Funtasia Entertainment

What Funtasia Entertainment does

Funtasia Entertainment Ltd is a family-run, Yeovil-based (Somerset, UK) interactive entertainment hire company founded in 2005 by Russell Lee and Louise Lee. The company hires out a catalogue of more than 60 entertainment products and themed experiences, including bouncy castles and inflatable games, photo booths and media-capture equipment (Photo Booth, Magic Selfie Mirror, Green Screen Booth, 360 Video Booth, Vintage Selfie Pod, Hashtag Station), simulator rides (Rodeo Bull, Surf Simulator, Race Car Simulator, Twin Virtual Reality, Total Wipeout), fun casino tables with professional croupiers, traditional pub and garden games, and food and drink stations such as Chocolate Fountain, Prosecco Bar and Slushy Station. Equipment is delivered, set up and collected by Funtasia's own team, and customers may opt for operator-supervised hire or dry hire without operators.

The company's commercial model is direct-to-consumer equipment rental rather than an agency or marketplace: customers call Russell or Louise directly or submit website enquiry forms, pay a non-refundable £100 booking fee within 14 days of confirmation, and receive item-level pricing that ranges from approximately £25 for lawn games or space hoppers up to £495 for premium items such as the Roller Ball Horse Racing. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time rental transactions, supplemented by professional-services pricing for operator-supervised hires where 90% of croupiers work exclusively for Funtasia. Underlying technology is largely off-the-shelf entertainment hardware with light digital integration (instant digital sharing via AirDrop, QR code or email from photo booths), rather than proprietary software; the company's defensible assets are its certified equipment fleet (PIPA-certified, BS EN 14960-compliant, RPII-inspected annually), £5 million public liability insurance, distribution and logistics capability across southern England, London, the Midlands and Wales, and a reference list of enterprise clients including BBC, Rolls Royce, Marriott Hotels and Oxford University. Customer segments span weddings and private celebrations, corporate events and team building, children's parties and family fun days, and community and charity events.

Name

Funtasia Entertainment

Legal name

Funtasia Entertainment Ltd

Website

https://funtasiaentertainment.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Funtasia Entertainment is a UK family-run party and event entertainment hire company, founded in 2005 and based in Yeovil, Somerset, supplying more than 60 inflatables, simulators, photo booths, fun casino tables and themed attractions to weddings, corporate clients, families and community events across southern England, London, the Midlands and Wales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Entertainment Hire Services

NAICS

Amusement Parks and Arcades (7131), Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (7139), All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (713990)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Party Games, Activities & Interactive Entertainment (HSACACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Kids Party Entertainment (Clowns, Magicians, Characters) (HSACACAG), Amusement/Redemption Arcade Machines (Ticket & Prize) (MPAEAJAD), Event Production & Technical Services (AV/Lighting/Staging) (MPAAAGAB)

Keywords

• Event entertainment hire
• Bouncy castle rental
• Photo booth hire
• Fun casino hire
• Simulator ride rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Yeovil

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Equipment Hire: Rental of interactive entertainment equipment with or without operator supervision. Covers bouncy castles, simulators, photo booths, casino tables, games, and themed attractions. Delivery, setup and collection included in quotation.
2. Operator Hire: Equipment hire with professional operator supervision for safety-critical equipment like inflatables, simulators, and casino tables. 90% of croupiers work exclusively for Funtasia.
3. Dry Hire: Equipment supplied without supervision for clients who wish to operate themselves. Public liability insurance cover is NOT extended to dry hire bookings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Funtasia Entertainment is a family-run party and event entertainment hire company headquartered in Yeovil, Somerset, that supplies and delivers interactive entertainment equipment — bouncy castles, inflatable games, photo booths, simulator rides, fun casino tables, traditional games, food and drink stations, and themed entertainment packages — for weddings, corporate events, children's parties, charity fundraisers, festivals and private celebrations throughout southern England. Equipment is delivered, set up and collected by the Funtasia team, with optional on-site operator supervision, and bookings are taken directly (no agency intermediary) via phone, email and website enquiry.

