Ernest Wilson - Nobody Sells Businesses Better!: June 2023

Wednesday 28 June 2023

SOLD - The Station Masters House, Bingley

UNIQUE, FULLY FITTED RESTAURANT / BAR PREMISES in Bingley, West Yorkshire

Formally the Station Masters home at Bingley Train Station, which stood derelict for 30 plus years, and was then brought back to life and totally transformed recently to form this unique and exciting restaurant and bar venue. The Station Masters House is currently closed but offers a key-in opportunity for new owners to re-open quicky in a similar food-led format, or change the concept to a more wet-led operation. No expense was spared in the build and fit-out of this fantastic restaurant bar and there is a huge, pent-up demand from locals for it to re-open without delay. This is an outstanding opportunity for a chef and / or bar manager to acquire a fully equipped and furnished premises and operate it to its full and obvious potential.

The Premises: Highly prominent, detached building, predominantly stone-built with recent, new-build extensions to front and side. Exceptional condition internally and externally, and beautifully appointed throughout. Wonderful attention to detail to all aspects of the refurbishment. The premises remains fully fitted and equipped, including an odour filtering, high capacity extraction system, a modern beer cellar system, display chillers, espresso equipment and indoor and outdoor furniture. Far too many items to list here - a full inventory will be provided to seriously interested parties. The frying range is not included in the sale, however may be available by separate negotiation. Internally: Open plan restaurant and bar sections. Main entrance leading directly from the train station front car park, just off busy Park Road, into the restaurant and bar. The restaurant floor seats 30 customers and has a comprehensively equipped bar with beers taps and hand-pulls. There is a food pass-through from the catering kitchen to the restaurant. Rear entry door gives disabled access. Ground floor, refrigerated beer store. Stairs lead to food prep kitchen. Ladies and gents WC’s. Imaginative tiling, décor and lighting throughout, in-keeping with the train station theme. Gas central heating, full internal and external CCTV and alarm systems. Externally: Outdoor seating to two sides, some on a raised terrace area overlooking the station platform. Business on lease. Ref: 588776

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Monday 26 June 2023

SOLD - Marshalls Bakery, Hebden Bridge

SANDWICHES, SAVOURIES AND CONFECTIONERY in Hebden Bridge

An opportunity to acquire this outstanding sandwich bar situated in this picturesque market town of Hebden Bridge which attracts thousands of visitors and shoppers with its waterways and narrowboats. The business is run totally by staff and offers working owners a tremendous opportunity to take this to the next level. Worked in such easy hours from 9.30am to 4pm, missing the valuable breakfast trade. HIGHLY PROFITABLE CONCERN - PRICED TO SELL. RARELY TO BUSINESSES OF THIS CALIBRE REACH THE OPEN MARKET. The premises are held on a secure lease, sensible rent and comprise well fitted sales shop incorporating confectionery display, hot servery, small prep kitchen, toilet and wash hand basin. Business on lease. Ref: 588451

Friday 23 June 2023

SOLD - Batley DIY Centre

DIY Centre in Batley

Prominent and well-known DIY store which has occupied the same premises on this West Yorkshire, town centre, high street for over 60 years. Our client is now ready for a change and wishes to hand the reins of this very successful and profitable business to energetic and ambitious new owners. Almost entirely run by a small team of staff, who have served the needs of the local townsfolk and established a solid reputation for customer service and drawn a colossal amount of repeat business with a very high weekly turnover. Established in 1958, this DIY centre has become an integral part of the local community. Highly prominent, brick built, semi-detached property over three, split level floors, to include retail sales floor, kitchen/bathroom and sliding door displays. Managers office, staff changing room and kitchenette and staff WC. Stores and goods-inwards area. The display of items for sale is permitted to the front pavement area. Online sales with excellent reviews currently make up around 16% of all sales. Ample and free on street public parking. The building sits at the head of Commercial Street in this densely populated West Yorkshire town.

EPC Band D. Business on lease. Ref: 588485

Wednesday 21 June 2023

SOLD - The Clover English & Chinese Takeaway, Stockport

ENGLISH AND CHINESE TAKEAWAY in Stockport.

Situated on this busy main road and surrounded by thousands of houses, benefitting from its own forecourt plus roadside parking. This business and property has been in the same family for over 20 years and only being sold due to ill health. The business operates on reduced hours (closed all weekends) and does not use JustEat etc. therefore offering tremendous scope for a new owner. This is a substantial property in a prime takeaway area which offers loads of potential for a new owner to launch a high turnover takeaway. Comprising sales area, counter, two pan range, rear commercial kitchen with commercial cooker and three burner Chinese cooker, commercial extraction, further preparation areas with rear storage areas, toilet. The owners private accommodation comprises lounge / dining area, staircase leading to the first floor. Two good sized bedrooms, bathroom and separate toilet. Further staircase leading to third bedroom with Velux windows. Externally large yard / garden area with gates leading to rear access. EPC Band C. Business & Property. Ref: 587060

