Kiln

Southampton's creative businesses, in one place

Most people making a living from creative work in this city are sole traders. They don't appear in Companies House, so councils, funders and organisers can't see them — and they miss the funding they're eligible for. We're counting them properly, council area by council area.

219Mapped
219Listed
156Likely sole traders
0Claimed

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Why this exists

For makers

Council and Arts Council funding is allocated by council area. If we know where you work, we can tell you what you're eligible for. Listing is free, and claiming your profile takes a minute.

For the council

Southampton's Cultural Strategy commits to sector support that can't currently be measured at practitioner level. This is the evidence base — counts, crafts and growth by ward.

Built openly

Every fact on every listing carries its source and the date we collected it. You can see exactly what we hold and ask us to remove it.