Product overview

Funtasia Entertainment is a family-run party and event entertainment hire company based in Yeovil, Somerset, providing interactive entertainment equipment for events throughout southern England. The company operates as a direct-hire model (not an agency) offering over 60 distinct entertainment products and themed experiences. The core portfolio includes bouncy castles and inflatables, photo booths and media capture equipment (360 Video Booth, Selfie Station, Magic Selfie Mirror, Photo Booth, Green Screen Booth, Hashtag Station), casino and gaming equipment (Fun Casino, Race Night, Laser Quest), simulator rides (Rodeo Bull, Surf Simulator, Total Wipeout, Race Car Simulator, Twin Virtual Reality), traditional games (Skittle Alley, Pub Games, Tug of War), food and beverage stations (Chocolate Fountain, Popcorn & Candyfloss, Prosecco Bar, Slushy Station), and children's entertainment (Soft Play, Bouncy Castles, Space Hoppers). The company also provides themed event packages (James Bond, Las Vegas, Peaky Blinders, Hollywood, Western, Vintage) and event planning services for occasions including weddings, corporate events, birthdays, proms, charity fundraisers, and festivals. Equipment is available with or without operators and includes delivery, setup, and collection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 360 Video Booth A 360-degree video capture booth that records immersive video content of event guests. Starting from £400.
• Activity Play Centre Interactive play structure for children's events, suitable for toddlers and young children. Priced at £115.
• Assault Course Inflatable obstacle course for competitive play at events and team-building activities. Priced at £155.
• Ball Pit Children's ball pit for play areas at parties and events. Priced at £60.
• Batak Pro Challenge Reaction-time arcade game where players strike illuminated buttons in sequence. Priced at £300.
• Beat the Goalie Football shooting game where players test their shooting accuracy against a goalkeeper. Priced at £70.
• Bouncy Castle (Large) Large inflatable bouncy castle for children's parties and events. Priced at £100.
• Bouncy Castle (Medium) Medium-sized inflatable bouncy castle suitable for smaller venues. Priced at £80.
• Bouncy Castle (Small) Compact inflatable bouncy castle for indoor events and smaller spaces. Priced at £75.
• Bouncy Castle Slide Combo Inflatable bouncy castle combined with a slide feature. Priced at £80.
• Bungee Run Inflatable bungee run where participants race along a track against bungee resistance. Priced at £170.
• Chocolate Fountain Self-service chocolate fountain for events with dipping foods. Priced at £350.
• Crazy Golf Miniature golf course setup for competitive entertainment at events. Priced at £275.
• Dance Machine Dance pad game where participants compete on dance choreography. Priced at £295.
• Didi Car Race Track Pedal car racing track for children's events. Priced at £75.
• Disco Dome Inflatable dome with disco lighting and music for dance entertainment. Priced at £140.
• Drinks Fountain Drinks dispensing fountain for events. Priced at £250.
• Fun Casino Professional casino tables with croupiers for events including roulette and blackjack. Priced at £295; 90% of Funtasia's professional croupiers work exclusively for the company.
• Fun Fair Stalls Traditional fairground stall games for events. Priced at £150.
• Giant Operation Game Enlarged version of the classic operation game for event entertainment. Priced at £250.
• Giant Buzz Wire Large-scale hand-eye coordination game where players guide a loop along a wire. Priced at £250.
• Giant Games Oversized versions of classic garden games. Priced at £25.
• Gladiator Duelling Inflatable platform game where participants battle on padded pedestals. Priced at £140.
• Gold Cup Horse Racing Horse racing simulation game for events. Priced at £250.
• Grab a Grand Claw machine game where participants attempt to grab prizes. Priced at £300.
• Green Screen Booth Photo booth with green screen technology for customisable backgrounds. Priced at £350.
• Hashtag Station Social media hashtag printer station for events. Priced at £350.
• High Striker Strength testing game where participants strike a lever to ring a bell. Priced at £170.
• Human Table Football Inflatable human table football game for team competition. Priced at £250.
• Laser Quest Laser tag game system for team-based combat entertainment. Priced at £395.
• Laser Shooting Gallery Laser shooting range game for target practice competitions. Priced at £250.
• Lawn Games Outdoor lawn game sets including croquet and other garden games. Priced at £25.
• Magic Selfie Mirror Interactive photo mirror with touch screen and custom branding capabilities. Priced at £350.
• Mega Slide Large inflatable slide for outdoor events. Priced at £325.
• Mini Fun Fair Games Collection of small fairground-style games. Priced at £40.
• Nintendo Wii Nintendo Wii console with games for interactive entertainment. Priced at £250.
• Photo Booth Traditional photo booth with instant printing for events. Priced at £350.
• Pick 'n' Mix Sweet Stand Self-service pick and mix candy station for events. Priced at £325.
• Pillow Bash Inflatable pillow fighting game for entertainment. Priced at £140.
