TAX CREDIT

AVEC — Children's Television

HMRC / BFI
Last verified 5 Apr 2026 · 14 days ago
10–53%
Max public funding
80%
Sessions/year
2
Payment timing
12 months
Reliability
Fair
Bankability
Selective

Territorial spend requirement

10% of grant in regional spend

Overview

How to access expenditure credits or tax relief for film, television programmes and video games.

Eligible formats

documentaryanimation

Eligibility

Must qualify as British via cultural test or co-production, be intended for broadcast (including internet), have primary target audience under age 15, ensure at least 10% of core expenditure is UK spend, and be made by a children's television production company within the UK Corporation Tax net.

Co-production eligibleCultural test requiredVFX eligible

Upcoming deadlines

1 Jan 2027Application deadline
1 Apr 2027Application deadline
Source: HMRC / BFI · verified 5 Apr 2026