Machinery Finance Calculator
A rough monthly figure for a machine, before you speak to anyone.
- Whole-of-market — 60+ lenders searched
- All credit histories considered
- Decisions in as little as 24 hours
Whole-of-market — 60+ lenders searched, including
Use the calculator below for an indicative monthly cost on a machine. It is a guide rather than a quote — the rate you are actually offered depends on the machine, the term, any deposit and your trading position. What follows explains what moves that number, so the figure you take to a supplier is a realistic one.
What you can fund
New machinery
Longest terms and sharpest rates.
Used machinery
Shorter term, still very fundable.
Hire purchase
Own it at the end, claim the allowances.
Finance lease
Where ownership is not the priority.
Refinance
Raise cash against machines you own.
Whole projects
Machine, install and ancillaries together.
What actually drives the rate on machinery
The machine itself. Lenders price against what they could recover. A machine tool from a recognised maker with a supported control holds value and prices accordingly; something specialised with a thin second-hand market does not. This is why two businesses with identical accounts get different rates on different machines.
New or used. Used machinery is entirely fundable and often the better purchase, but the term available is usually shorter and the rate a little higher, because the asset has less life left to secure against.
The term. Longer terms reduce the monthly payment and increase the total paid. The sensible test is not the lowest monthly figure but whether the term matches how long the machine will earn — funding a twenty-year machine over three years strains cash flow for no good reason, and funding a fast-obsolescing one over seven leaves you paying for something you have replaced.
Deposit and trading position. A deposit reduces the lender’s exposure and usually the rate with it. Filed accounts, time trading and the sector all feed in. A new business is not excluded — it is priced differently. We have written separately on what determines the rate on business asset finance if you want the longer version.
Why the real quote differs from this figure
The calculator assumes a representative rate across the whole market. In practice the spread between the best and worst offer on the same machine can be considerable, which is the entire argument for going to a broker rather than taking the finance offered at the point of sale. The dealer’s finance is one lender’s product; we search sixty.
Remember too that the calculator prices the machine, not the project. Installation, tooling, software and extraction are often quoted separately and are not always fundable — the machinery finance page explains how that is handled, and it is worth reading before you place an order.
The same applies to farm kit — a farm machinery finance calculator works on exactly these variables, and the seasonal repayment structures common in agricultural machinery finance change the monthly figure more than the rate does.
Then send us the quotation
Once you have a figure you are comfortable with, send the supplier quotation and we will tell you what it actually funds at. Try the CNC and machine tool or woodworking machinery pages for sector detail. No credit check to ask.
How it works
Tell us what you need
One quick conversation about the asset and how the repayments need to work.
We search 60+ lenders
As an independent broker we find the right structure and rate — not one lender’s products.
You get funded
Indicative decisions in as little as 24 hours, then we manage it through to payout.
Estimate your repayments
Asset finance is quoted on a flat rate, so that is what the buttons show, with the equivalent APR beside it. Your exact rate depends on the asset, the term, the deposit and the lender.
Prime is an established, profitable business with clean credit. Specialist covers newer businesses and credit that needs explaining — the asset itself carries part of the risk, which is why finance is often available where an unsecured loan is not.
Representative example: on Hire Purchase, borrowing £25,000 over 48 months at a 5.15% flat rate (equivalent to 9.9% APR representative), you would repay around £628 a month; total amount repayable approximately £30,150, of which £5,150 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 will receive a commission from the lender that funds your agreement. All finance is subject to status, affordability and lender approval.
Rates shown are indicative flat rates with the equivalent APR alongside — the two are not the same number. Indicative only and does not constitute a quote or an offer of finance. Subject to status and lender approval.
Frequently asked questions
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Tell us what you’re looking to fund and Conor will come back to you personally — usually the same day.
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