Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are areas where businesses make a payment, on top on their business rates, to fund improvements, services and events to enhance trading within their area. Further information regarding BIDs can be found here.
All businesses in a defined area are given the opportunity to vote for or against forming a BID. A BID will only be formed if over half the businesses vote in favour of forming a BID and the combined rateable value of the properties voting in favour is more than 50% of the total rateable values of the businesses who voted.
If the vote is in favour of forming a BID, all businesses will be liable to pay the BID levy even if they voted against it.
We currently have 2 BID areas:
- Wolverhampton City Centre
- Bilston Town Centre
Further information regarding:
- the BID rules for each BID
- the area covered by each BID
- the BID Business Plan, and
- events planned
can be accessed by following the link below for the relevant BID Company.
The council act as collection agents on behalf of the BID company. We will issue bills, reminders and summonses, and will take appropriate action to recover any unpaid BID charges. Additional costs will be incurred if we have to take action to recover unpaid charges.
The council will pass any money collected to the BID company.
Any queries regarding the ballot, BID rules, or the service provided by the BID Company should be made direct to the BID company.
If you are unable to pay the BID by the due date you should contact the council to discuss payment.
Please contact the BID companies at:
Enjoy Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton BID Company Limited
Suite 1
176-178 Stafford Street
Wolverhampton
WV1 1NA
Tel: 01902 710903
Discover Bilston
c/o The Robin 2
20-28 Mount Pleasant
Bilston
WV14 7LJ
Tel: 07534 603662
You can make a payment using the council's 24-hour automated payment Freephone line.
Telephone: 0800 180 4464
We accept most major credit and debit cards. and you will need your 8-digit account number shown on your BID bill.
Alternatively, you can ring your own bank and ask them to make the payment to the following council bank account:
sort code: 56-00-69
account number: 44470339
reference number: the 8-digit number as shown on your BID bill
You can send a cheque/postal order made payable to City of Wolverhampton Council by post:
Payment Services
P.O. Box 260
Wolverhampton
WV1 1RZ
Please write your name, address and BID account number on the back of the cheque/postal order.
Contact
For any other enquiries, please complete the web form below, or email bid.levy@wolverhampton.gov.uk or call 01902 554064.