Funding for creative businesses
Grants and funding for creative businesses.
Funds, tax credits and awards for creative, cultural and games businesses and practitioners.
We track 22 schemes for creative businesses, and 17 are taking applications today. Open schemes are listed first; closed ones stay on the list, marked as closed, so you can see what has ended. Loans, tax reliefs and credits are labelled, because they are not grants.
UK-wide (11)
BFI UK Global Screen Fund — International Co-production
BFI (British Film Institute) / DCMS · Closing soon · Closes 24 Nov 2026
UK Games Fund — Content Fund
UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC, DCMS-backed) · Open now · Closes 31 Mar 2029
BFI UK Global Screen Fund — Video Game Release
BFI (British Film Institute) / DCMS · Open now
BFI UK Global Screen Fund — Festival Launch
BFI (British Film Institute) / DCMS · Open now
Video Games Expenditure Credit (VGEC)
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) · Open now · Tax relief
Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit (AVEC), including the Independent Film Tax Credit
HM Revenue and Customs · Open now · Tax relief
Theatre Tax Relief
HM Revenue and Customs · Open now · Tax relief
Orchestra Tax Relief
HM Revenue and Customs · Open now · Tax relief
UK Games Fund — Prototype Fund
UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC) · Paused
Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS)
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, delivered with the BPI · Between rounds
UK Games Fund — Starter Fund
UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC, DCMS-backed) · Closed
England only (4)
Liverpool City Region Flexible Growth Fund
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, delivered by River Capital · Open now · Loan (repayable)
Greenlight West Production Fund
West of England Mayoral Combined Authority · Open now
Historic England People and Research grants
Historic England · Open now · Closes 31 Mar 2027
Music Growth Fund (£1,000 to £100,000)
Arts Council England (Music Growth Package) · Open now
Scotland only (5)
National Lottery Open Fund for Organisations
Creative Scotland · Open now
Creative Scotland Open Fund for Individuals
Creative Scotland (National Lottery) · Open now
Business Growth Fund (North Lanarkshire)
North Lanarkshire Council (UKSPF), via Business Gateway Lanarkshire · Open now · Closes 12 Feb 2027
Early Enterprise Support Scheme (Outer Hebrides)
Highlands and Islands Enterprise, administered by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar's Business Gateway · Open now
Creative Scotland Crowdmatch Fund
Creative Scotland · Paused
Wales only (2)
Which of these is your business owed?
Check your business in about two minutes: your top three matches are shown free, by name. The £19.95 report names every match, explains every rule and drafts the applications.
Find my fundingContains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 · schemes change, so every scheme page shows the date it was last checked.