WELCOME TO BID LEAMINGTON
Royal Leamington Spa is a beautiful, distinct and vibrant town that does things differently to achieve unique results. It matters ‘how’ things are done and at the heart of the this are the ideas of community, creativity and wellbeing.
Since 2008, the Business Improvement District (BID) for Royal Leamington Spa has made excellent progress in delivering services and projects, agreed by the BID Board and its partners, which increase the appeal of the town, support the businesses and help to improve trading performance.
BID Leamington delivers for the town and its local businesses through four activity areas: Promoting, Enhancing, Supporting and Influencing. Some of our initiatives are very high public profile and some less so, all with the common aim of improving Royal Leamington Spa for the benefit of all.
We provide a single, collective voice for the retail and leisure businesses of Leamington, raising matters of concern with decision makers, providing business support to support growth and promote the town far and wide.
We are proud to be accredited by The BID Foundation, recognising the strong governance, transparency and accountability of BID Leamington.
Throughout this website, our aim is to inform and support the 355 levy paying businesses and our voluntary members who, through BID Leamington, contribute towards creating an attractive, safe and well-promoted town. We also like to hear from you directly, so please do get in touch if you can’t find what you need.
BID Renewal 2023-2028
The current five-year term for BID Leamington comes to an end in June 2023. As such businesses were asked to vote on the continuation of BID Leamington for a further five years in a renewal ballot carried out throughout the month of March.
We are pleased to announce the proposal to renew BID Leamington until 2028 was supported with 90% of businesses voting in favour by number, and 94% in favour by rateable value.
The formal declaration can be viewed by clicking here.
We wish to extend our sincere thanks to town centre businesses for their continued trust and support and look forward to supporting you to ensure the town that we love is as strong and vibrant as it can be.
Please click (the image) to learn more about this important decision for businesses.
Here are a few examples of our public facing projects. Highlighted Projects and each of the activity theme areas, Promoting, Enhancing, Supporting and Influencing showcase the full breadth of our work.
Santa’s Postbox
In 2020, over 2,700 beautiful letters were posted to Santa from adults and children and each year this special postbox returns in a new location…
Meaningful Change
Meaningful Change is a multi-agency campaign aimed at helping to positively change the lives of those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Royal Leamington Spa.
Supporting Local Events
Working together to bring activities and events to Leamington is an important way to bring vibrancy. By working in partnership …
Latest BID News
Covent Garden Car Park Update
We have recently been advised by Warwick District Council (WDC) that the Covent Garden multi-storey car park will be closing from Sunday 12 February 2023 …
November Budget, Rates, Parking News & Christmas Update
Please read on for a quick update on the November 17th budget announcement and the implications for your business, our work to secure improved parking rates, and our ongoing…
Celebrating 65 Years in Business this Christmas!
A popular Leamington barber – who will have been cutting hair in the town for 65 years this Christmas – will swap his comb and scissors for the Leamington Christmas light-swich on this year….
Our Engagement – At a Glance
Town Centre BID Businesses
As a Business Improvement District we work with all our levy paying businesses and voluntary members to support and represent them and also for the benefit of the town as a whole.
£'s invested annually in the Town Centre
BID businesses pay an annual levy based on their property value to fund BID Leamington. In addition to this, financial contributions and project funding is secured from the public and private sectors here to further enhance investment into the town.
Number of customers we engage with annually
Promoting Leamington Spa and its businesses we communicate and attract hundreds of thousands of people into the town through promotional and marketing activity as well as high profile public events, all of which contribute to the vitality of Leamington.
Hours of support we provide annually to Town Centre businesses
Providing timely and relevant information, support and training to our businesses enables them to dedicate more time to doing what they do best – running their business.
Our Family of Websites
