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Squish and Squash
A mobile soft-play hire model, inflatable and soft equipment packs, party and event bookings, delivery rhythm and a bright family brand.
Built on Events
What was added
- Mobile soft-play hire packs
- Delivery and collection rhythm
- Squish and Squash brand identity
Price £4,495
At a glance
- Type
- Ready-made business
- Business type
- Mobile soft-play hire
- How it runs
- Solo
- Premises
- Optional
- Staff
- Optional
- Revenue
- Transactional
- Typical customer
- Parents, venues and event organisers who want soft-play kits delivered and collected for parties, fairs and private hire
- What you'll need to start
- £5,000–£16,000
- How easy it is to launch
- Moderate
- Room to grow
- Medium
- Location
- Regional
What the business does
The operator takes bookings, builds hire packs, delivers and sets up soft-play equipment, collects after the event, and cleans for the next job. Revenue is package hire and add-ons; growth comes from a repeat party calendar and venue relationships, not a fixed soft-play centre.
How it makes money
- Enquiry and date held
- Package confirmed and deposit taken
- Kit prepared and loaded
- Deliver, set up, brief
- Collect, clean, restock
- Balance paid and review asked
primary
Soft-play package hire
Half-day and full-day kits for parties and private events.
secondary
Add-on equipment
Extra pieces, themed packs and longer hire windows.
additional
Venue and organiser retainers
Standing kits for venues, schools and regular event partners.
The numbers
These are our estimates to help you plan. They aren't a promise of what you'll earn.
Year 3 income, base case (estimate)
£164,269
Typical sale (estimate)
£285
Gross margin (estimate)
62%
Break-even point (estimate)
6–8 mid-week and weekend packages a month after fuel, cleaning and storage
How much work it can handle
One operator with a van; a second pair of hands on multi-kit weekends
Chance of repeat income
Medium
Forecast at a glance
Soft-play hire is seasonal and weather-sensitive for outdoor events. The preview assumes a mixed party and venue calendar, not continuous peak-summer weekends.
Year 3 income (estimate), base case: £164,269
Light blue shows income, grey shows costs and dark blue shows profit. Each point is one month, from month 1 to month 36. Year 3 income adds up months 25 to 36. The labels at month 36 are that month's income, costs and profit. The £ amounts are estimates to help you plan. They aren't a promise of what you'll earn. Where an estimate would be below zero, we show £0.
Income by year (estimate), base case
- £50,934
Year 1
- £91,472
Year 2
- £164,269
Year 3
What you get
Commercial
- ✓ Business Model
- ✓ Service Structure
- ✓ Pricing Model
- ✓ Customer Profiles
- ✓ Market Positioning
- ✓ Competitor Framework
Planning
- ✓ Business Plan
- ✓ Financial Forecast
- ✓ Startup Cost Model
- ✓ Break-Even Model
- ✓ Launch Plan
Brand
- ✓ Business Identity
- ✓ Logo
- ✓ Colour System
- ✓ Typography
- ✓ Brand Assets
Digital
- ✓ Website
- ✓ Domain Setup
- ✓ Business Email Structure
- ✓ Analytics
Sales
- ✓ Customer system
- ✓ Enquiry Pipeline
- ✓ Quote Process
- ✓ Customer Onboarding
Operations
- ✓ Step-by-step guides
- ✓ Process Maps
- ✓ Customer Documents
- ✓ Quality Controls
Marketing
- ✓ Launch Marketing Framework
- ✓ Social media post designs
- ✓ Core Website SEO Structure
- ✓ Review Process
Optional extras
Base: Squish and Squash £4,495
- Marketing Pro +£750
Expanded marketing strategy and launch plan.
- Company Setup +£350
Company formation support and launch administration.
- Ongoing Support +£95/month
Ongoing technical and operational support.
- Apps See the apps
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- Customisation
Additional work beyond the standard Factory specification.
Apps included
Quote Builder
Create structured customer quotations from a configurable service list and approved pricing rules.
How it works
1
Chat
Tell us what you have in mind. We'll talk through what fits, what it costs and what's included before you commit to anything.
2
Agree
We send you a written order. You pay half to get started.
3
Shape your idea
Together we decide who your customers are, what you'll sell and how you'll price it. We agree that before any design work starts.
4
Build
We create your brand, plan, website and systems, and check each stage with you as we go.
5
Hand over
When everything's ready, you pay the other half and we give you all your files, logins and access.
This one was built on Events. You can start from that Base and make your own version.