Monday, 31 March 2025

SOLD - Peppermill Cafe, Blackpool

FULLY LICENSED CAFE BAR (122 COVERS PLUS 48 EXTERNAL) in Blackpool

An opportunity to acquire this absolutely superb and highly profitable fully licensed cafe bar, tea rooms and cafe situated close to the promenade and tower - PRIME TRADING POSITION.  The present owners are retiring after 32 years here.  The business is worked in very easy hours over seven days, closing at 5.30pm.  The first floor restaurant here is virtually unused and offers so much potential for a very lucrative evening bistro trade.  Younger, enthusiastic full time working owners could certainly take this to the next level - VIEW EARLY, THIS WILL GO.  PRICED TO SELL DUE TO RETIREMENT AFTER 32 YEARS HERE.  The premises are held on a secure lease with very sensible rent and comprise all glass fronted display refrigeration and a very expensive coffee machine for all those specialist coffees.  To the rear is the dishwashing and preparation room, store room.  First floor is a beautiful restaurant and cocktail lounge sporting a feature bar.  To the rear is a very well fitted commercial kitchen, ladies and gents toilets, store room. Business only. Ref: 584968

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Thursday, 27 March 2025

SOLD - Oakworth Road Post Office, Keighley

POST OFFICE in Keighley

First time to the market in nearly 20 years, this Post Office is only now being offered due to the owners wish to retire. Located on a vastly busy main road running through this densely populated area, the Post Office is a vital asset of the community. Refitted in 2016 with a modern two station, fortress counter, shop fixtures and outside facia. Predominantly run by a husband and wife team, with one part-time assistant and a self-employed locum, yet securing a staggeringly high income of Post Office remuneration / commission, a testament to how busy this little community Post Office is. Benefitting from a secure commercial lease on very reasonable rent of just £562 per calendar month, at present. The premises currently pay no business rates. Overheads are very low, therefore the profitability remains high. Ground floor, lock-up shop premises. Retail sales area with form filling desks, stationary items and greeting card displays. Dual fortress counters and fortress door leads to management areas, a kitchenette, staff WC and storage room. Rear door leads to a porch and back yard. EPC Band C. Business on lease. Ref: 590441

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Tuesday, 25 March 2025

SOLD - Shelf Village Bakery, Halifax

SANDWICH BAR in Halifax.

Ernest Wilson are delighted to bring to market this popular, well established sandwich bar which enjoys a fantastic reputation in the area. The shop has been established since 1932.  The business is operated by our client and a small team of staff, working in easy hours over a five day week.  Our client is only selling due to retirement.  Wonderful potential for enthusiastic younger new owners to open Saturdays, extend opening times and further boost the trade.  The premises occupy a prime trading position fronting a commanding main road through the heart of this densely populated village.  Easy roadside parking.  No deliveries undertaken.  Our client does not advertise - potential to expand outside catering offering.  Held on a secure lease with sensible rent and comprise sales shop with good display cabinet, split level to food preparation room with an array of commercial catering equipment.  Store room and porch off.  First floor provides additional dry store, walk in cold room, staff room and WC.  EPC Band D. Business on lease. Ref: 590317

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Monday, 17 March 2025

SOLD - Park House Guest House, Ingleby Arncliffe

BED AND BREAKFAST in North Yorkshire.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a thriving, bed and breakfast business run from leasehold premises which makes this opportunity very affordable and one which is situated in one of the most idyllic locations in the country. This award winning guest house has an enviable reputation and a five star rating on Tripadvisor with over 85% of reviewers rating it as “Excellent”.  The premises are situated in an elevated position within the North York Moors National Park, surrounded by woodland and offering spectacular views over rolling countryside. A location which would be very hard to beat and which provides fabulous place in which to live and earn a living - SUPERB, UNINTERRUPTED VIEWS OF THE VALE OF MOWBRAY.

The business is located along the routes of both the ‘Coast to Coast’ walk and the Cleveland Way and therefore caters predominantly to walkers but also to customers seeking short breaks to get away from it all and explore the surrounding villages and countryside - the Coast to Coast will be made into a national trail in 2025 which will bring further footfall into this area. Our client has ceased providing evening meals to guests which previously brought in a very useful additional income and this would be an opportunity for a new owner to reintroduce them to enhance turnover and profitability, particularly in view of having the licensed bar.  Occupancy during the season is exceptionally high and even in the off season, the guest house maintains very good levels of trade.  It is very difficult to imagine that if Christmas and New Year stays were marketed correctly that this guest house would be anything other than fully booked throughout this potentially very profitable season.  The majority of business comes from walkers websites and repeat bookings which means there is a benefit in that commissions are not being paid on every booking to the travel portals.  Our client also deals directly with ten different companies who book directly with them and no commission is paid on those bookings either.  

