Established in 1956 by Ernest Wilson, we are now the largest, independent Business Transfer Agent in the United Kingdom and we firmly believe that you only become the biggest by providing the very best possible service to clients.
Friday, 5 June 2026
SOLD - Trophies & Engraving, Harrogate
Monday, 10 June 2024
SOLD - Giorgio's Restaurant, Leeds
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
SOLD - Korner Kabin News & Convenience, Harrogate
FULLY LICENSED NEWS, SWEETS, TOBACCO, GREETING CARDS, TOYS & WOOL in Harrogate
An opportunity to acquire this delightful village greeting cards and toy shop in the much sought after town of Harrogate – DENSELY POPULATED AREA. The business is worked in sensible hours over a six and half day week and works on very good profit margins. TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL FOR FULL CONVENIENCE STORE. The premises are held on a secure lease, sensible rent and comprise: spacious well fitted sales shop with good cash out unit. Office, store room / kitchen area, toilet and wash hand basin. Court yard and two store sheds. PRICED TO SELL DUE TO RETIREMENT. Business on lease. Ref: 557854
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Wednesday, 11 December 2019
SOLD - Taste Bistro & Restaurant, Swinton, Rotherham
A beautifully presented Bistro which enjoys a fantastic reputation and trades in very easy hours over a five day week. The premises were completely refurbished in 2018 with no expense spared and a better opportunity in this price range will be difficult to find. Situated in this densely populated residential area. VERY EASILY RUN BUSINESS WITH EXCELLENT PROFIT MARGINS. Ground floor premises with an impressive frontage and easy roadside parking - internally is an open plan 34 Cover restaurant with tasteful decor and lighting and quality furniture and fittings, bar area to the far corner with a well equipped kitchen to the rear, small yard to the rear. SECURE LEASE, A FABULOUS OPPORTUNITY WHICH IS PRICED TO SELL – VIEWING IS A MUST. EPC Band E. Business on lease. Ref: 583511
Friday, 15 February 2019
SOLD - Websters Fish & Chips, Idle, Bradford
Very exciting opportunity to acquire this superbly presented fish and chips shop which achieves a fabulous weekly turnover and is operated almost entirely by staff. This is an excellent trading location occupying a busy main road set in a densely populated residential location – PERFECT POSITION. The business is working on excellent profit margins and is ideally suited for a working owner to really maximise its potential. Secure lease and a vast array of commercial catering equipment – AN EXCELLENT BUY. This is a substantial single storey property with car parking to the forecourt, large glass frontage and modern signage. Internally is a large restaurant which comfortably seats 80 plus, bar area, ladies and gents WC, self contained cafe area and outsales department with large commercial kitchen. The premises are presented to the very highest of standards and viewing is imperative to fully appreciate this site. Business on lease. Ref: 581376
Thursday, 8 November 2018
SOLD - Logans Restaurant, Glossop
This is a superb restaurant which has an enviable reputation and achieves a good weekly turnover of whilst maintaining excellent profit margins. The restaurant is superbly appointed and extremely well presented occupying a super trading position serving a densely populated residential area and on the fringe of a large retail shopping complex. Worked in sensible hours over five days and still offers TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL for so much more. VIEWING IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. AN OUTSTANDING BUSINESS which could do even more in the right hands. The premises are held on a secure lease and comprise reception leading to the cocktail lounge and piano bar where customers can enjoy a drink and browse the menu, open plan restaurant with 30 covers, well fitted commercial kitchen and preparation areas offering an abundance of quality catering equipment, dishwashing area, basement and store. First floor restaurant with cocktail bar, lounge and access to the owners private accommodation which consists private lounge, combined bathroom, double bedroom. Ladies & gents WC. Business on lease. Ref: 558056
Tuesday, 16 October 2018
SOLD - Farm Bistro, Harrogate
Busy restaurant which occupies a PRIME TRADING POSITION in the centre of this fantastically busy, North Yorkshire town centre. The town attracts both its’ own population and substantial numbers of tourists from far and wide being a Spa town with many attractions such as the RHS Harlow Carr gardens and also the internationally known Harrogate Convention Centre which provides large numbers of delegates and business people to the town centre on a regular basis. The business is run over a FIVE DAY WEEK and opens ONLY DURING THE DAYTIME – Has taken very much more when opened during the evenings and given the nature of the trade the POTENTIAL TO REOPEN MORE STANDARD RESTAURANT HOURS IS BOTH OBVIOUS AND ENORMOUS. Currently run by our client with the assistance of a team of competent staff the business is operating on FIRST CLASS PROFIT MARGINS and viewings here are highly recommended. The premises are held on a good lease with VERY SENSIBLE RENT and briefly comprise: reception and cocktail bar with open plan restaurant, seating 34 covers comfortably. Superbly fitted commercial kitchen offering an abundance of hi tech equipment. Toilet and wash hand basin. Business on lease. Ref: 581724
Friday, 14 September 2018
SOLD - Moody Cow, Apperley Bridge, Bradford