• Pit Stop Challenge Formula 1 pit stop themed reaction time game. Priced at £250.
• Pimm's Bar Pimm's cocktail bar service for events. Priced at £150.
• Popcorn & Candyfloss Stall Sweet treat station with popcorn and candyfloss machines. Priced at £275.
• Prosecco Bar Prosecco cocktail bar service for events. Priced at £150.
• Pub Games Traditional pub game equipment including darts and cards. Priced at £30.
• Race Car Simulator Racing car simulation game with steering wheel and pedals. Priced at £350.
• Race Night Horse race night event setup with betting systems. Priced at £350.
• Rodeo Bull Mechanical rodeo bull riding simulator with inflatable safety bed. Priced at £375.
• Rodeo Christmas Pudding Festive mechanical rodeo riding simulator with Christmas pudding theme. Priced at £375.
• Rodeo Football Rodeo-style football kicking challenge game. Priced at £375.
• Rodeo Reindeer Festive mechanical rodeo reindeer riding simulator for Christmas events. Priced at £375.
• Roller Ball Horse Racing Mechanical horse racing game on rollers. Priced at £495.
• Saloon Bar Shootout Wild West themed quick-draw reaction game with robotic cowboy. Priced at £250.
• Selfie Station Self-service photo station for guest selfies with instant sharing capabilities. Priced at £350.
• Skittle Alley Traditional nine-pin skittle alley for pub-style bowling competitions. Priced at £100.
• Slushy Station Slushy drink machine station for events. Priced at £375.
• Soft Play Foam play shapes and structures for toddlers and young children. Priced at £60.
• Space Hoppers Inflatable hopping balls for races and competitive fun. Priced at £25.
• Speed Radar Cage Football kicking speed test with radar display showing MPH/KPH. Priced at £90.
• Strike a Light Two-player reaction game where players press illuminated buttons to score points. Priced at £250.
• Sumo Wrestling Inflatable sumo suits for safe wrestling competitions. Priced at £75.
• Superhero Wrestling Superhero themed sumo suits including Batman and Hulk costumes. Priced at £100.
• Surf Simulator Balance board simulator that mimics surfing with adjustable difficulty. Priced at £325.
• Total Wipeout Six-player inflatable game with rotating sweeper arms from the TV show. Priced at £425.
• Tug of War Rope 30-metre competition grade manila rope for traditional tug of war. Priced at £40.
• Twin Virtual Reality Dual-player virtual reality gaming experience with headsets and 43-inch display. Priced at £295.
• Velcro Dart Football 7-metre inflatable velcro dartboard where players kick velcro footballs to score. Priced at £325.
• Vintage Selfie Pod Unstaffed vintage-styled selfie photo pod with 8-hour battery life and instant sharing via QR/AirDrop. Priced at £200.
• Baileys Fountain Baileys liqueur fountain for adult events. Priced at £295.
• Themed Entertainment Packages Bundled themed entertainment experiences combining multiple equipment hires, props and styling under named themes: James Bond, Las Vegas, Peaky Blinders, Hollywood, Western, and Vintage. Designed for weddings, corporate events and private celebrations seeking a coordinated 'wow factor' aesthetic.
• Operator-Supervised Equipment Hire Hire of interactive entertainment equipment with a professional Funtasia operator on site (Fun Operator / Fun Supervisor), including full delivery, setup, on-event operation and collection; £5 million public liability insurance is included. 90% of Funtasia's professional croupiers work exclusively for the company.
• Dry Hire (Self-Operated Equipment) Equipment supplied without supervision for clients who wish to operate the items themselves. Public liability insurance cover is NOT extended to dry hire bookings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over £221,000 raised for local charities through annual Charity Spring Ball events
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PIPA (Portable Inflatable Play Equipment Inspection)coreOthersIndustry membership and certification body for inflatable play equipment. All Funtasia inflatables are PIPA certified and inspected annually by RPII inspector.
• RPII (Register of Play Inspectors International)coreOthersProfessional inspection body for play equipment. Annual inspections of all Funtasia inflatables in accordance with BS EN 14960 standard.
• TIPE (The Inflatable Play Association)minorOthersIndustry association for inflatable play equipment providers in the UK.
• BIHA (British Inflatable Hirers Association)minorOthersIndustry trade association for inflatable hire companies in Britain.
• FSB (Federation of Small Businesses)minorOthersUK business organization supporting small businesses with resources and networking.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Big Cat Group: UK event services group providing staging, structures, production and equipment hire for large-scale events. Comparable at the level of event equipment hire and corporate event delivery, though Big Cat operates at a significantly larger production scale than Funtasia.
• AirHop: UK trampoline and indoor inflatable adventure park chain. Comparable as a UK-based interactive entertainment operator in the same family/children's entertainment category as Funtasia, but operates fixed indoor venues rather than mobile hire to events.