Friday 16 June 2023

SOLD - Liverton Post Office & Convenience Store, Newton Abbot

POST OFFICE AND FULLY LICENSED CONVENIENCE STORE in Devon

A rare opportunity to acquire this desirable village Post Office and convenience store. This is a detached property standing in approximately one acre of gardens, patios, car park and offering spacious six bedroom family accommodation. The property is situated in a monopoly trading position within this delightful residential area with easy access to the A38 and surrounding towns and villages. The business is worked in very easy hours, closing at 6pm over five full days and two half days and run with an experienced team of staff. This highly profitable concern is showing outstanding net profits whilst still offering tremendous potential for so much more with extended hours. Retirement sale after nearly 18 years. RARELY DO BUSINESSES OF THIS CALIBRE REACH THE OPEN MARKET. HIGHLY RECOMMEDED - VIEWING ESSENTIAL.

Freehold detached property, comprising a large walk round self-service store with fruit and veg, bread and cakes, wine and spirits, chilled, frozen and general grocery, greetings cards, stationery, tobacco, news and magazines. The Post Office has one fortress position and one open combi position. There is also a Post Office outreach service at two locations twice a week plus home news and grocery deliveries. The store has very good refrigeration and full EPOS system, store room, staff toilet, utility room, large undercover drive-in store.

The private family accommodation is both spacious and very well kept, incorporating reception leading to a stunning open plan lounge and dining area with full wall patio doors offering spectacular views over the landscaped gardens. A very well fitted breakfast kitchen, with one room off currently used as an office but could be a further lounge or bedroom plus two further ground floor bedrooms and a large shower room with toilet and wash hand basin.

The first floor has four excellent double bedrooms, two of which are en-suite. A family bathroom with Jack and Jill doors that serves as en-suite to another. There are extensive cupboards and under eaves storage cupboards throughout.

Externally: to the rear, extensive mature gardens with fruit trees, raised vegetable beds, flower beds and lawns, decking, patios and a poly tunnel. To the front, a customer car park for four cars and a large forecourt with covered display area. Drive to the covered store and shed used to mark-up newspapers. Lawn and garden plus private brick paved drive to covered carport and parking for six cars. The property benefits from a gas central heating system.

Business & Property. Ref: 587020

Wednesday 14 June 2023

SOLD - Woodhall Park Post Office & Stores, Pudsey, Leeds

LOCAL POST OFFICE AND FULLY LICENSED CONVENIENCE STORE in Leeds

An opportunity to acquire this very much sought after Post Office and convenience store situated in this delightful residential area of Leeds – COMMANDING MAIN ROAD TRADING POSITION AND WITH THE BENEFIT OF A PARKING FORECOURT. The business offers both spacious newly fitted self-service retail facilities plus spacious family accommodation. The business is worked in sensible hours over seven days and is run predominantly by staff. Our clients are retiring. The right full time working owners could treble the turnover – this business needs a good deli counter and a bake off unit which would undoubtedly boost turnover and profits even further. The detached freehold premises comprise spacious, newly fitted walk round self-service store with good display cash out facility, excellent refrigeration, store room, staff toilet and wash hand basin. The private family accommodation comprise well fitted modern kitchen, lovely lounge with views over the gardens. Conservatory. The first floor offers three good bedrooms, bathroom, separate toilet, separate shower room. The property benefit from a gas central heating system, parking forecourt, driveway to garage and large gardens. Business & Property. Ref: 583295

Thursday 8 June 2023

SOLD - Online blinds business

ONLINE BLINDS BUSINESS FOR SALE, Run from Home

Run in and around the Mansfield area, this business has been owned by our clients since 1996 and has proven itself to be very profitable during those years. The Vendor is currently working on a new incentive, fabric that kills Covid19 for Schools, Doctors and Hospitals. The business is now run almost entirely by staff - for a full time working owner the adjusted net profits would be substantially higher. Much of the business comes from recommendations and repeat business and great benefit would come from revising the website and working on search engine optimisation. This is an ideal buy for a working owner to carry out more of the work and increase profits further or for a similar business looking to expand. EPC Exempt. Ref: 586650

Tuesday 6 June 2023

SOLD - The Fishermans Catch, Newark

FISH & CHIP SHOP in Newark

An excellent opportunity to acquire a well-established Traditional Fish & Chip with accommodation. Located in a residential area and on the main through route from the town centre to the hospital. It benefits from lots a passing trade as well as being well known locally. Currently ran by the owners on limited opening hours, this family business has been established for over 37 years. There is huge scope to grow the business through extending the opening hours and establishing deliveries, with the added potential of adding third party services such a Just East, Deliveroo etc. The premises comprises of the business and attached three-bedroom accommodation which will be ideal to live onsite or let out as an investment. The business premises consist the main shop area with a customer waiting area and main cooking area with counter range, to the rear of the property is a large preparation kitchen which is in two parts with a chipper area and storage area. The accommodation on the ground floor consists of a lounge/dining room and kitchen. The first floor has three bedrooms and a bathroom. Business & Property. Ref: 588474

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