We had a really exciting meeting this week, and we’re excited to share the news. Sesame has now teamed up with United Business Finance to offer unsecured loans for our Sesame lifts and service packages. This means organisations can install a Sesame lift now, start benefiting straight away, and spread the payments over time.
United Business Finance can offer up to £350,000 unsecured, repayable over up to six years, for Business Clients. And clients can now include a six-year Sesame Service Contract within the finance package. So everything is covered in one manageable monthly payment.
Sesame will freeze the cost of the Standard Service Contract for the full six years. No annual increases, no surprises, just simple, predictable budgeting.
Why this matters
We know that accessibility upgrades are often pushed down the priority list because of cost or timing. But meanwhile, disabled people, wheelchair users, carers and families still face barriers every single day. We meet so many organisations that want to improve accessibility now, but need a practical way to manage the investment.
This finance package helps remove that barrier, meaning accessibility doesn’t have to wait.
A smart investment for businesses
Improving access genuinely makes commercial sense. The Purple Pound, the spending power of disabled people and their families, is worth over £274 billion every year in the UK, yet so many venues remain out of reach. By becoming fully accessible, organisations open their doors to more customers, members and guests who are actively looking for places that welcome them.
For hotels, private clubs, theatres, heritage sites and event spaces, accessibility can be a real competitive advantage - the difference between being chosen or overlooked. When disabled guests feel respected and included, they return, and they tell others. Word of mouth within the disabled community is powerful, and positive experiences travel fast.
With our new finance packages, businesses can spread the cost and start benefiting immediately, rather than waiting for capital budgets or fundraising cycles. And for listed buildings or architecturally sensitive spaces where ramps simply aren’t possible, a Sesame lift offers a beautiful and discreet solution that protects the character of the building while making it accessible to everyone.
Designed around you and your guests
This new finance option is all about making accessibility achievable right now. It allows organisations to improve access immediately, rather than waiting for capital budgets or fundraising cycles to catch up. It means you can welcome everyone through your doors - wheelchair users, disabled people, carers, families and older guests - without compromise or delay.
It also helps protect cash flow, giving you the ability to plan confidently for the future with fixed, predictable payments and no service cost increases for six years.
Because accessibility shouldn’t be a luxury, or something that’s “nice to have when money allows”.
Want to know more?
If you’re exploring ways to improve access, planning a refurbishment, or simply want to welcome more people through your doors, we’d love to help. Get in touch.