Very exciting opportunity to acquire this very profitable concern which enjoys a fabulous reputation. The restaurant has a good quality but simple menu and works on excellent profit margins. THIS IS A VERY GOOD BUSINESS AND WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND VIEWING EARLY. This is a substantial building that is full of character and is presented to the highest of standards. The property is detached with plenty of car parking and is arranged over three floors and briefly comprises excellent reception and bar area, large restaurant with very tasteful décor with conservatory to the rear. Large commercial kitchen, WC’s. To the first floor is a managers office plus five beautifully presented contemporary en-suite double letting rooms with a further five to the second floor. Business on lease. Ref: 559264
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
SOLD - Yum Yum Cafe Bar, Leeds City Centre
A fabulous opportunity to acquire this fabulous, licensed café business run from outstanding, premises offering approximately 1,300 sq ft of space. The premises occupy a PRIME TRADING POSITION within a prestigious retail / leisure and office development. The award winning development is a mix of shops, leisure, offices and residential and is at the edge of the city centre which provides substantial numbers of commuters walking past these premises on their way to and from work from the huge car parks located nearby. In addition there are also a huge numbers of potential customers who live and / or work within the development itself. This is a site that is very difficult to beat! The business achieves a VERY IMPRESSIVE WEEKLY TURNOVER whilst working on super profit margins whilst it is run in relatively easy hours for the trade. Offers real scope to increase the turnover and profitability quite substantially by introducing evening trading, particularly during the summer months. Our clients have operated here very successfully for many years and viewing here comes highly recommended. Premises briefly comprise: Immaculately furbished and superbly presented, spacious dining area offering seating for approximately 40 diners at any one time with extensive servery with an impressive range of first rate fixtures, fittings and equipment. To the rear is an impressive commercial kitchen with good extraction and extensive array of quality catering equipment. Business on lease. Ref: 557928
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
SOLD - Hull Road Stores, Withernsea
An opportunity to acquire this excellent and profitable business situated in this busy main road trading position with easy parking. Up to 1,300 children pass the sandwich bar up to four times a day (this is the only shop in close proximity of the schools), plus many works around. The business works on very good profit margins. The business is worked in easy hours over a 5 ½ day week. The premises will be held on a secure lease, sensible rent and comprise double glass fronted shop with good display refrigeration and servery, good sweets and confectionery trade here with super profit margins, store and toilet to the rear. Forecourt. The site only needs seeing – SENSIBLY PRICED TO SELL. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Business on lease. Ref: 557750
Monday, 18 September 2017
SOLD - Calow Fish Bar, Chesterfield
A super opportunity to acquire this busy fish & chips take away which is VERY EASILY RUN IN ONLY 10 TEA TIME OPENINGS and with only 30 frying hours. Easy scope here to increase turnover with additional openings. Run by husband and wife team with assistance of one part time staff. This is more of a ‘chip shop’ than a ‘fish shop’ and therefore works on EXCELLENT PROFIT MARGINS. The premises are held on lease with very modest rent and low overheads in general and occupy a super trading position serving this densely populated residential area. VIEWING IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. The premises briefly comprise smart well fitted sales shop which is superbly presented. To the rear is a fully tiled preparation kitchen and externally is a fully tiled rumbling room. Yard to side. Business on lease. Ref: 557591
Tuesday, 16 May 2017
SOLD - Snapdeli - Cafe, Deli & Outside Catering, Sheffield
A superb coffee shop and cafe with a very successful outside catering business all rolled into one. A well established business with a loyal and extensive customer base. The business is run in easy hours by our client with a small team of competent staff and achieves a very impressive weekly turnover whilst working on equally impressive profit margins. The premises occupy a PRIME TRADING POSITION on this major road through this very busy and much sought after shopping district. The premises are held on lease and briefly comprise immaculate superbly furbished and equipped cafe dining area seating 28 diners comfortably. Excellent service counter with serve over refrigerated counter and 2 station steam pressure coffee machine, commercial kitchen to the rear with impressive range of catering equipment. Business on lease. Ref: 557167
Saturday, 7 January 2017
SOLD - Trawlers Catch, Yeadon, Leeds
Superb opportunity to acquire this thriving fish and chips restaurant and take away business which occupies a prime trading position fronting on to this major road close to very busy junction in this highly desirable and much sought after residential area. Passed by thousands of potential customers daily with parking available, a better site would be hard to find. The business achieves a VERY IMPRESSIVE WEEKLY TURNOVER whilst working on super profit margins whilst showing strong, recent growth and continues to do so. Reluctantly offered for sale due to family commitments. The premises offer a superb sales shop which is extremely well presented with almost total GLASS FRONTAGE, modern, 4 pan counter range. Rumbling room, particularly spacious commercial kitchen and preparation area. STUNNING restaurant with its own entrance and which is currently laid out to seat approximately 50 people comfortably in quality surroundings, (could easily seat more). First floor:- Provides a 2 bedroom apartment which is currently sub-let and returns £500 per calendar month. Externally:- Courtyard to the rear and parking to the front. VIEWING HERE IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Business on lease. Ref: 556897
