May 2025 Business Index

38

Entertainment Industry

Freehold

Asking Price £1,400,000

588780

TEN- PIN BOWLING LANES, SNOOKER HALL AND CHILDREN’S PLAY CENTRE in the North of England for Sale. A tri-faceted leisure and entertainment sector business with exceptional adjusted net profits of close to £200,000 per annum. Located in an affluent and rapidly expanding town in the north of England and operated from 12,000 square foot premises within a business enterprise park. Over 1,000 new homes are currently in build or in plan within a quarter of mile of the business. Of huge benefit to the operation of the business, utility costs were negotiated and fixed to 2025. Three stand-alone businesses being operated under one roof. Multi-faceted and diverse. The main business is a ten-pin bowling facility with eight lanes, a fully alcohol licensed cafe bar and catering kitchen. On the first floor there is a children’s Soft Play Centre, comprehensively equippe d with ball pools, climbing frames and slides. The play centre has its own cafe and catering capability. Secure reception and entry. Further along the first floor corridor is a Snooker and Pool hall, well away from the noise of the bowling lanes and play zone. Full size snooker tables for hire by the hour, plus English and American size pool tables. Refreshments can be ordered by the patrons and brought up from the cafe bar below. TRADING INFORMATION: The business has an annual sales turnover well in excess of £500,000 and produces tremendous adjusted net profits, expected to be in the region of £190,000 to November 2022. Detailed accounts will be made available to seriously interested parties who have viewed the premises and met the owner. There are facets of the business that could easily be developed with a little more focus and creative thought, but having owned and operated the business for over 12 years now, the owner wishes to concentrate and invest in other interests he has. EPC Band B.

Fish & Chips

Leasehold

Asking Price £134,950

557143

FISH, CHIPS, CHICKEN, DESSERTS AND PIZZA TAKEAWAY in Barnsley for Sale. Attractive and particularly well-presented fish and chips hot food takeaway and is now selling fried chicken & desserts, which occupies a PRIME TRADING POSITION in this bustling and much sought after South Yorkshire town centre – large public car park close by and substantial pedestrian footfall. Weekly Turnover £5,200. This really is a trading position which is hard to beat. The business achieves an IMPRESSIVE TURNOVER whilst working on excellent profit margins. The premises have been modernised and refurbished to a very high standard and are held on lease with very sensible rent and briefly comprise: smart fully tiled sales shop with customer dining area, preparation room to rear, store room off and rumbling room, disabled WC. The business has a new chipper, rumbler and freezers. First Floor two rooms / bathroom, cellar storage. VIEWING HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. EPC Band B. Stock approx £1,500

Leasehold

Asking Price £14,950

590956

FISH AND CHIPS TAKEAWAY in Shipley for Sale. Situated on this small shopping parade in this densely populated residential local authority area next to a busy convenience store, surrounded by customers with plenty of unrestricted parking all around. The current owner is employed full time therefore runs this business mainly by staff and is crying out for full time working owners. This business is well appointed on a very modest rent of only £5,500 per year and has unlimited potential for the reintroduction of traditional fish and chips to return this business to what was a very busy fish and chips shop. PRICED FOR A VERY QUICK SALE, VIEWING ESSENTIAL. Good size customer service area with small eating in area, three-pan island range with serving area, rear prep area, stairs lead down to rumbling room, store rooms, toilet, staff rest area. Stock £5,000. FREEHOLD CHIPPY / HOT FOOD TAKEAWAY WITH THREE BED ACCOMMODATION in Buxton for Sale. Located on a busy main road leading into the centre of Buxton, Derbyshire. Benefitting from its close proximity to a large Wetherspoon pub and a densely populated residential area, the chippy is well placed to cater to locals and the many tourists that visit the historic town of Buxton. There is a colossal amount of traffic that passes by each day. Recently closed due to bereavement, but fully fitted and exceptionally well-equipped, the business is ready to trade from just the turn of a key. Prior to closure, the chippy had average weekly takings of over £4,500 from just 30 frying hours over five days. Historic accounts evidenced adjusted Net Profits in excess of £45,000. This is an outstanding opportunity to acquire a valuable property investment, in an idyllic and historic spa town in the centre of the Peak District National Park, with the added advantage of a ready-made, fully equipped hot food takeaway business. Potentially of interest to commercial property landlords looking for a rental return, experienced operators of hot food Ground floor: Sales shop with 3-pan fry range, digital menu boards, large commercially equipped catering kitchen with high-capacity hooded extraction system, pizza oven, charcoal grill and 4-burner oven. Wet prep room complete with rumbler and chipper. Pot wash area and staff WC. Basement: Accessed via stairs from the kitchen and providing dry and chilled goods storage. The shop and ordering area is spacious enough to provide some internal seating for circa 14 diners, plus a small amount of front pavement seating is permitted. First floor: Master bedroom, lounge, kitchen and house bathroom. Second floor: Two double bedrooms. Externally: Driveway leads to the rear of the property where there is a back entrance to the shop and apartment. A single garage is leased and available should new owners wish to retain it. FISH AND CHIPS SHOP AND THREE BEDROOM HOUSE in Huddersfield for Sale. Situated in this densely populated residential area of Huddersfield in a lovely village with fabulous views over the Colne Valley. The business is operated by the owners and their daughter and are selling due to ill health with a very good weekly turnover of £4,000 in only six teas and two lunches - this could take even more with younger, more enthusiastic owners. The current owners have recently implemented their own online ordering system which is morphing clients from JustEat to order direct, thus increasing profit margins further. VIEWING RECOMMENDED. The premises comprise fully tiled sales shop sporting a three pan counter range with the prep room / store to the side. The accommodation is self-contained and comprises lounge, kitchen, two double bedrooms plus a further bedroom, combined bathroom. The loft is accessed by a wooden staircase and is spacious and ripe for development. The property benefits from a drive and garage. The next door property has renovated their property and gives a good idea of what could be achieved at our clients property (images available upon request). EPC Band E. Stock £1,000. Asking Price £240,000 590831 takeaways, or ambitious first-time business owners. Deceptively spacious property arranged over four floors. Asking Price £264,950 587116

Freehold

Freehold