Guidance

2007 to 2013 ERDF programmes: achievements

Since 2007, the 10 ERDF programmes in England have invested billions of pounds of funding into local projects.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 26 February 2013
• Last updated: 7 November 2017
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  1. 7 November 2017

     ERDF Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Convergence List of beneficiaries added

  2. 22 August 2017

     Latest figures have been updated and link added to the operational programmes page which has been archived.

  3. 30 March 2016

     Yorkshire and Humber beneficiary list updated

  4. 18 September 2013

     Two news West Midlands news stories added.

  5. 25 July 2013

     ERDF NW bulletin July 2013 added, replacing previous edition

  6. 9 July 2013

     New versions of various North East docs added (bulletin, project lists and latest news). West Midlands and East Midlands ERDF list of beneficiaries updated to July versions.

  7. 25 June 2013

     Added North East bulletin April 2013.

  8. 18 June 2013

     East of England ERDF Programme list of beneficiaries updated for June 2013. Achievements figures updated for all ERDF Programmes for June 2013.

  9. 13 June 2013

     ERDF North East: Minister unveils government and european funding to create jobs and wealth in Darlington and Middlesbrough.

  10. 5 June 2013

      List of projects updated for June for the West Midlands and East Midlands ERDF Programmes.

  11. 22 May 2013

      List of projects updated for the South West Programme and the Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Programme.

  12. 21 May 2013

      Updated Yorkshire and Humber ERDF beneficiary list with new May 2013 version

  13. 3 May 2013

      West Midlands and East Midlands list of projects updated for May 2013.

  14. 30 April 2013

      South West ERDF Programme newsletter added for April 2013.

  15. 23 April 2013

      Added updated Yorkshire & Humber Beneficiary List, latest Bulletin and new press notice.

  16. 8 April 2013

      ERDF list of beneficiaries updated showing April 2013 versions for West Midlands and East Midlands ERDF Programmes.

  17. 21 March 2013

      New case study booklets produced for West Midlands and East Midlands ERDF programmes.

  18. 14 March 2013

      Energy Works news story added to Latest News section.

  19. 13 March 2013

      Links to certain London ERDF documents added, two North East documents updated

  20. 4 March 2013

      List of benficiaries for West Midlands and East Midlands ERDF programmes updated to March 2013 versions.

  21. 26 February 2013

      First published.

Applies to England

Overview

Across England, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) investments have:

• helped 25,932 new businesses to start or move into the local areas
• created around 131,375 jobs for local people

(Figures correct at August 2017)

Projects funded by ERDF

The documents below provide a full list of all the projects funded by ERDF in England.

• ERDF Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Convergence list of beneficiaries February 2017 (PDF, 60.1 KB, 4 pages)
• ERDF Cornwall and Isles of Scilly list of beneficiaries January 2015 (PDF, 61.9 KB, 8 pages)
• ERDF East Midlands list of beneficiaries November 2015 (PDF, 510 KB, 6 pages)
• ERDF East of England list of beneficiaries January 2014 (PDF, 72.8 KB, 8 pages)
• ERDF North East list of beneficiaries December 2015 (PDF, 150 KB, 5 pages)
• ERDF North East summary of projects December 2015 (PDF, 933 KB, 114 pages)
• ERDF North West list of beneficiaries April 2015 (PDF, 231 KB, 15 pages)
• ERDF South East list of beneficiaries May 2014 (PDF, 29.4 KB, 1 page)
• ERDF South West list of beneficiaries January 2015 (PDF, 38.3 KB, 2 pages)
• ERDF West Midlands list of beneficiaries November 2015 (PDF, 460 KB, 5 pages)
• ERDF Yorkshire and the Humber list of beneficiaries February 2016 (PDF, 427 KB, 46 pages)

The London ERDF programme is administered by the Greater London Authority (GLA). Details of ERDF London-funded projects are available on the GLA website.

Case studies

A number of case studies have been developed to demonstrate the impact that ERDF is having across England to local people, local business and the economy. There are more case studies on the European Commission’s UK website.

• National ERDF Case Study Book (Edition 1) (PDF, 1.9 MB, 24 pages)
• National ERDF Case Study Book (Edition 2) (PDF, 3.7 MB, 23 pages)

Annual implementation reports

Each programme provides an annual report for the European Commission in June explaining the progress made in the previous year. The latest reports for 2014 are available below.

• ERDF Cornwall and Isles of Scilly annual implementation report 2014 (PDF, 1.04 MB, 60 pages)
• ERDF East Midlands annual implementation report 2014 (PDF, 1.6 MB, 48 pages)
• ERDF East of England annual implementation report 2014 (PDF, 1.36 MB, 92 pages)
• ERDF North East annual implementation report 2014 (PDF, 2.03 MB, 71 pages)
• ERDF North West annual implementation report 2014 (PDF, 1.55 MB, 66 pages)
• ERDF South East annual implementation report 2013 (PDF, 1.04 MB, 46 pages)
• ERDF South West annual implementation report 2014 (PDF, 1.31 MB, 44 pages)
• ERDF West Midlands annual implementation report 2014 (PDF, 1.55 MB, 58 pages)
• ERDF Yorkshire and the Humber annual implementation report 2014 (PDF, 2.87 MB, 112 pages)
• ERDF London annual implementation report 2014 (PDF, 2.55 MB, 67 pages)

The ERDF London interim evaluation (PDF, 4.7MB) is available on the GLA website.

ERDF programmes details

Each ERDF programme in England has an operational programme detailing its aims over the lifetime of the programming period. Read more about the operational programmes.