Spread the cost of a green screen studio build from £800 to £100,000 with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, green screen studios 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 £800 to £100,000, and most deals are written over 12–60 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24 hours – 2 weeks. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£800 – £100k
Approval Speed
24 hours – 2 weeks
Fixed builds take longer
Rates From
5.8% APR
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £35,000: a 10% deposit of £3,500, then 48 monthly payments of £738 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £38,924, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Portable Green Screen Kit | £800 – £3,000 | Portable Kit, backdrop, stands and lighting (specification class) |
| Fixed Green Screen Studio Room | £8,000 – £25,000 | Fixed Studio Room, single-wall install (specification class) |
| Full Cyclorama Green Screen Studio | £30,000 – £100,000 | Full Cyclorama Studio Build (specification class) |
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Check EligibilityGreen screen studio equipment and fit-out costs qualify for the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), letting you deduct the full cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, subject to the current AIA limit. Hire purchase lets you claim capital allowances as you own the asset from day one. Finance lease and operating lease payments are treated as a revenue expense and are usually fully deductible against profits.
Green screen studios are built by production companies, content studios and rental houses ranging from a portable backdrop and lighting kit that packs down between shoots to a full cyclorama room with a curved wall built into the fabric of the building. A portable kit is a piece of equipment in the ordinary sense, while a fixed cyclorama build is closer to a fit-out project, involving the wall construction, flooring, lighting rig and ventilation together, and is typically quoted and financed as one project rather than itemised piece by piece. Because studio income is project-based, lenders assessing a fixed studio build will typically look at booking history and contract pipeline alongside standard accounts, similar to how they'd assess any other production business. Replacement or refurbishment of a fixed cyclorama is usually driven by wear on the paint finish and flooring from continuous use rather than the space becoming technically outdated.
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