Unlock growth with AMSCI Recycled – Loan funding for manufacturers ready to scale
If you are a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) operating within the manufacturing supply chain and looking to scale, innovate or modernise operations, the AMSCI Recycled fund could offer the financial backing your project needs.
Designed to stimulate growth and address critical gaps in access to finance, this initiative offers loan funding between £1 million and £2 million for England-based businesses.
AMSCI Recycled supports commercially viable projects that wouldn’t otherwise go ahead or would face serious delays without this funding.
Who is the funding for?
The AMSCI Recycled fund is open to established, profitable manufacturing SMEs based in England. You could be:
- A Tier 2 or Tier 3 supply chain business aiming to position yourself as a key supplier to OEMs or Tier 1 manufacturers
- An innovative manufacturer developing new technologies, processes or materials
- A company involved in digitising production lines or implementing solutions aligned with net zero goals
What can the funding support?
This is a project-linked fund and is not intended for general working capital or distressed businesses.
Instead, the AMSCI Recycled investment can support a wide range of eligible activities, including:
- Establishing new production lines or expanding current capacity
- Funding project-based R&D to bring manufacturing improvements closer to market
- Supporting capital investment or facility fit-outs linked to manufacturing innovation
- Delivering training programmes that directly support new projects
- Providing working capital, where it is tied to a defined project
- Acting as gap funding during the pre-profit phase of an innovation-led initiative
What kinds of projects are eligible?
To qualify, projects must:
- Be based in England
- Create or safeguard jobs
- Demonstrate clear market need and commercial potential
- Help address market failure (e.g. difficulty accessing traditional funding routes)
- Align with broader goals such as net zero transition, supply chain resilience, or digital transformation
Projects can span any sector within advanced manufacturing — from automotive and aerospace to green tech and precision engineering.
Key eligibility criteria
To apply, businesses must:
- Be a UK-based SME operating in the manufacturing sector
- Have been trading for at least three years
- Demonstrate a strong commercial case for the proposed project
- Be able to meet lending terms and repay the loan
- Operate outside of pre-revenue or turnaround phases
Each application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, with no rigid lending model applied.
This gives flexibility to businesses with solid growth ambitions but non-traditional funding profiles.
What the fund can’t support
While AMSCI Recycled is flexible, it’s important to note that it does not support:
- General working capital with no link to a defined project
- Standalone training not tied to specific manufacturing outcomes
- Property acquisition or commercial real estate development
- Business acquisitions or management buyouts
- Distressed or loss-making businesses
- Startups not yet generating revenue
- Businesses outside of the manufacturing sector
With a funding range of £1 million to £2 million, AMSCI Recycled represents a rare opportunity for manufacturing SMEs to accelerate growth, drive innovation, and strengthen their position within the supply chain.
If your business is ready to scale but lacks the financial backing to do so, we can help you apply for this funding. Contact our grant-funding specialists today.