Top 20 recipients and regional overview
The Arts Council is responsible for the distribution of £825 million of the Culture Recovery Fund's total pot of £1.57 million. The £825 million is divided between grants of £50,000 to £3 million (£500 million), repayable finance programmes starting at £3 million with no upper limit (£270 million) and a fund available only to existing Arts Council capital grant holders (£55 million).
The announcements made so far are in respect of applications for grants up to £1 million.
So far, roughly 40% of the total fund has been allocated, leaving £491 million awaiting decision (including the £55 million—about 11%—earmarked for existing Arts Council capital grant holders).
| Available total fund | £ 825,000,000 | Available for £50k-£3m grants | £ 500,000,000 | |
| Round 1 | £ 257,407,622 | Round 1 | £ 257,407,622 | |
| Round 2 | £ 76,654,621 | Round 2 | £ 76,654,621 | |
| Allocated | £ 334,062,243 | Allocated | £ 334,062,243 | |
| Remaining | £ 490,937,757 | Remaining | £ 165,937,757 |
The Top 20 awards are:
| Organisation Name | £ Award offered | Discipline |
| Darlington Hippodrome | £1,000,000 | Theatre |
| Cambridge Arts Theatre Trust Ltd | £985,000 | Theatre |
| Woolwich Creative District Trust | £984,000 | Combined arts |
| The Comedy Store Limited | £964,252 | Theatre |
| Somerset House Trust | £850,000 | Combined arts |
| Preston City Council | £841,647 | Not discipline specific |
| Boiler Room (UK) Limited | £791,652 | Music |
| Berkshire Maestros | £783,746 | Music |
| CAMP & FURNACE LIMITED | £729,491 | Music |
| British Motor Industry Heritage Trust | £707,000 | Museums |
| Troubadour | £647,172 | Music |
| Zippos Circus | £628,986 | Theatre |
| Ashburn Estates Limited | £627,091 | Combined arts |
| dbnAudile Ltd | £593,844 | Not discipline specific |
| The Royal Institution of Great Britain | £588,900 | Museums |
| Kings Place Music Foundation | £562,000 | Music |
| Ticketline Network | £508,820 | Not discipline specific |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | £500,316 | Theatre |
| Alison Lippiatt (Delta Live) | £500,000 | Not discipline specific |
| Equip Event Services Ltd | £500,000 | Not discipline specific |
As a region, Scotland had one recipient, Salt 'n' Sauce Promotions Ltd., which has been offered £71,257, discipline: theatre. Region is based on applicant postcode.