Budgeting for workplace experience

What does a corporate wellbeing event
actually cost?

By Charmaine Davis · Published 11 September 2026 · Updated 7 November 2026

The useful question is not simply “what is the cheapest activity?” It is what the organisation receives, how many people it serves, what production is included, and whether the experience has value beyond the event itself.

What drives price?

Scale, duration, production, staffing and continuation.

Number of participants

Larger groups usually require more equipment, logistics, facilitation planning and production capacity.

Length & complexity

A short single activity is different from a structured half-day or full experiential programme with several phases.

What is included

Headphones, facilitation, planning, guided content, music, reflection and digital follow-through materially change the value of the package.

Current Luminous pricing

Clear group-size pricing for the core live experience.

The 3.5-hour half-day is £65 per person for teams of 40–60: £2,600 for 40, £3,250 for 50 and £3,900 for 60. The 61–100-person group package is £4,500. Smaller teams can enquire for a suitable format and quote.

Prices shown are the total fees for the stated package. Luminous Living Ltd is not VAT registered; no VAT is charged.

Half-Day · 40 people£2,600 total
Half-Day · 41–60 people£65 per person
Half-Day · 61–100 people£4,500
Half-Day · 101–200£7,500
Half-Day · 201–300£10,500
Half-Day · 301–400£13,500
Half-Day · 401–500£16,500
501+Bespoke

The half-day includes two facilitators, 3.5 hours of full facilitation, technical equipment, silent-disco headsets, yoga mats, blankets, blindfolds, cacao, activity consumables, setup and pack-down. Transport is included within approximately two hours’ driving time each way from Southend.

You supply the venue. Allow an additional 1–2 hours in total for setup and pack-down. For venues further away, extra travel, fuel or overnight accommodation costs may apply and are agreed in writing before booking. Meals and optional digital programmes are not included in this half-day price.

Explore the boardroom takeover or check venue and participation requirements. Full-day prices remain on the corporate page.

Compare like with like

Cheap can become expensive if the format under-delivers.

When comparing suppliers, ask whether the quote includes facilitation, technical equipment, preparation, risk and delivery planning, travel, follow-up, reporting and any digital continuation.

A lower headline price can represent a very different product. Procurement teams should compare the whole delivery model rather than just the session length.

For budgeting

Start with the number of people, the outcome you want and whether this is a one-off event or the beginning of a wider experience.

Those three things usually narrow the right format quickly.

Beyond the event

Consider cost per meaningful touchpoint, not only cost per day.

A live event can stand alone, but the 90-Day Integration Portal creates another route: the experience becomes the first touchpoint in a longer employee journey. That can change how an organisation thinks about value, continuation and repeat engagement.

A participant dancing with headphones during a Luminous L.E.D. experience
Headphone-led movement is one element that can be scoped within a Luminous Experience.