CityCo is The City Centre Management Company. We are the main membership organisation representing businesses in the city. We work with thousands of companies from small independent venues to major investors.
We manage Manchester City Centre BID (Business Improvement District) and are delivery partners for Manchester Accommodation BID.
We bring the private sector together with strategic agencies including Manchester City Council, Transport for Greater Manchester, Manchester City Council and Marketing Manchester.
By working together, we are all striving to make Manchester welcoming, thriving and strong.
Manchester City Centre Business Improvement District (BID)
A Business Improvement District is a specific geographical area where businesses agree to invest in extra services and initiatives that support city vibrancy and economic success. The Manchester City Centre BID has been operating for over a decade and started a new, five-year, term in April 2023.
Funding is raised from a levy, based on Business Rates. Activities are agreed in a set Business Plan.
600+ retailers, hospitality operators and office tenants are current levy payers across the central commercial district (Market Street, New Cathedral Street, Manchester Arndale, Exchange Square, St Ann’s Square, King Street and Deansgate).
2023-28 City Centre BID district map
Chair of the City Centre BID Board
- Jane Sharrocks, General Manager, Selfridges
Deputy Chair of the City Centre BID Board
- Roger Khoryati, Franchisee, McDonald’s
City Centre BID Board Directors
- David Allinson, Centre Director, Manchester Arndale
- Andrew Cooke, Operations Director, Bruntwood
- Terry Crawford, General Manager, Urban Playground
- Richard Forster, Senior Manager, Lloyds
- Alex Killeen, Brand Manager, Kuoni
- Rich Davis, General Manager, Primark
- Bill Clynes, Director, Mills Hill Developments Ltd (El Gato Negro/Black Cat Club)
Levy Rules 2023-28
The levy rate per hereditament for the current term is 1.7% of rateable value. Full Levy Rules
As of 2024, Manchester City Council has appointed Manchester City Centre BID as agents to manage the collection of levies on their behalf.
Enquiries: levycollection@cityco.com
2023-28 BID Business Plan Focuses
Supporting businesses around these key themes:
1. Attracting and welcoming visitors
2. Improving the street environment
3. Supporting the BID community and ESG
Manchester Accommodation BID
In April 2023, the City Centre BID was joined by the city’s first Accommodation BID (c.75 hotel operators). CityCo is one of the delivery partners of the ABID alongside Marketing Manchester. CityCo manages the City Welcome and Consumer Events streams of work.
National/Regional BIDs
Manchester City Centre BID is a member of:
- The Institute of Place Management at MMU
- The BID Foundation
- Northern BIDs Group
- Association of Town Centre Management
For any questions about BID governance, email phil.schulze@cityco.com
