Business for sale

Business description

Advent Business Sales is pleased to offer to
the market this extremely well established
butcher, which has been trading successfully
for over 50 years.
Founded in 1958 and in the hands of the
current vendors for over 30 years, the
business is only now being reluctantly
offered for sale as they wish to retire.
This has created an excellent opportunity to
purchase a renowned, respected and
profitable butcher’s with an excellent future
potential.
As well as the traditional meats, the
butchers also offer:
• Fruit pies and cakes
• Cheeses, pickles, chutneys and
sauces
• Curry sauces
• Cooked hot chickens
• Game and venison in season
• Its own produced mince, pies,
burgers and sausages.
The equipment includes:
• Cooked meat slicer
• Rotisserie cooker
• Vacuum packing machine
• Bacon slicer
• 6 burner gas range with oven under
• Electronic sausage filler
• Minerva stainless steel mincer
• Hobart mincer/ball chopper
• Pastry baker
• Large walk in cold room
• Cooked meat display counter
• Sausage and bacon display counter
• 12’ refrigerated window display
• Various chopping boards
• Fridge’s, freezers and stainless
working tables
• Electric till and 3 sets of electric
scales
STAFF DETAILS
The business employs 1 full time member of
staff and 1 part time, who works
approximately 16 hours per week and our 2
full time vendors.
TRADING HOURS
Mon, Wed & Sat: 8.30am – 1.00pm
Tues, Thurs & Fri: 8.30am – 5.30pm
EXPANSION POTENTIAL
Our clients have an excellent profitable
business but are comfortable with the
current rewards obtained, they realise that
there is considerable scope to increase sales
and profits by:
1. Offering organic and specialist breeds
meat with local customers, willing to
pay more for a better quality product
2. Opening more hours, a 3 days a week
they close at 1pm
3. Having an internet site to advise of
their specialist products and for
customers to order on line.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
We have been advised by the vendor of the
following:
Annual sales: £267,000
Gross Profit: 33%
Net Profit: £50,000
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
The premises are fully equipped. Side entry
door into main sales area with refrigerated
window display and 2 counter displays,
chillers
Through to large walk in freezer in large
prep area, rear w/c and exit to rear car
parking with back loading area
Non slip flooring throughout and fully tiled
walls.
The premises have the added security of
being alarmed.
TENURE: Leasehold
Original lease: 20 years
Remaining lease: 10 years
Review every: 5 years
Rent: £5,300 P.A.
We are advised that the annual business
rates are currently: £800
VIEWING
Please DO NOT approach the business or its
employees without a prior appointment.
All appointments are to be made via our
office.