Bean-to-cup earns its place wherever the coffee has to be good without a trained barista standing behind it, which describes most hotels and workplaces.
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Yes. Automatic bean-to-cup machines are funded as equipment on hire purchase or lease, and premium units from Franke, WMF, Schaerer or Eversys are well understood by funders. Used machines are fundable where a specialist has serviced the brew unit and milk system. The element that will not go on an agreement is the subscription: telemetry, remote monitoring and managed service plans billed monthly are services, not assets. Also budget for the milk fridge and, on some models, a dedicated water supply, because those change the installed cost noticeably.
Used kit: Yes, but more cautiously than traditional machines. Funders want the brew group and milk system overhauled by an authorised engineer, because a neglected automatic is an expensive machine to put right.
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Business asset finance is quoted on a flat rate, so that is what this shows — with the equivalent APR underneath, because the two are not the same number. A quick guide only; your actual rate depends on the asset, term, deposit and lender.
Representative example: on Hire Purchase, borrowing £25,000 over 48 months at a 6.0% flat rate (equivalent to 11.5% APR representative), you would repay around £646 a month; total amount repayable approximately £31,000, of which £6,000 is the cost of finance. This calculator is for illustration only — it is not a quote or an offer of finance, and the rate and repayments you are offered will depend on the asset, term, deposit and your circumstances. CW Asset Finance is a credit broker, not a lender, and may receive a commission from the lender that funds your agreement. All finance is subject to status, affordability and lender approval. CW Asset Finance is an Appointed Representative of Rural Finance Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 630701).
Bean-to-cup machines are reasonable security. They are expensive enough to clear minimum facility sizes on their own, they carry recognised brand names, and there is a used market through specialist dealers, though values fall faster than traditional espresso machines because the electronics and milk systems date and rebuild costs are high. Funders will fund the machine and the under-counter fridge; they will not fund the telemetry subscription or a managed service agreement. Hospitality underwriting applies as usual, with accounts, trading period and bank conduct driving the decision and guarantees expected from newer businesses. Watch for supplier offers bundling a nominal machine price with a long bean commitment, because the funder can only advance against the real value of the equipment.
Examples of the machines we are asked to fund. This is not an exhaustive list — if what you are buying is not here, it does not mean we cannot fund it. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine | What it is |
|---|---|
| Franke A800 | Fully automatic bean-to-cup machine |
| Franke A600 | Mid-volume automatic coffee machine |
| WMF 5000 S+ | Automatic machine for high-volume sites |
| WMF 1500 S+ | Compact automatic coffee machine |
| Schaerer Coffee Soul | Automatic machine with milk system |
| Eversys Cameo | Compact super-traditional automatic machine |
| Thermoplan Black&White4 | Automatic machine with integrated milk |
| Jura GIGA X8 | Bean-to-cup machine for offices |
| Jura X10 | Compact professional bean-to-cup machine |
| Rombouts bean-to-cup machines | Supplier-backed automatic coffee machines |
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Hotels serving breakfast and lobby coffee without a barista rota, pub and restaurant groups wanting a consistent cup across sites, contract caterers and workplace canteens, and convenience-led sites where self-serve coffee is a margin line rather than a courtesy. The trigger is usually a staffing reality: the venue wants espresso-based drinks all day and cannot keep a trained barista on the floor for the hours involved.
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Bought on hire purchase, business plant and machinery normally qualifies for capital allowances on the full cost even though you pay for it monthly, which is a large part of why hire purchase is the common structure. On a finance lease you generally set the rentals against profit instead. The rules change between budgets and your position depends on how you trade, so treat this as the direction of travel and get your accountant to confirm the detail before you commit.
No, not as part of an asset agreement. Monthly monitoring, remote diagnostics and managed service plans are ongoing services with nothing to recover, so they stay in your overheads. A fixed-term maintenance package invoiced with the machine can sometimes be included, which is worth asking the supplier to quote that way.
It depends on who is making the coffee. A traditional machine with a trained barista produces a better cup and holds value better as an asset. A bean-to-cup gives consistency with untrained staff and runs all day without a rota. Fund whichever matches your staffing reality, because the wrong choice is expensive either way.
Most commercial bean-to-cup machines are plumbed rather than tank-filled, and they need filtration to control scale. The filter system supplied with the machine sits on the agreement, but running the water supply and waste is plumbing work on your building and usually falls outside the finance. Get it quoted before you site the machine.
Yes. Several machines across different properties can sit on one schedule provided they are all under the same trading entity, and a larger combined facility is easier to place than several small ones. The schedule records each machine, its serial number and the site it is installed at.
Almost every bean-to-cup needs a refrigerated milk unit next to it, often the supplier’s own matching cabinet. It appears on the same invoice and funds on the same agreement without difficulty. It is worth specifying it properly rather than improvising with a domestic fridge, which will fail and will not be covered by the machine warranty.
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