Business Improvement Districts

The current and proposed Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in Bristol.

Business Improvement Districts are partnerships set up to improve particular commercial areas.

Businesses in the area pay a percentage of their rateable value on top of their business rates to fund projects which benefit local businesses.

You have to pay a small levy on top of your business rates in our Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in:

  • Broadmead
  • City Centre
  • Clifton Village
  • Redcliffe and Temple

A Business Improvement District can charge this levy for up to five years.

The current status of BIDs in Bristol

Broadmead

The Broadmead Business Improvement District started on 1 November 2023 and will run for five years.

Properties:

  • within the Galleries and the Arcade pay an extra 1.5% of their rateable value
  • outside the Galleries and the Arcade pay 3% of their rateable value

You have to pay whether or not the property is occupied.

The BID levy is based on a chargeable day basis and is paid in full in advance by the occupier on 1 November of each year.

For more information:

City Centre

The Bristol City Centre Business Improvement District started on 1 November 2022 and will run for five years.

Most properties pay an extra 1.5% of their rateable value. You have to pay whether or not the property is occupied.

The BID levy is based on a chargeable day basis and is paid in full in advance by the occupier on 1 November of each year.

For more information:

Clifton Village

The Clifton Village Business Improvement District started on 1 November 2022 and will run for five years.

Most properties pay an extra 1.5% of their rateable value. You have to pay whether or not the property is occupied.

The BID levy is based on a chargeable day basis and is paid in full in advance by the occupier on 1 November of each year.

For more information:

Redcliffe and Temple

Following a successful vote in favour, the Redcliffe and Temple BID will run from 1 June 2021 to 31 October 2025.

Most properties pay an extra 1.5% of their rateable value. You have to pay whether or not the property is occupied.

The BID levy is based on a chargeable day basis and is paid in full in advance by the occupier on 1 June 2021 for the initial five month period of the BID, and then on 1 November of each year thereafter.

For more information on Redcliffe and Temple BID:

Bristol Business Improvement District

The ballot for the proposed Bristol Business Improvement District 2025-2030 will take place on Thursday 3 July 2025.

Ballot Papers will be sent to those eligible to vote by Thursday 5 June 2025.

They must be completed and returned no later than 5pm on July 3, the day of the ballot.

For full details see the pdf Notice of Ballot(72 KB) .

For more information on the Bristol BID proposal:

If you have any enquiries about the BID ballot email: electoral.services@bristol.gov.uk

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