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The star has donated the full amount of his £25,000 honor cash to the MVT, which operates to protect the Britain's small music venues.

He was presented with the award on October 16 as his third album the album was named the best record of the past year.

The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues had in his beginning days.

"I would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."

From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have permanently closed – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.

Recently, well-known musicians like the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.

Fender also participated, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 local spots across the UK.

These funds assisted spaces that were facing possible closure due to issues caused by flooding, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.

Some locations were granted monetary aid in improving infrastructure and gear that helped performers and concertgoers.

"The notion that funds from concerts in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.

The musician is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to good deeds.

When Pulp received the award in 1996 for their record their work, vocalist Cocker declared that the group would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.

In 2002, rapper and singer the artist divided her bounty between a few charities, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.

"Additionally, I donated a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," she explained to outlets.

Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the community center that nurtured their group, as well as other grassroots music organisations.

And winners that year they donated their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the disease.

"The victory was ample," said vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted another person's life."

Last week, the trust announced it had rescued several local spots in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.

The Joiners in Southampton and the other in that location were acquired under the public acquisition program, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who buy "shares" in the buildings.