Spread the cost of illuminated light box signage from £800 to £45,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance
Yes, light boxs 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 £40,000, and most deals are written over 12–84 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
£800 – £40k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £100k
Rates From
4.5% APR
Your estimate
Indicative only. Not a quote and not an offer of finance.
Pre-filled with a typical light box price. Indicative only, not a quote.
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For UK limited companies with 3+ months’ trading and monthly revenue.
On a purchase price of £6,000: a 10% deposit of £600, then 48 monthly payments of £127 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £6,696, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Single-sided illuminated light box, shopfront format | £800–£3,000 | Single-Sided Shopfront |
| Double-sided illuminated light box, freestanding | £2,500–£8,000 | Double-Sided Freestanding |
| LED light box wall, large-format digital signage | £10,000–£25,000 | Large-Format LED Wall |
| Menu and poster illuminated light box, multi-unit set | £3,000–£45,000 | Multi-Unit Fleet |
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Illuminated light boxes qualify for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), letting you deduct the full cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, up to £1,000,000. Hire purchase agreements let you claim capital allowances on the units. Lease payments on light box signage are generally deductible in full against profits as they're incurred.
Illuminated light boxes are bought by retailers, restaurant and leisure chains and sign companies producing and installing shop-front and internal signage that needs to stay lit and legible after dark. Because a rollout across several sites can represent a meaningful number of units at once, buyers commonly finance a fleet of light boxes together as a single project rather than one unit at a time, sizing the order to the number of sites in the rollout rather than a single flagship location. LED modules are generally low-maintenance, but replacement lamps, diffuser panels and print inserts are running costs kept separate from the finance. Replacement of the units themselves is usually driven by rebranding, a change of premises or wanting slimmer LED technology over older fluorescent units, rather than the box failing outright, since well-built light boxes last many years. The secondhand market for light box units is limited since they're typically branded to a specific business, so most buyers finance new rather than looking at used stock.
Some specialist lenders consider businesses with imperfect credit histories. You may need a larger deposit or personal guarantee, but options may be available. Fundably may use a soft credit check for matching, which does not affect your credit score. A hard check may happen if you choose to proceed with a lender.
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