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Budget-friendly
Fixed rentals sit inside operating budgets and stay predictable across the term — no surprise capital calls to the board.
Sports & Stadium Leasing
Finance built for the
matchday.
Working with sports clubs, grounds teams and stadium operators to finance the equipment that keeps your facility performing — from cylinder mowers to LED screens, floodlights to grow lighting.
20+
Years in sport
1–7 yr
Term length
<24h
Decisions in
Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority · FRN 671552
01 · Why lease
Why clubs and stadia
lease with us.
Four things every finance director asks before signing off a facility upgrade. Here is how leasing changes the answer.
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Protect reserves
Keep working capital and matchday cash free for the football side of the business while facilities investment pays over time.
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Trusted at every level
From Premier League stadia to National League grounds and non-league clubs — same broker, same honest conversation.
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A broker in your corner
One relationship, a full panel of UK lenders, and someone who knows sport picking up the phone.
02 · What we finance
Six categories that keep your facility performing.
From single-machine purchases to full stadium infrastructure programmes — spread the cost, protect cash flow and keep the ground matchday-ready.
01Mowing, renovation & grounds equipment
Ride-on mowers, cylinder machines, scarifiers and renovation tools — finance the full groundscare suite your team needs to maintain a world-class surface.
02Floodlights
Finance the full installation — columns, LED luminaires, cabling and controls — so you can extend your fixture schedule and maximise pitch usage without a large upfront cost.
03Stadium pitch grow lighting
Specialist UV and grow-light rigs allow natural turf to recover and thrive through a heavy fixture list. Finance the full system and protect your pitch surface without hitting your capital budget.
04LED screens
Scoreboards, big screens, perimeter boards and digital advertising displays — spread the cost of high-impact visual infrastructure that enhances the fan experience and opens new commercial opportunities.
05Stadium audio systems
PA systems, tannoys, speaker arrays and control infrastructure — essential for safety, atmosphere and compliance. Finance the full installation and pay across the term of your agreement.
06IT & matchday systems
Ticketing platforms, CCTV, turnstile technology, back-office servers and operational hardware — keep systems current and avoid large one-off capital costs with a regular refresh cycle.
03 · Terms
Terms that work like seasons do.
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Fixed costs
Fixed payments over 1 to 7 years, so a stadium upgrade becomes a known monthly figure the board can sign off in one meeting.
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Little or nothing down
Conserve cash with low or no deposit and up to 100% financing — often including installation and soft costs.
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Season-aligned profiles
Monthly, quarterly or annual rentals — stepped up or down to match matchday income, transfer windows or off-season cash flow.
05 · Packages
Whichever way you'd like to pay for it.
Working with a fixed annual budget, protecting matchday cash flow, or releasing capital from existing assets — there is a structure that fits.
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Equipment purchase
Finance the full purchase price of new or used equipment — from a single mower to a full stadium LED refit.
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Business loan
Flexible lending to support investment across your facility — from clubhouse works to hospitality upgrades.
06 · Compared
Capital purchase vs leasing.
A simplified illustration of how the same stadium project can be funded two very different ways.
Option one
ACapital purchase
- Full cost leaves reserves on day one
- Depreciation relief spread over years
- Uses up other borrowing headroom
- No monthly commitment
Option two
BLease
- Cost spread across the working life of the asset
- Rentals typically deductible as they fall
- Reserves and credit lines stay free
- Fixed, predictable monthly figure for the board
Illustrative only, not tax, legal or accounting advice. Speak to your professional advisers about the right treatment for your organisation.
07 · The rest of it
More reasons leasing earns its place.
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Planned refresh cycles
Structured replacement keeps floodlights, screens and grounds kit current — no more running critical systems into failure the day before kick-off.
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Capital preservation
100% financing including install and soft costs where available, keeping cash on hand for the football side of the operation.
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Rate certainty
Fixed rate agreements take future rate rises off the boardroom's worry list for the length of the term.
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Sale and leaseback
Already bought the mowers or the PA? Release the capital tied up in kit you already own and keep using it.
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Multi-asset packaging
One agreement covering floodlights, screens, audio and IT — one payment, one relationship, one point of contact.
08 · The process
Enquiry to install.
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Tell us the project
Kit, install cost, timing and how you'd like to pay.
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Indicative quote
Illustrative monthly figure back the same day.
- 3
Lender match
We shop it across our panel of UK funders — you never have to.
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Approval and docs
Sign-ready paperwork with plain-English cover.
- 5
Payout and install
Funds released, contractors on site.
Straightforward deals can complete within days, not weeks.
09 · Insights
From the Buckingham Leasing blog.
Sport
Financing stadium LED screens without draining the reserves
How clubs are spreading big-screen and perimeter board investment across the commercial income they unlock.
Read articleSport
Grow lighting: what it actually costs to protect a pitch
A plain look at the capital, energy and finance profile of stadium pitch grow-light rigs — and how leasing changes the maths.
Read article
Sport
Planning a floodlight upgrade around your fixture list
LED conversion, columns, cabling and controls — how to structure the finance so the ground never goes dark.
Read articleReady when you are
Let's fund your next project.
No obligation. Just a straightforward conversation about your requirements and how we can help — attractive rates and a personal service from start to finish.