Spread the cost of a bouncy castle from £1,000 to £10,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance; compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, bouncy castles are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £1,000 to £10,000, and most deals are written over 12–48 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£1k – £10k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £8k
Rates From
8.5% APR
Your estimate
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £4,000: a 10% deposit of £400, then 48 monthly payments of £84 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £4,432, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Standard themed bouncy castle | £1,000 – £2,500 | Standard Bouncy Castle |
| Bouncy castle with slide combo | £2,500 – £5,000 | Castle and Slide Combo |
| Large inflatable obstacle course | £5,000 – £10,000 | Inflatable Obstacle Course |
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Check EligibilityBouncy castles and inflatables qualify for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), letting you deduct the full cost from taxable profits in year one, up to £1,000,000. HP allows capital allowances. Lease payments are fully deductible against profit.
Bouncy castle buyers are typically a sole trader or a very small partnership running the hire business as their whole livelihood, building a fleet of castles and inflatables one or two units at a time as demand grows, rather than a larger events company adding inflatables to an existing catalogue. Because the equipment is frequently the entire business, lenders weigh the applicant's own bookings history and diary as closely as the condition of the castles themselves, and a personal guarantee is close to universal at this scale. Income is earned booking by booking, weekend by weekend through the warmer months in particular, so how fully utilised the fleet's diary is matters more to affordability than for a business with steady week-round trade. Castles are periodically retired and replaced as the material fades, seams wear, and blowers age, or as an operator moves from a first single unit into a wider range of themes and sizes to keep repeat customers interested.
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