Liverpool BID Company

This week (17 - 23 March) marks the first-ever National Awareness Week for Business Crime Reduction Partnerships in the UK. BCRPs are not for profit, subscription-based, local organisations with the purpose of preventing crime and antisocial behaviour, by uniting the local business community with local statutory services, including Police and local authority. There are over 250 Business Crime Reduction Partnerships (BCRP) in the UK. Starting on 17th March, the first awareness week will showcase the holistic approach to business crime prevention and the work from different partners to make cities safer. In #Liverpool, the BID Safety Partnership sees Liverpool BID Company working alongside Merseyside Police, Liverpool Nightlife CIC, Liverpool City Council and most importantly the businesses themselves. The Liverpool BID Safety Partnership provides our BID businesses with additional support from the below: 🚨 Two full-time Merseyside Police BID Police Officers 🔊 Radio Link Network, connecting over 170 businesses to provide reassurance and intelligence sharing 24/7 🗣️ City Watch Officer who is funded by Liverpool BID to monitor the Radio Link Network and share live intelligence to prevent crime 🤳 DISC Intelligence Sharing Platform, allowing intelligence sharing across businesses in the city centre for both day-time and night-time economy businesses 💭 Regular Intelligence sharing forums & watches, including Retail & Security Watch and Car Park Watch 🤝 Dedicated BCRP Board with representatives from key city stakeholders Take a look at our BID Safety Partnership recap for 2024 below. You can find out more on our services here: https://lnkd.in/eejvcuXf Stay tuned for more BCRP activity and news this week. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eDyHZufv National Association of Business Crime Partnerships Ltd #BCRPUnitedAgainstCrime #BIDSafetyPartnership Shaun Holland Perry Daly-Ryall AIPM Bill Addy Merseyside Police Liverpool City Council John Hughes

SPRINGING THE CITY 🌸💚 Want to give back to your local community & focus your wellbeing this week? There is still space remaining to get involved with our #SpringingTheCity events: 🫧 Free tickets for BID businesses to Wyld Sauna Weds 26th & Thurs 27th March → https://lnkd.in/ehsgHjzt ♻️ Community litter picks in the Commerical District and Hope Street areas Tues 25 March & Tues 1st April → https://lnkd.in/eDSziaPv 🌿 Volunteer in our Planting & Pruning session to makeover the St. Johns planters! Thurs 3rd April → https://lnkd.in/eBWGAi6B 🎶 Join our Community Choir, held weekly in Exchange Station & led by Tim Taylor from the Liverpool Indie Choir Each Thursday → https://lnkd.in/ekShXz98 Find out more 💛 https://lnkd.in/eDSziaPv

Springtime is officially here! 🌸 Don't forget, today at St Paul's Square The Mersey Makers Market will be popping up at 10:00 - 14:00. With over 20 incredible local makers, offering unique products to browse, plus live music & delicious food traders too. They will also be giving away 100 free coffees from Bold Street Coffee from 10am 👀☕ Find out more here https → //https://lnkd.in/eeh8K49N Want to give back to your local community & focus your wellbeing? Get involved in some of our upcoming #SpringingTheCity events: Tues 25 March & Tues 1st April ♻️ Community litter picks in the Commerical District and Hope Street areas Weds 26th & Thurs 27th March 🫧 Spring Morning Dip at Wyld Sauna Thurs 27th March🧘 Lunchtime yoga in Horton House, Exchange Flags Thurs 3rd April 🌿 Volunteer in our Planting & Pruning session to makeover the St. Johns planters! Each Thursday 🎶 Join our Community Choir, held weekly in Exchange Station & led by Tim Taylor from the Liverpool Indie Choir 💛 SPRINGING THE CITY 💛 https://lnkd.in/eDSziaPv Bruntwood SciTech Bruntwood Kate Heathcote CBRE UK #LiverpoolBID #LiverpoolBusiness #LiverpoolEvents #LiverpoolCity #KeepBritainTidy #LitterHeroes #GreatBritishSpringClean

Weightmans is one of the UK’s most respected and award-winning law firms in the UK, with offices across the country and its headquarters – where 700 people are based – in Old Hall Street, Liverpool 👏 Weightmans has been voted Liverpool BID Company’s Business of the Month for March. Martin English, partner and Liverpool office head, says: “We are very grateful to be named Business of the Month. We are a national law firm, but we have a very strong presence and long-established roots here in Liverpool. “We are proud of the culture and positive vibe in our office, thanks to the hard work of our people and those who volunteer their time to make Liverpool a better place.” Read more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_vmCYTK Liverpool BID Company, Weightmans