Monday, 5 December 2016
SOLD - Cafe @ Penny Lane, Holmfirth
A superb leasehold property situated in the heart of HOLMFIRTH a popular West Yorkshire tourist town. Good lease with reasonable rent offering extensive café (60 seats), 20 seat cinema / demonstration kitchen & shop. The shop is currently let at present. The business achieves a good turnover, working on good profit margins. Potential for this business to do much more with the popularity of dining out in the town. Would easily convert into bar / restaurant. VIEWING HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. PRICED FOR QUICK SALE. Business on lease. Ref: 556158
Friday, 29 April 2016
SOLD - Sandys Sandwich Shop, Stanningley, Pudsey
Superbly presented and well maintained sandwich bar occupying an excellent trading position fronting onto a major “A” road in densely populated area benefitting from a good mix of residential, commercial and industrial properties. EASY ROADSIDE PARKING. HUGE POTENTIAL TO INCREASE for entrepreneurial new owner particularly for deliveries and outside catering. RUN IN VERY EASY HOURS and working on super profit margins. Premises held on lease with sensible rent and briefly comprise: Smart, panelled sales shop with good equipment, refrigeration and CCTV system and including a 2 station, steam pressure, coffee machine. Spacious commercial kitchen with excellent range of quality commercial catering equipment and good extraction. Cellar. VIEWING HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Business on lease. Ref: 557136
Monday, 15 June 2015
Amontola Restaurant, Richmond - sold by Ernest Wilson business agents
An exceptionally busy almost unopposed locally Indian Restaurant occupying a PRIME TRADING POSITION in the centre of this bustling much sought after North Yorkshire market town on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The business is run in relatively easy hours for the trade (potential to do Lunches) and ACHIEVES A MOST IMPRESSIVE TURNOVER whilst maintaining excellent profit margins and is run by our clients with a team of competent staff – GOOD ALL YEAR ROUND TRADE BOOSTED SUBSTANTIALLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. VIEWING IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. The premises are held on a good lease with very reasonable rent. Business on lease. Ref: 555655
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Another business sold by Ernest Wilsons - Goa Goa Restaurant, Bradford
A busy Indian Restaurant which would benefit greatly from the introduction of Alcoholic beverage sales (subject to licence) which occupies a HIGHLY VISIBLE TRADING POSITION in this busy parade of shops fronting on to a major road in a densely populated area of Bradford. The business achieves an excellent turnover even without the sale of alcohol and works on excellent profit margins attracting customers from far and wide. Run in relatively easy hours for the trade by our clients with the assistance of a small team of competent staff and offering HUGE SCOPE TO INCREASE. Premises held on lease with sensible rent. Business on lease. Ref: 555653
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Love Food, Great George Street, Leeds - SOLD!
This is a genuinely rare opportunity to acquire this thriving and EXCEPTIONALLY PROFITABLE sandwich bar with small coffee/eat in area in the very heart of the business district of Leeds City Centre – TOTALLY SURROUNDED BY 1,000’S OF OFFICES AND OFFICE WORKERS ensuring the continuing success of this business. The business is worked in very easy hours over 5 day week and achieves an ENVIABLE TURNOVER whilst maintaining fabulous profit margins. VIEWING AN ABSOLUTELY MUST AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY THIS OFFICE – MAGNIFICENT TRADING POSITION which in our opinion would be almost impossible to better. The premises are held on a secure lease with very sensible rent. Business on lease. Ref: 555950
Wednesday, 4 June 2014
Columbia Coffee Lounge, Scunthorpe - SOLD!
Professionally run coffee lounge and cafe occupying a PRIME TRADING LOCATION in the heart a bustling North Lincolnshire town centre. The business is run in EASY HOURS over six days per week by our client with a small team of competent staff and achieves a very impressive weekly turnover and working on good profit margins. The premises are held on a secure lease with sensible rent and briefly comprise: ground floor entrance leads to immaculate customer dining area providing 32 covers by way of both comfortable lounge seating and more formal tables and chairs. Well presented servery and open plan commercial kitchen to the rear with high quality commercial catering equipment including 2 station pressure coffee machine. First floor customer dining area providing a further 19 covers. REAL SCOPE TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS on staff wages and boost PROFITABILITY, particularly for a husband and wife team. BEAUTIFULLY FITTED AND EQUIPPED. Business on lease. Ref: 555443
Thinking of selling a business? Call now for a free valuation on 0113 238 2900 or email sales@ernest-wilson.co.uk for more information on Ernest Wilson Business Agents, visit www.ernest-wilson.co.uk












