Brighton i360's owner said tower's price was £150k

Brighton i360 closed suddenly in December, a month after entering administration

The new owner of the Brighton i360 viewing tower says she paid £150,000 for the attraction.

Hospitality company Nightcap, run by ex-Dragons' Den judge Sarah Willingham, announced its purchase of the site in February.

Ms Willingham claims to have spent £400,000 to get the pod working again, in addition to £150,000 to take the attraction out of administration, a spokesman confirmed to the BBC, after The Argus first reported the story on Tuesday.

Brighton & Hove City Council wrote off £51m worth of debt in January to facilitate the purchase.

Brighton i360 entered administration in November 2024 before closing suddenly the following month, with the loss of over 100 jobs.

It reopened in March following Nightcap's takeover.

The company plans to invest an additional £1.5m in hospitality space at Brighton i360 by September 2026, according to a March trading update.

The city council agreed to finance construction of the observation tower in 2014 after planning permission was originally granted in 2006. The tower opened in 2016.