Sacha Lord firm asked to repay £400k Covid grant

Arts Council England says it is "seeking to recover" the money after making additional checks "in light of new information"

News By James Hanley | 29 January 2025

Sacha Lord - Night Time Economy Adviser to Greater Manchester. CREDIT - Darren Robinson Photography
Sacha Lord © Darren Robinson Photography

A £400,000 Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) grant awarded to a business part-owned by Greater Manchester’s night time economy adviser Sacha Lord has been withdrawn following an Arts Council England (ACE) probe.

The £1.57 billion CRF was launched by the British government in 2020 to help the UK’s arts and culture sector weather the impact of Covid.

Lord, who co-founded Manchester’s Parklife and The Warehouse Project, was a director of Primary Event Solutions (PES), which applied for more than £480,000 via the…

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