England · creative businesses

Grants and funding for creative businesses in England.

Funds, tax credits and awards for creative, cultural and games businesses and practitioners.

A business in England can use 15 schemes for creative businesses, and 12 are taking applications today. 4 are specific to England, from Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, Historic England and Arts Council England; the other 11 are UK-wide.

Specific to England (4)

Liverpool City Region Flexible Growth Fund

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, delivered by River Capital · Open now · Loan (repayable)

up to £1,000,000

Greenlight West Production Fund

West of England Mayoral Combined Authority · Open now

up to £500,000

Historic England People and Research grants

Historic England · Open now · Closes 31 Mar 2027

up to £200,000

Music Growth Fund (£1,000 to £100,000)

Arts Council England (Music Growth Package) · Open now

up to £100,000

UK-wide, open to businesses in England (11)

BFI UK Global Screen Fund — International Co-production

BFI (British Film Institute) / DCMS · Closing soon · Closes 24 Nov 2026

up to £300,000

UK Games Fund — Content Fund

UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC, DCMS-backed) · Open now · Closes 31 Mar 2029

up to £250,000

BFI UK Global Screen Fund — Video Game Release

BFI (British Film Institute) / DCMS · Open now

up to £50,000

BFI UK Global Screen Fund — Festival Launch

BFI (British Film Institute) / DCMS · Open now

up to £15,000

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

up to £100,000

Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS)

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, delivered with the BPI · Between rounds

up to £50,000

UK Games Fund — Starter Fund

UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC, DCMS-backed) · Closed

up to £20,000

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.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 · schemes change, so every scheme page shows the date it was last checked.