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Business for sale in United Kingdom - 7089mk bedfordshire l/h 159,950 convenience store & post office

Asking Price: 159,950 £ Real Estate: Lease
Business for sale – 7089mk bedfordshire l/h£159,950 convenience store & post office
Sales Revenue: 328,841 £
Net Profit: 70,000 £
Year Established: 1988
Employees: Not Disclosed
# of family members employed: Not Disclosed
Location criteria:
United Kingdom/County of Bedfordshire/Bedford

Business types:

Retail

Business categories:

Convenience Stores

Business description

Advent Business Sales have been instructed to offer for sale this quality well established profitable concern. It has been trading successfully for 50+ years with the current vendor at the helm for some 20 years. This splendid opportunity has arisen as the vendor wishes now to retire at the age of 70. The business operates on lines of a supermarket and Post Office, offering all the normal goods for sale and Post Office services including: Cigarettes and tobacco Beer, wines and spirits Confectionery, snacks and crisps Frozen foods Ice cream and tinned foods Ladies tights etc Our client is an agent for Camelot and offers the Lottery. The surrounding villages use the Post Office and store on a regular basis. Many have expressed their wishes for newspaper deliveries. EXPANSION POTENTIAL There is enormous scope to take advantage of the alcohol licence by extending the closing time, which is currently 7pm during the week, 5pm on Saturday s and 1pm on Sunday. TRADING HOURS Mon Fri: 7.00am 7.00pm Sat: 8.00am 5.00pm Sun: 8.00am 1.00pm FINANCIAL INFORMATION We have been advised by the vendor of the following: 2005 a/c s: 328,841 ex VAT Gross Profit: 96,450 inc PO salary PO Salary: 21,346 Net Profit: 70,000 including wages Accounts will be made available to interested parties after a viewing has taken place. Please let us know if you require finance for the purchase of a business. BUSINESS PREMISES A detached property briefly comprising: Ground Floor Entrance Counter with cigarette gantry to rear Lottery point Good standard of racking and shelving throughout Counter secure Post Office Storage to rear Small office Gardens Double garage with secure private car parking to rear The sales area is approx 1000 sq ft First Floor Fully fitted kitchen/diner Delightful lounge Main double bedroom with fitted wardrobes Bathroom/shower and separate w/c Second double bedroom Third double bedroom with built in wardrobes External To the front side of the property are approx 6 dedicated car parking spaces for customers TENURE: Leasehold with first refusal to purchase freehold Current Lease: 21 years Lease Remaining: 2 years Review every: 5 years Annual Rent: 15,000 Landlord will give a new 12 year lease We are advised that the annual business rates are currently: 3,820

Additional information

Additional information: Not Disclosed
Support & training: Not Disclosed
Reasons for selling: vendor wishes now to retire
Financing available: Not Disclosed
Inventory / Stock value: Not Disclosed

Real Estate

Ownership: no
Lease: yes
Lease terms: Leasehold – with first refusal to purchase freehold Current Lease: 21 years Lease Remaining: 2 years Review every: 5 years Annual Rent: £15,000 Landlord will give a new 12 year lease We are advised that the annual business rates are currently: £3,820
Location: Our client is located in a delightful village in Bedfordshire on the busy A5120 which leads to the M1 motorway network. The business acts as a hub for the village centre and has a monopolistic trading position. The immediate area is surrounded by middle to upper class homes. There are 6 dedicated car parking spaces for customers to the side, together with private owner’s double garage and additional car parking to the rear.

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