Yesterday, ourselves and Merseyside Police dropped into some of our hotels & Accommodation BID Levy Payers in the city centre for a #BIDSafetyPartnership update. We were able to share ongoing initiatives and the latest operations in place that provide safety support and training for accommodation providers 🤝 Great to demonstrate the strong partnerships in place enabled via our #BIDSafetyPartnership during BCRP Awareness Week. Find out more on our partnership with Merseyside Police here → https://lnkd.in/eejvcuXf #BCRPUnitedAgainstCrime #BIDSafetyPartnership National Association of Business Crime Partnerships Ltd Shaun Holland Perry Daly-Ryall AIPM

This morning, we kicked off the start of the day with our 'Everton Vision' event at the amazing Everton HQ! We were joined by Everton Director, Colin Chong and Director at Laing O'Rourke Tom Higgins to discuss the new Everton Stadium at Bramley Moore Dock. The discussion focused around the infrastructure and regeneration of the new stadium, transportation throughout the city, and the plans to drive the local economy. A huge thank you to the team at Everton Football Club for hosting us and sponsoring, alongside our event sponsors Liverpool BID Company Laing O'Rourke DB3 Group

A morning spent at Everton Football Club HQ for the Downtown in Business Everton Vision event. A great opportunity to hear how the new Everton Stadium will be a catalyst for North Liverpool, driving regeneration and creating a lasting legacy alongside exciting plans for Goodison Park. We finished with a tour of their premium experience showroom - stunning spaces and a brilliant team behind it all. Thanks for the showing us around Alison Christie Luke Shannon Paul Colegate. Looking forward to seeing it all progress in the coming months! Liverpool BID Company Alice Evans Casey Scott Katie Bentley Victoria Doran

A fresh impact assessment from High Streets UK, covered in The Times, has found that businesses operating on flagship high streets are 5.1x more likely to be subject to the Government’s new ‘super tax’ business rates multiplier than anywhere else in the UK. The measure could lead to 200 stores closures and risk inflationary price increases for consumers. Not just that, up to 5,500 jobs could be on the line, should the proposed reforms go ahead. We welcome the Government’s ambition to create a fairer business rates system, and agree with the principle that smaller businesses need a permanent reduction. However, we urge the Chancellor to rethink parts of her plans, to ensure larger properties operating on flagship high streets aren’t hit with a disproportionate rates bill and put at risk. After all, it is often the larger retail, leisure and hospitality units that drive footfall and spend, with a positive halo impact for all businesses, no matter the size. Flagship high streets are more than just bricks and mortar - they are economic and social anchors for our cities, creating jobs, driving local and national growth, and serving as vital hubs for communities. Knightsbridge Partnership FOR Cardiff Bristol City Centre BID Essential Edinburgh LeedsBID Aberdeen Inspired Newcastle NE1 New West End Company Liverpool BID Company Heart of London Business Alliance Read our full policy asks: https://lnkd.in/d-9BG89M

Supporting the attraction of events and conferences to Liverpool undoubtedly has a positive impact on our world leading visitor economy, yet it is also critical in shaping and enhancing our commercial and professional industries, helping to grow our economy further. This is why we have proposed the Accommodation BID Alteration Ballot, to ensure we can create a more meaningful impact for Liverpool. The key Ballot dates for Liverpool ABID Alteration Ballot are: 13th March – Notice of ballot 27th March – Ballot commences 24th April – Ballot result announcement 1 June 2025 – Start of the Alteration Ballot term (if successful) or continuation of 23 – 28 ABID Ballot terms. Find out more on the Alteration Ballot and view the Business Plan → https://lnkd.in/edsbmJyE #LiverpoolAccommodationBID #AccommodationBID

🗣️ "Having a collective approach to crime reduction within the city centre allows for us to come together and identify issues as we work toward a collective goal of a safer Liverpool city centre." - Kirstie Stuart, Retail Risk Investigations Business Partner, River Island This week marks the first-ever National Awareness Week for Business Crime Reduction Partnerships in the UK 🤝 #BCRPUnitedAgainstCrime #BIDSafetyPartnership To commemorate the week and recognise the important work of our BID Safety Partnership, we’ve asked some of our business champions to share how being a part of Liverpool’s BCRP benefits them. Take a read below to hear how the #BIDSafetyPartnership benefits the safety and security of River Island, Home Bargains and #Liverpool's night-time economy through our partnership with John Hughes, Liverpool Nightlife CIC. Read more and get your business involved here → https://lnkd.in/eHV2ncwv National Association of Business Crime Partnerships Ltd Merseyside Police Liverpool City Council Shaun Holland Perry Daly-Ryall AIPM Bill Addy