Opening Package · new venues and new operators

Need a music licence? We'll set it up and look after it.

The details you give PPL PRS on day one, mainly your audible floor area and how music is used, set your price for years. We tell you exactly what to declare and what it should cost, then handle the application, so you start on the right tariff. Your first year of Licence Watch is included.

Live music, DJs, classes or functions? Choose Venue.

Opening PackageBackground musicShops, cafés, salons, offices and quiet pubs

£199Set-up and your first year of Licence Watch Essentials. Then £99 a year.

Set up my licence, £199Secure payment, then a short form about your premises. We reply within 72 hours.

Opening PackageVenueLive music, DJs, classes, functions or events

£399Set-up and your first year of Licence Watch Venue. Then £249 a year.

Set up my licence, £399Secure payment, then a short form about your premises. We reply within 72 hours.

What Licence Watch includes →Not sure you need one? Ask a question first →

Not ready to pay yet? Get a free written estimate first.Tell us about the venue (size, opening date, how you'll use music) and we'll email what to declare and roughly what the licence should cost. Free, no obligation.

Get a free estimate

Who it's for

Opening a new venueShop, café, bar, salon, gym or office playing music for the first time.

Taking over a businessTheMusicLicence doesn't transfer with the keys. The new operator normally applies in their own name.

Never licensedBeen playing the radio or a playlist without a licence? Getting it right now limits what can be backdated.

What you get

✓A short call or email exchange about your premises and how you'll use music.
✓Which tariffs apply, and exactly what to declare: audible area, music use, devices, opening weeks.
✓The expected annual cost in writing, worked from the published tariffs, before PPL PRS quotes you.
✓We make the PPL PRS application for you and check the quote against our figure.
✓Your first year of Licence Watch is included: we handle any PPL PRS letter, query or change and check next year's renewal before you pay it.

Already have a licence or a bill?

If you already pay PPL PRS, start with the free Invoice Check (1 to 3 sites) or the free estate review (4+ sites) is the right fit. Got a letter from PPL PRS? Send it for a free first read.

The licence fee itself is paid to PPL PRS and is separate from our fees. After the first year, Licence Watch renews at £99 or £249 a year until you cancel; cancelling stops the next renewal. Opening more than one venue? Ask us first. We're not VAT-registered, so no VAT is added to our fees. MLC is an independent consultancy, not affiliated with PPL PRS Ltd, PRS for Music or PPL. Full terms are on the terms page.