Bubble Football Hire Calculator
See how quickly a bubble football set pays for itself in your market.
A bubble football hire business is paid back once the events you run cover the cost of the set. With a 12-suit package and four bookings a month at a typical corporate rate, the kit is usually paid off inside the first season. Set the three figures below to your own market and the calculator shows your payback period and first-year result.
Your numbers
Package sizes we supply.
What a customer pays you for one booking.
Bookings you expect in an average month.
Your result
- Equipment investment
- £2,900
- Revenue per month
- £1,440
- Payback period
- 3 months
- First-year result
- £14,380
Equipment figures are our published package prices, excluding VAT. Revenue figures are your own estimates — this is a planning tool, not a guarantee of earnings, and it excludes transport, insurance, staffing and marketing.
What this does and does not include
The investment figure is the package price for the set size you choose, and covers carry bags, a repair kit per bubble and an electric pump. It does not cover transport, public liability insurance, company registration, staffing or marketing — all of which vary far too much from place to place to estimate honestly. Treat the payback period as the point at which the equipment itself is paid off, not the point at which the business becomes profitable overall.
Questions about the numbers
What should I charge per event?
Rates vary widely by region and customer type. Corporate team-building bookings command the highest rates, children's birthday parties the lowest, and open public sessions sit somewhere in between. The most reliable way to set your price is to check what existing operators in your own town or city charge for a two-hour booking and position yourself against them.
How many events per month is realistic?
Demand is seasonal almost everywhere in Britain, peaking through spring and early autumn and falling away over winter. Operators typically run well above their average in the peak months and very little in January and February, so model an average across the whole year rather than a good weekend in June.
Does the payback period include running costs?
No. The payback period here covers the equipment only. Fuel and van hire, insurance, staffing and marketing are real costs that differ enormously from one operator to the next, and estimating them for you would be guesswork. Add your own running costs to get a full picture of profitability.