Reading Central Business Improvement District & Abbey Quarter Business Improvement District

Reading’s Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) works on behalf of the 900 businesses based in the Reading Central and Abbey Quarter districts of the town centre, providing a number of key services and activities to help make the town centre a cleaner, safer and more attractive place to work and do business. 

In Reading we run two separate BIDs, the Reading Central BID and the Abbey Quarter BID, with two respective business plans which meets the needs of the BID levy payer. In January/February 2024 businesses voted by overwhelming majority to maintain the services of the BIDs.

Vote Results:

You can read the full news announcement here.

The BID is part of REDA, Reading's Economy & Destination Agency, and has its own dedicated team to manage services and activities. It is managed by the BID Manager and governed by two committees, the Reading Central BID Committee and the Abbey Quarter BID Committee, made up of key representative Reading businesses within each district.

The BID works with a number of businesses of all shapes and sizes, from global corporates to small independents.