Strengthening a
world-leading
business district

We are helping to shape a place that consistently attracts and retains innovative global businesses and world-class talent.

The last five years

Our achievements

77,508
passengers
assisted by Liverpool Street taxi marshals
3,448
mobile phones
securely marked to deter theft
2,993
plants
and 86 public benches/seats installed
£465,433
invested
in re-designing, improving & maintaining public green spaces.
38,524
hours
of additional street cleaning
£1m
invested
in forthcoming enhancements to Leadenhall Street & Creechurch Lane
400+
events
and cultural activations attended by 182,864 people
20.8m
impressions
across our area promotion campaigns

Our mission is to shape an Eastern City where businesses and people thrive.

We help businesses attract and retain talent by improving the everyday experience of the area through culture, events, safety, world-class public spaces, community, and positive social impact.

We attract new audiences, change perceptions and pilot new ideas that make the Square Mile a better place to work and visit.

As a business-first organisation we connect the public and private sectors, champion the needs and ambitions of our community, then turn ideas into action.

Our three main focus areas (BID themes) are:

Our BID PROPOSAL 2027–2032

Download

Read the BID proposal to discover our plans for the next 5 years.

How it works

The ballot

In early 2027 businesses across the Eastern City area will be asked to vote on whether they wish the BID to continue operating for another five-year term between.

Vote yes

for another 5 years of the Eastern City BID

What’s coming next

Key dates

Ballot papers posted to businesses

29 January 2027

Ballot results announced

5 March 2027

BID proposal launched

14 October 2026

Ballot closes at 5pm

4 March 2027

Proposed start date of second term

1 April 2027

Key

  • Existing BID boundary
  • Proposed BID boundary 2027-32
List of streets
  • Abchurch Lane
  • Adam’s Court
  • Alderman’s Walk
  • Abchurch Yard
  • Arthur Street
  • Ball Court
  • Barbon Alley
  • Beehive Passage
  • Bell Inn Yard
  • Bengal Court
  • Bevis Marks (part)
  • Billiter Street
  • Birchin Lane
  • Bishopsgate Churchyard
  • Bishopsgate (part)
  • Brabant Court
  • Browns Buildings
  • Bull’s Head Passage
  • Bury Court
  • Bury Street (part)
  • Byward Street (part)
  • Camomile Street
  • Cannon Street (part)
  • Castle Court
  • Cavendish Court
  • Change Alley (part)
  • Cleary Court
  • Clement’s Lane
  • Clerk’s Place
  • Cooper’s Row
  • Corbet Court
  • Cornhill (part)
  • Cowper’s Court
  • Creechurch Lane (part)
  • Crutched Friars (part)
  • Cullum Street
  • Cunard Place
  • Cutler Street (part)
  • Devonshire Row (part)
  • Devonshire Square (part)
  • Dunster Court
  • Eastcheap
  • Fen Court
  • Fenchurch Avenue
  • Fenchurch Buildings (part)
  • Fenchurch Place
  • Fenchurch Street (part)
  • Finch Lane (part)
  • Fish Street Hill (part)
  • Fountain Court
  • French Ordinary Court
  • George Yard
  • Goring Street (part)
  • Gracechurch Street
  • Great St. Helen’s
  • Great Tower Street
  • Hart Street
  • Hogarth Court
  • Hope Square
  • Houndsditch (part)
  • King William Street (part)
  • Leadenhall Place
  • Leadenhall Street (part)
  • Lime Street
  • Lime Street Passage
  • Liverpool Street (part)
  • Liverpool Street Station (part)
  • Lombard Court
  • Lombard Street (part)
  • London Street
  • Mark Lane
  • Martin Lane (part)
  • Mincing Lane
  • Monument Street (part)
  • Muscovy Street
  • New London Street
  • Newman’s Court
  • Nicholas Lane
  • Nicholas Passage
  • Old Broad Street (part)
  • Outwich Street
  • Pepys Street
  • Philpot Lane
  • Plantation Lane
  • Plough Court
  • Post Office Court
  • Rood Lane
  • Savage Gardens
  • Seething Lane
  • Shafts Court
  • Sherborne Lane
  • Ship Tavern Passage
  • St Benet’s Place
  • St Clement’s Court
  • St Helen’s Place
  • St Katherine’s Row (part)
  • St Mary Axe
  • St Michael’s Alley
  • St Peter’s Alley
  • St Swithin’s Lane (part)
  • Star Alley
  • Talbot Court
  • Threadneedle Street (part)
  • Trinity Square (part)
  • Undershaft
  • Whittington Avenue
  • Wormwood Street

OUR BOUNDARY

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