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Yes, coffee carts 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 £5,000 to £25,000, 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
£5k – £25k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £15k
Rates From
8.3% APR
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £12,000: a 10% deposit of £1,200, then 48 monthly payments of £253 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £13,344, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Basic pushcart with entry-level espresso machine | £5,000 – £9,000 | Basic Coffee Cart |
| Mid-range cart with commercial espresso machine | £9,000 – £16,000 | Mid-Range Coffee Cart |
| Premium branded cart, fully equipped | £16,000 – £25,000 | Premium Coffee Cart |
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Check EligibilityCoffee cart equipment qualifies 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.
Coffee cart buyers are typically a sole trader or a very small partnership starting the cart as their whole business, taking it to markets, office sites, and events, rather than a café adding a cart to an existing operation. Because the cart and espresso machine are often the entire business rather than one asset within a larger one, lenders weigh the applicant's own trading plan and pitch arrangements as closely as the equipment, and a personal guarantee is close to universal at this scale. Income is earned pitch by pitch and event by event, so how fully booked the operator's diary and site agreements are matters more to affordability than for a fixed café with steady daily footfall. Carts are usually replaced or upgraded when the espresso machine reaches the end of its working life or when an operator moves up from a basic setup to a fuller commercial specification as trade builds.
Several of our 200+ lenders specialise in businesses with imperfect credit histories. You may need a larger deposit or personal guarantee, but options exist. Checking your options here does not affect your credit score, because we do not run a credit search to match you. A lender will run their own checks only if you decide to apply.
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