values and how will they be incorporated into the service/products provided to customers or clients?

STEP 2: Products & Services

State the exact nature of products/services that your company will be providing; also identifying ways in which your business is different from that of your potential competitors. Finish by defining the benefits of using your company and explain who your target markets are and why they should go to you.

STEP 3: Marketing/Sales

Set a value on your product or services and provide detail of your customer profile. From there, evaluate what you can afford and simply what you MUST do to promote your business. How will it attract and maintain your customers/clients?

STEP 4: Forecasts

Produce a SWOT analysis. SWOT is the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats you believe to be integral to your business’ market. Simply put, these are your best and worst-case scenarios.

STEP 5: Management Team

Outline your team, their job descriptions and responsibilities – even if you’re initially a one-man band. Recognise you (and your team’s if relevant) strengths and weaknesses, and identify the areas that may require additional recruitment or outsourcing.

STEP 6: Financials

This may include a personal financial statement, a break-even analysis and a 12-month profit and loss projection. Not only is this important for us at the Charity in considering your application; it is also helpful in allowing you to develop a strategy in using the funds already available to you.