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Creative UK

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Creative UK is an organisation that champions, connects, supports and invests in creative people and businesses across the UK. It offers membership, business support, investment finance and policy advocacy for the creative industries.

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Open all yearLoanUK-wide

Creative Growth Finance II

Creative Growth Finance, Creative UK

Scale-up loans of £100,000 to £1 million for UK businesses in the Creative Industries.

Amount
£100,000 to £1,000,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
Open all yearSupport programme

Culture and Creative Investment Programme

Creative UK

A package of financial and business support for freelancers and businesses in the culture and creative industries.

Amount
Up to £150,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
North Tyneside, Northumberland, Newcastle upon TyneLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10

Closed

ClosedGrantEngland-wide

Creative Industries Grant

Creative UK

Grants of up to £2,500 to subsidise working with a consultant on business planning, strategy, marketing, IP monetisation or international operation. For companies working in moving image for storytelling, including film, television, games, animation and immersive industries.

Amount
Up to £2,500
Deadline
Closed 29 September 2025
Area
EnglandLocal Landscape rating 8 out of 10
ClosedSupport programme

West Yorkshire Create Growth Programme

Creative UK

Intensive support, coaching and mentoring to help West Yorkshire creative businesses in music, screen, convergent technologies, fashion or gaming plan for growth and secure investment.

Area
West YorkshireLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
ClosedSupport programme

Create Growth Programme

Creative UK

A programme for high-growth creative businesses between seed and scaling stages, offering business support and help to access finance and investment.

Deadline
Open all year
Area
North East EnglandLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10
ClosedLoan

North East Culture and Creative Investment - Loans

Creative UK

Loans of £50,000 to £150,000 for commercially viable, growth-minded businesses in the cultural and creative sectors in the North East.

Amount
£50,000 to £150,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
North East Combined AuthorityLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedInvestment

North East Culture and Creative Investment - Equity

Creative UK

Equity investments of up to £150,000 in commercially viable, growth-minded cultural and creative businesses in the North East.

Amount
Up to £150,000
Deadline
Open all year
Area
North East Combined AuthorityLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
ClosedSupport programme

Creative Enterprise Scaling Up

Creative UK

A 5-month business development programme with 6 intensive workshops and 4 coaching sessions for screen sector companies looking to scale, including film/TV, games, immersive and createch businesses.

Amount
£250 +VAT per company to participate; support valued at over £5,000 per person
Deadline
Applications currently closed; sign up for newsletter to be notified when applications open
Area
North East Combined AuthorityLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10

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