Wimbledon
Centre Court debentures 2026–2030, No.1 Court debentures 2027–2031
The All England Lawn Tennis Ground plc owns the Wimbledon grounds and licenses them to the company that runs The Championships. It helps fund development by issuing debentures: loans to the ground company with seats at The Championships attached.
What you get
A Centre Court debenture includes one seat on each of the 14 scheduled main-draw days, every year from 2026 to 2030. A No.1 Court debenture includes one seat on each of the first 11 days from 2027 to 2031, with an option to buy tickets for the last three. The original application deadlines have passed; Wimbledon names a weekly auction for buying an existing debenture.
Centre Court debentures 2026–2030
One debenture includes a Centre Court seat and Grounds entry on each of the 14 scheduled main-draw days, each year from 2026 to 2030. Wimbledon assigns the seat annually; the ticket gives access to the court, not a named match or player.
Restaurants and parking cost extra
Debenture tickets give access to private bars and restaurants, subject to availability and booking terms. Food and drink cost extra. Holders can also book one parking space, subject to availability and a fee.
A holder’s restaurant
The Bingley is reserved for registered debenture holders. You need a ticket for that day, but it can be any type of Championships ticket.
Tickets can be sold or transferred
Debenture tickets can be transferred through myWIMBLEDON or sold on the open market, subject to the ticket terms. Once a ticket has been used to enter the Grounds, it cannot be transferred that day.
If play is disrupted
Both courts have retractable roofs, so play may continue there during rain. The Centre Court prospectus describes refunds based on the ordinary ticket price for an equivalent seat, paid to the registered holder even if someone else holds the day’s ticket. It does not promise repayment of the debenture purchase price. Check the current ticket terms for the refund rules.
No.1 Court debentures 2027–2031
AvailabilityThis series is issued and trading, with tickets starting at The Championships 2027. It remains partly paid.
One debenture includes a No.1 Court seat and Grounds entry on each of the first 11 scheduled main-draw days, each year from 2027 to 2031. Holders can apply in advance to buy tickets for the last three days at face value. Ask the Debenture Office for that season’s deadline and prices; the board sets the deadline. Those extra tickets cannot be transferred or resold, and the seats may be outside the debenture area.
Check the unpaid instalment
The original issue has a £30,000 payment due on 31 March 2027, subject to any VAT-rate change. A buyer takes responsibility for unpaid instalments. Check what remains payable before agreeing a purchase; failure to pay after notice can lead to forfeiture and loss of amounts already paid.
Restaurants, seats and transfers
Restaurant access, annual seat allocation and ticket transfers work as for Centre Court above. Only the 11 included tickets can be transferred or sold; the paid final-three-days tickets cannot.
What it takes
You need at least one debenture.
Before buyingA debenture records a loan to The All England Lawn Tennis Ground plc. The loan is unsecured and pays no interest. You may not get it back if the issuer cannot repay. The premium and VAT are not repaid. Sales and transfers are restricted. Read about the risks.
The debenture
- Instrument
- Unsecured, interest-free debenture
- Issuer
- The All England Lawn Tennis Ground plc
Centre Court debentures 2026–2030
- Repayment due
- 2 August 2030
- Repayment terms
- The prospectus gives 2 August 2030; the 2025 annual report gives 1 August 2030. Confirm the date with the Debenture Office. If Wimbledon repays early, holders normally keep their ticket rights through a transferable certificate of entitlement.
- Transfers
- Transfers require registration and the directors may refuse them. No transfers are registered during The Championships.
- Original issue price
- £116,000
- Repayable loan
- £2,000
- Premium
- £95,000
- VAT
- £19,000
No.1 Court debentures 2027–2031
- Repayment due
- 1 August 2031
- Repayment terms
- If Wimbledon repays early, holders normally keep their ticket rights through a transferable certificate of entitlement.
- Transfers
- Transfers require registration and the directors may refuse them. No transfers are registered during The Championships. A partly paid debenture’s transfer form needs both buyer and seller signatures.
- Original issue price
- £73,000
- Repayable loan
- £1,000
- Premium
- £60,000
- VAT
- £12,000
- Remaining instalments
- £30,000 due
How to get one
- Secondary market
- Wimbledon names Dowgate Capital’s weekly auction as a route to buy an existing debenture. Contact wimbledondebentures@dowgate.co.uk directly or through your broker. Prices vary; the original issue price is not a current quote.
Other conditions
- Residency restrictions
- The transfer conditions prohibit resale into the United States or to, or for the benefit of, a US person as defined in Regulation S.
How to claim
The issuer’s register determines who receives the tickets. Its 2026 handbook tells visitors to bring their mobile ticket in the Wimbledon App and photo ID. Check the next season’s handbook before attending.
- 1. Check what is being transferredConfirm which ticket rights remain with the debenture and check Wimbledon’s current warning about cancelled certificates. A previous holder may already have sold tickets.
- 2. Register the transfer before 1 MaySend the Debenture Office the stock transfer form, transferee registration form and original certificate, or an accepted indemnity for a lost certificate. Check that the Debenture Office has registered you before 1 May.
- 3. Use your myWIMBLEDON accountWimbledon issues tickets electronically. Use your account to transfer tickets, and check the current handbook for entry instructions.
Wimbledon debenture information
Wimbledon Debenture Office - Registration, transfers and ticket rights: debentureoffice@aeltc.com
Wimbledon Debenture Office - Telephone enquiries: 020 8971 2341
Dates
Centre Court debentures 2026–2030
- Registered holder on
The registered holder on 1 May receives that year’s rights, in each year from 2026 to 2030.- Benefit rights period
- Rights cover The Championships in 2026–2030, inclusive, in years when the tournament is held.
No.1 Court debentures 2027–2031
- Registered holder on
The registered holder on 1 May receives that year’s rights, in each year from 2027 to 2031.- Benefit rights period
- Rights cover The Championships in 2027–2031, inclusive, in years when the tournament is held.
Practical notes
Centre Court debentures 2026–2030
What a recent buyer paid
Wimbledon reports that a Centre Court debenture traded at £284,000 on 3 September 2026, against an original issue price of £116,000. This past transaction is not a live quote. Wimbledon repays only the £2,000 loan.
No.1 Court debentures 2027–2031
Check the total purchase cost
Wimbledon reports a partly paid No.1 Court trade at £76,850 on 31 July 2026. Check what a seller’s price covers and what remains payable, including the £30,000 instalment due in March 2027.
Company story
A century of debentures
Wimbledon’s ground company began issuing debentures in 1920. Two years later, King George V opened Centre Court at Church Road. A wartime bomb later damaged 1,200 seats and part of the roof, which had to be rebuilt. In 2012 the court hosted Olympic tennis on grass, the first Olympics to use the surface since 1920. No.1 Court joined the debenture scheme in 1996.
Sources: Centre Court prospectus ; No.1 Court prospectus