Detached, former farmhouse set in its own mature grounds offering entrance leading to reception / bar area with resident dining room off having feature, open fireplace and comfortably seating 14 diners in a single sitting. Spacious residents lounge with revealed stone walls, beamed ceiling and log burner. Fully fitted kitchen with island work area and storage cupboards. Open study area with boot room off and laundry. Six letting bedrooms made up of two twin rooms, two double rooms, two family rooms, all of which offer en-suite shower and WC.  The private family accommodation provides, combined, part tiled bathroom and two double bedrooms within the main building. A further double bedroom is provided within one of the outbuildings.  Externally, large, mature gardens with two patio areas which may also used for Al-fresco dining during the summer months and external, wood burning, pizza oven above wood store. Park House also offers several outbuildings which provide, wood store, secure cycle storage, workshop, wash bay facilities and an extremely large garage with potential for other uses, parties etc, subject to any necessary consents. 

The property is particularly well maintained and beautifully presented throughout.  VIEWING HERE REALLY IS A MUST AND COMES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Business on lease. Ref: 590201

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Friday, 14 March 2025

SOLD - Long Lane Post Office, Heald Green, Cheadle.

POST OFFICE AND CONVENIENCE STORE in Greater Manchester

This is a very busy Post Office.  The retail convenience goods side of the business has a good weekly turnover and could be hugely improved upon, or the substantial space could be put to better use. In the interests of providing total transparency, there is another long-established small convenience shop in the neighbouring parade of shops, as well as a new Co-Op convenience store currently in build within a short distance of the Post Office - neither however will have a Post Office counter provision. In our opinion, a different business model, away from convenience goods, would work very well here. A travel bureau perhaps, a retail counter of some description, or a deli-counter would service a demand that is so far untapped in the local area. The Post Office business however remains very buoyant and extremely lucrative. The Post Office counter arrangement can be relocated to the existing, but unused fortress counter at the back of the shop, leaving a substantial retail area. The asking price is very realistic and more than reasonable, reflecting the convenience goods competition that exists nearby. An asking price well below one years’ worth of annual Post Office commission paid is undoubtedly an opportunity rarely offered and not to be dismissed. At the corner of a busy parade of shops, with good on and off-street parking. Ground floor lock-up premises with cash machine and security roller shutters. Large retail area with sales and Post Office counter near the entry, plus a fortress Post Office counter at the rear of the sales floor, currently only used as an office. Rear of the shop areas include staff kitchenette and WC. Large stores area with double delivery doors leading to a walled and security gated yard. Business on lease. Ref: 588895

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Monday, 10 March 2025

SOLD - Olivers Cafe Bar, Guiseley

CLOSED LICENSED CAFE BAR in Guiseley.
 
Recently closed for operational reasons but offering an elegant, fully fitted and equipped, licensed premises directly across from a large car park. Bustling little town with a vibrant cafe and bar culture, boutique shops and restaurants and this concern was a successful venue on the local social scene. Suitable for any manner of food or wet led operation and needing no additional cash injection for improvements, the premises is ready for ambitious new owners to immediately re-open and trade with the turn of a key. The cafe is very realistically priced to sell quickly and the colossal footfall here will guarantee success for its new owners. Ground floor, double wide premises with full height windows. Entry to a very contemporarily styled dining room with luxurious seating, spaciously accommodating a minimum of 30 customers, plus breakfast bar style high stool seating at the window. Fully stocked service bar with espresso counter. Commercial quality, undercounter ice-machine and glasswasher, and four draft beer towers. POS system. Back bar liquor display and bottle display chillers. Food pass through from the catering kitchen and door to beer keg store with the newest beer line pump system. Bottle storeroom. Emergency exit to rear yard and waste. Beautifully appointed ladies and gents WCs. CCTV system. EPC Band C.

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Thursday, 6 March 2025

SOLD - Bridge Road Fisheries, Sutton in Craven, Keighley

FREEHOLD FISH AND CHIPS SHOP (CLOSED AT PRESENT) in Sutton-in-Craven

A rare and exciting opportunity to re-establish a profitable fish and chips takeaway from freehold premises.  We act of behalf on the landlord after the previous tenant surrendered their lease due to ill health.  The premises have been thoroughly cleaned throughout with the range, extractor flue and boiler having been serviced in early 2024 - ONLY NEEDS SEEING.  The premises occupy a prime trading position within the popular village of Sutton-in-Craven, close to other shops and adjacent to a school with easy roadside parking.  Comprising single storey lock-up premises, panelled sales shop with customer waiting area, counter leading to open plan kitchen with two pan wall range.  Additional large food prep room to the rear with fish fridge and fish freezer.  Chipping and rumbling room.  WC and shower room. EPC Band C. Freehold property. Ref: 590357

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Monday, 3 March 2025

SOLD - The Coffee House, Hull

CAFE AND COFFEE HOUSE in Hull 

Very busy coffee shop in the heart of this bustling shopping centre which has shown recent growth.  The business which has been in the same hands for almost 30 years has become somewhat of an institution with a very large client base and is only reluctantly offered for sale due to retirement.  An excellent opportunity for a new owner to really drive the business forward and earn an excellent living - our client runs the business with a fairly large input from staff and a new owner could potentially make many thousands of pounds worth of savings in the wage bill, particularly if run by a couple or partnership.  The premises briefly comprise attractive and virtually unique style dining area seating up to 60 customers.  Extensive commercial kitchen to the rear with an impressive range of quality catering equipment and extraction system, pot wash area with commercial dishwasher and prep area.  externally seating for up to four diners. Business on lease. Ref: 588522

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