London Secures Over 30% Of Funding That Helps Only 136 Grass Roots Music Venues

The first beneficiaries of the Government’s ‘Cultural Recovery Fund’ have today been released. While the headline spinner £1.57 billion may sound a lot, after being split between different art and culture areas it has only saved a measly 136 music venues from full time closure.

17 venues across the country required over £50,000, with eight of those based in London including an independent sole trader who has gained £80,000. The name of the beneficiary has been withheld.

The North secured the most amount of grants (41%) but it was London who benefited from the most cash, securing 34% of the pot. Meanwhile the Midlands benefited from 21 grants, the South East 23 and the South West 12.

The total amount paid in total to organisations was £3,376,039 which does show just when everything is taken into account each art form will only have a very small piece of the funding pie.

A full list of the organisations awarded grants can be seen below:

Beneficiary	Area of England	Grant Awarded (£)
Jamm Hot Ltd	South East	80,000
The Amersham Arms	London	80,000
Stony Valley	London	80,000
Troubadour Properties Limited	London	80,000
Motion Events LTD	South West	79,906
CAMP & FURNACE LIMITED	North	79,604
Individual Sole Trader (Name withheld)	London	78,583
Eventim Olympia Liverpool	North	73,900
Fife Street Social Club Nuneaton Ltd	Midlands	64,000
Oval Space Holdings Limited	London	56,500
Nightingale UK Ltd	Midlands	56,000
My Fest1val Events Limited	Midlands	53,409
Grand Elektra	South East	53,000
artsintheeast ltd	London	52,997
SQDL	North	52,600
THE VICTORIA	London	52,500
Think Tank	North	52,500
Oake Entertainment	London	50,317
Corsica Studios	London	50,000
Phoenix Artist Club	London	49,621
Alchemy Leeds LTD	North	47,000
Creative Aristocracy Ltd	North	46,583
The Old Bookshop	South West	46,101
Individual Sole Trader (Name withheld)	South East	41,728
Soup Kitchen	North	41,000
Jimmy’s NQ Limited	North	40,000
Sidney & Matilda	North	39,900
HAC	London	38,500
St James Events Ltd	South East	37,729
the lexington	London	37,000
N.i.a.m.o.s	North	35,791
Worleys Swan Limited	Midlands	34,500
Bush Hall (Music) Ltd	London	33,851
The Sunflower Lounge	Midlands	33,000
Village Underground	London	33,000
Folklore	London	32,035
Gorilla	North	31,000
Bloom Leisure Ltd	North	30,956
Faces Bar And Lounge	South East	30,000
Jimmy’s LPL Limited	North	30,000
Individual Sole Trader (Name withheld)	London	29,679
The Stage Door Southampton Ltd	South West	28,400
Madding Crowd Ltd	South West	28,000
Malty Cross Ltd	Midlands	28,000
Off The UK	North	26,100
7E Youth Academy	Midlands	25,750
recordjunkee	North	25,000
Stamford Corn Exchange & Theatre Lounge	Midlands	25,000
Wild Honey Pie Limited	London	24,764
M.O.T Venue Ltd	London	24,500
Pop Brixton Limited	London	24,400
MK11 Ltd	South East	24,382
Phase One Liverpool	North	24,000
Crank & Ratchet Bars Ltd	Midlands	23,000
The Musician Live Ltd	Midlands	22,500
Latest Bars Ltd	South East	22,450
The Green Door Store	South East	20,500
Redwood Bars	North	20,489
BlueberryHill Studios	North	20,000
The Beau Nash Ltd	South West	20,000
Smithdown Social	North	20,000
The Magic Garden	London	20,000
The Post Tottenham LTD	London	20,000
Seamus McCausland & Kathleen Fleming T/A The Windmill Public House	London	19,810
Matt and Phreds Mcr Ltd	North	19,700
The Fairycroft House CIC	South East	19,500
Claptrap The Venue	Midlands	18,476
Crowdpleaser.Club	Midlands	18,416
Ten Feet Tall	North	18,400
Columbo Jazz Limited	London	18,000
Individual Sole Trader (Name withheld)	South East	18,000
Individual Sole Trader (Name withheld)	London	16,900
CSLR Ltd	Midlands	16,200
Sister Midnight Records	London	16,078
Salt Town Limited	North	16,000
16 Screen Limited	London	15,750
Meriden Bars	Midlands	15,267
Escape Venue	Midlands	15,187
Ormside Projects	London	15,100
Deaf Institute	North	15,000
Electric Church Ltd	North	15,000
Brass Monkey Enterprises	South East	15,000
The Lighthouse	South East	14,785
The Hoxton Distillery LTD	London	14,035
Concorde2 Limited	South East	14,000
Kent Creative	London	14,000
theoldredbusstation	North	13,795
The Peer Hat	North	13,567
St Austell Band Club	South West	13,460
Printers Playhouse	South East	13,353
Meraki Liverpool	North	13,211
Alexander’s Live	North	13,142
Servant Jazz Quarters	London	12,894
Lancaster Castle Holdings Ltd	North	12,764
Soundblast Limited	North	12,500
Matchstick Theatre Ltd	London	12,381
Ark Culture	South East	12,357
The CLF Art Café	London	12,000
Cafe Artum	Midlands	11,948
The Lounge Bar	South West	11,861
Elsewhere Records Ltd	South East	11,480
Individual Sole Trader (Name withheld)	North	11,010
23 Bath St	South West	11,000
Lateralize Ltd	London	10,239
Peggy’s Skylight	Midlands	10,215
Columbo South Limited	London	10,000
Individual Sole Trader (Name withheld)	South East	10,000
Lughole	North	9,830
The Jazz Café	South East	9,097
The Hutong Café	South West	9,000
NEWMEDS Entertainment Ltd	North	8,786
Audio Collective Limited	North	8,600
Arts Bar LTD	North	8,500
The Pipeline	South East	8,500
The Sound Lounge Trust CIC	London	8,500
Level 3	South West	8,322
Individual Sole Trader (Name withheld)	Midlands	8,072
The Alhambra, Morecambe	North	8,000
The Stoller Hall	North	7,500
Soundhouse Leicester	Midlands	7,031
The Piper	South East	7,000
Hitchin Club 85 Limited	South East	6,845
2funky music café	Midlands	6,500
Plain View Production Ltd	North	6,500
Bar Thirty Two Ltd	North	6,000
The Barrel House Ballroom Totnes	South West	5,500
The Louisiana, Bristol	South West	5,500
The Belfry Centre for Music & Arts	South East	4,500
HND HOUSE Ltd	London	4,000
District 61 Jordan Street Limited	North	3,000
Morley Industries Ltd	Midlands	3,000
Society for the Advancement of Black Arts	London	1,650
78 Sackville St Ltd	North	1,500
The Bear Club	South East	1,000
Assorted Works Limited	London	1,000