See the value.
Strengthen the evidence.

POWK is building a clear national picture of the impact of UK music venues and organisations.

Eligible profiles start with an Indicative Impact Snapshot. Organisations can claim their profile, confirm their contribution and develop an evidence-backed impact report.

Total indicative social value tracked
-- And growing!
Transparent by design
A documented, repeatable method — never a black box.
Evidence-led, never overstated
Venue figures follow HM Treasury Green Book principles; artist estimates use POWK's own evidence-led methodology.
Evidence you can see
Indicative → Confirmed → Validated. Clear at every stage.
Music has never had an impact problem. It has had an evidence problem. Why we built this, from our founder.
Why social value →
How the number is built

Not a multiplier. A real, itemised model.

Every £ figure POWK shows is built from two separate valuations - one for direct economic contribution, one for community and cultural impact - each made up of individually sourced, individually editable inputs. Nothing here is a single blanket multiplier applied to attendance numbers.

2
Value domains
Direct economic & community, valued separately
Over 20
Value proxies
Each individually sourced, never invented
Over 70
Adjustment factors
Discounted for what would have happened anyway
4
Honesty checks
Applied to every figure
Deadweight
Would this have happened anyway, without the venue or artist involved? We discount for that first.
Attribution
How much of the outcome is genuinely down to this organisation, versus other people or partners involved?
Evidence
Is this backed by real proof - invoices, attendance records, survey data - or a reasonable assumption? Assumptions are discounted more.
Uncertainty
An extra margin of caution for how directly a published proxy value transfers to this specific context.

Every venue proxy and factor traces back to a cited public source - HM Treasury’s Green Book, the UK Social Value Bank, and DESNZ/DEFRA government carbon conversion factors - not an invented number. Artist figures use a separate methodology, explained below.

POWK Artist Social Value Estimate

Your music creates more than streams. It creates connection, identity, enjoyment and impact - things traditional commercial measures don’t tell the whole story about.

POWK estimates the social value of an artist's audience - turning current reach and engagement into an indicative £ value using our proprietary, evidence-led methodology.

It helps make an artist's wider impact visible where traditional commercial measures don't tell the whole story.

It is not an artist’s earnings or commercial valuation, nor a formal SROI, HM Treasury Green Book or UK Social Value Bank calculation. See how it works →

Grounded in recognised social-value principles; proprietary in its calculation.

Your artist profile
Indicative Social Value Estimate
Your social valueIndicative
£15k – £45k

Modelled from this artist's current audience reach and engagement using POWK's proprietary methodology - grows as reach and career stage grow.

Venues

The value exists. The evidence is often missing.

Music venues create value every day that strengthens our communities, our economy and our cultural life.

See what a report looks like
Employment
Jobs, freelance work and volunteering
Artist development
Opportunities for grassroots and emerging talent
Skills
Training, mentoring and progression
Local supply chains
Supporting local businesses and expenditure
Community activity
Projects that support local people
Cultural participation
Making music accessible and inclusive
Social connection
Bringing people together through music
Place and identity
Creating vibrant places and local pride

The POWK Impact Pathway for music venues

See your contribution. Confirm your activity. Validate your impact.

1Indicative
Impact Snapshot
  • Automatically generated
  • Based on available data and assumptions
  • Immediate result
  • Two-page snapshot
2Confirmed
Economic Contribution Statement
  • Short self-service questionnaire
  • Uses information you supply
  • Replaces assumptions
  • Downloadable statement
3Validated
Social, Cultural & Economic Report
  • Adds community & cultural activity
  • On top of your confirmed figures
  • Confidence-rated
  • Full impact report

A national picture from day one

Explore the UK's music infrastructure and see the contribution it makes.

  • All venues and Industry Professionals included
  • See impact, confidence and recency
  • Filter by region, type and more
  • Identify gaps and areas of need
  • Evidence for funding and policy decisions
Explore the Place Intelligence

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UK Music sector
The Bodega
Live Music Venue · Nottingham
Indicative
Indicative annual contribution
£601k – £1.9M
Real POWK data - search "Bodega" above to see this profile.

Methodology and trust

Aligned with the Green Book
Our venue methodology is aligned with HM Treasury Green Book principles. Artist estimates use a separate, proprietary POWK methodology.
Evidence based
Informed by relevant UK cultural, economic and wellbeing evidence.
Clear evidence levels
Indicative, Confirmed and Validated. You can always see the difference.
Transparent and honest
Every report shows methodology version, reporting period, confidence and limitations.
Clear economic methodology
Check out the methodology we apply in Learn More to see how we calculate social value.

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