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Become a Take it away retailer
Offer your customers interest-free loans up with our easy-to-integrate finance solution. With competitvely priced subsidised credit and added support, you could boost sales—and profits.
Join the Take it away network and offer your customers interest-free loans up to £25,000 on instruments, equipment, and services—while benefiting from subsidised credit that reduces costs for your business.
Funded by Arts Council England and Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the scheme helps you attract more customers, increase conversions, and improve cash flow. We’re committed to and experienced in supporting independent retailers to help keep local music shops on the high street at the heart of our communities.
In England: Offer subsidised loans up to £5,000 for eligible customers
In Northern Ireland: Offer subsidised loans up to £2,000 for eligible customers
By offering more accessible ways to pay, Take it away creates more opportunities to make sales and get people making music.

Boost sales with interest-free finance
- Attract New Customers: Offer flexible payment options that suit both your business and your customers.
- Promotion and Marketing Support: The Take it away team will equip you with the tools you need to make the scheme work for your business, and provide marketing opportunities to a broad customer base
- Support Music Making for the Masses: Help promote a movement inspiring and empowering more people to make music.
- Dedicated Support: Access exclusive retailer and customer support through Omni Capital Retail Finance.
- Additional Credit Options: Explore further credit options offered by Omni Capital to enhance your finance offerings.
- Increase sales while making music more accessible—at no extra cost to your business.
Working in Partnership With Omni Capital Retail Finance
- We partner with Omni Capital Retail Finance to handle the loan applications, customer approvals, and repayments.
- Once a customer’s loan is approved, Omni transfers the funds directly to you (minus the subsidised service fee) within three working days.
- After joining the scheme, Omni provides ongoing support to help you make the most of the opportunity.
- We’re here to make it easy for you to offer interest-free finance and grow your business.


Curious about becoming a Take it away retailer?
Fill out the form and we’ll be in touch in 2 working days.
Meet the team
Our team are here to help with any questions. Please also see our FAQ.

Benjamin Way
Membership Development Manager
Benjamin.Way@creativeunited.org.uk
020 7759 1113
“I can help with training and enquiries”

Anisha Jackson
Digital Marketing Officer
Anisha.Jackson@creativeunited.org.uk
“’Speak to me about social media promotion”

Steph Garratt
Communications Officer
Steph.Garratt@creativeunited.org.uk
“I can help with marketing enquiries and POS”
Retailer FAQs
Yes, a minimum deposit of 10% is required. The maximum deposit is 50%.