Theatre Tax Relief Cashflow Loans
We offer loans to support non-profit theatres waiting for Theatre Tax Relief claims to be paid – so you can focus on strategic objectives rather than short-term cash management.
Arts & Culture Impact Fund
£150,000 – £1,000,000
We’re currently accepting applications for an £18 million social impact investment fund for socially driven arts, culture and heritage organisations registered and operating in the UK.
Our Vision
We want to see a thriving, inspiring cultural and creative sector generating far-reaching social and economic impact.
Our People
Our team combines extensive investment experience with deep knowledge and appreciation of art and culture.
Our Impact
We help the cultural and creative sector measure its positive impact and link organisations with responsible funding.
Our Story
We have supported culture and creativity since 2015 with a series of pioneering funding and innovation initiatives.
Our Work
We raise and manage funds, support philanthropy, run programmes and offer research and advisory services tailored to the cultural and creative sector.
Explore our open funds and find out if impact investment is right for your organisation.
Expand your philanthropic networks and local partnership opportunities.
Browse our research library exploring how finance, culture and impact intersect.
Latest News & Events
Keep up to date with new announcements and sign up to a range of online and in-person events.
Event News
We’re hitting the road this July to meet socially driven arts, culture and heritage organisations in Cambridge and the South East.
Blog
Seva Phillips introduces a new series encouraging candid conversations between practitioners financing culture in different parts of the world.
Event Webinar
This second session in our global peer learning series brings together practitioners from Latin America and the UK to discuss how to price finance, blend capital and share risk, and support borrowers.
Webinar
This first session in our global peer learning series brings together practitioners from Latin America and the UK to discuss how they measure impact in practice
Latest Case Studies
Explore our portfolio to learn how our investments and programmes support cultural organisations of all types.
Watch our short film to hear directly from cultural and creative organisations including Music Venue Properties, Little Angel Theatre, and Creative Land Trust about their experience working with us.
The UK’s only museum dedicated to food is using a loan to support the creation of an outdoor play area inspired by food, farming and nature, to better serve their visitors and improve their financial resilience.
Acme sought a £500,000 loan in 2025 to support the acquisition and fit-out of a new studio building in Waltham Forest, Billet Road Studios. The property had been completed to shell-and-core standard but remained vacant due to limited demand for its original permitted use as office and ground-floor community space.
Little Angel Theatre received a Theatre Tax Relief (TTR) cash-flow loan in summer 2024, which helped maintain its cash position during its seasonal low and supported ongoing investment in upcoming productions.
Latest Resources
Explore our funding, business and impact resources along with selected tools and publications from external sources.
Webinar
A webinar explaining the changes and new financial reporting requirements for UK charities in 2026.
Publication Research
This report analyses the cost and environmental benefits, as well as the return on investment, of decarbonisation projects at seven UK cultural buildings, and explores the potential for a new funding model.
Webinar
A webinar exploring how socially driven organisations might adopt a more entrepreneurial mindset – such as leveraging impact investment such as repayable finance.
Research Resource
An interactive map showing the extent of Figurative’s work and impact across the UK in supporting the cultural and creative sector through our impact investment and philanthropy development work.
Partner With Us
Help us build a thriving cultural and creative sector as a funder, investor or other expert partner.
Image credits:
Lead images: Central School of Ballet, Paris Gardens, photo by Bill Cooper 2018; UD Music presents Flames Collective/ Amaria. Photo by Alexis Maryon; Image © artFix. Photo by Alba Haut. Click on the links to find out more about our work with these organisations.