Direct peers

• BoothNation: UK photo booth and selfie mirror hire company serving weddings, corporate events and parties. Directly comparable to Funtasia's photobooth and media hire vertical (Photo Booth, Magic Selfie Mirror, 360 Video Booth, Vintage Selfie Pod), competing for the same customer occasions.
• Premier Event Hire: UK event hire specialist supplying entertainment equipment, inflatables, casino tables and themed props. Comparable across multiple overlapping categories including entertainment hire, inflatables, casino and themed event props for weddings and corporate clients.
• Carnival Event Hire: UK event equipment hire company supplying inflatables, games and fun fair attractions for weddings, corporate and private events. Direct peer with overlapping product categories (bouncy castles, fun fair stalls, games) and identical direct-to-customer hire model.
• EventPro UK: UK event production and entertainment hire company delivering equipment, staffing and themed experiences to corporate and private events. Comparable to Funtasia's full-service operator-hire model with delivery, setup and collection.
• Mister Bee's Fun Casinos: UK fun casino hire company providing casino tables and professional croupiers for events. Directly comparable to Funtasia's Fun Casino and Race Night hire offering and competing for the same corporate, wedding and charity event bookings.
• HireHop: UK family-run party and event hire company offering bouncy castles, inflatables, photo booths and casino hire across the South of England. Closest small-operator peer to Funtasia, with overlapping product mix, geography and direct-to-consumer wedding/corporate customer base.

Others

• PIPA (Portable Inflatable Play Equipment): Industry inspection and certification body for inflatable play equipment in the UK. Funtasia's inflables are PIPA-certified and inspected annually by RPII, so PIPA shapes the regulatory environment in which Funtasia competes and raises the entry barrier against non-certified operators.
• Airquee: UK-based designer, manufacturer and operator of inflatable play equipment and bouncy castles. Comparable because Airquee operates in the same inflatable equipment category that Funtasia rents, and many of Funtasia's inflatables likely come from manufacturers of this type, though Airquee's primary model is manufacturing/wholesale rather than event hire.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Funtasia_Ents

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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