bouncy castle hire business

[sharonlouise]

does anyone know if its a good business to start up and running a bouncy castle hire business and how much the public liabilty is/

[smee.tracey]

I don't know but it must be a seasonal business, unless you can find a leisure/sports centre to take a contract with you

[Peri]

Its a great business sharonlouise.  Very very hard work and very heavy work. You also have to get the breaks with the right type of business.  You have to be willing to work weekends.  It is seasonal - busiest from March to October but there is a lot of business the rest of the year as well.  Public Liability is expensive.  In Ireland it depends on how many units you have and there are very few companys that do it so they have the monopoly but I believe it is easier to get and cheaper in Britain. There is also the cost of transport, advertising etc. depending on how big you want to get. 

[Chillum]

I've heard it's a bit up and down.

sorry.

[silly moo]

How do bouncy castles relate to animals and nature ?

[smee.tracey]

silly moo, it's obviously not a question for Food and Drink!
Good luck sharonlouise! I personally love bouncy castles, had my 21st birthday party on one! V V messy but great fun after a drink!

[chil]

We  have run our Bouncy Castle buisness for the last year but due to ill health we now need to sell . It is heavy work but everyone we have dealt with have always been happy and that makes it worth while. During winter months we ran an under 5's play scheme in various local halls using our smaller inflatables and ball pools. The insurance varies depending on whether you do wet or dry hire ie. you supervise as at a Fete or hire out for private parties. It helps if you have other work to fall back on during the winter. Suggest you start with one castle and see what you think. On the other hand you could buy our buisness but this is not a sales pitch! Good luck