May 2025 Business Index

48

Fruiterers & Greengrocery

Leasehold

Asking Price £30,000

586642

GREENGROCERY, GENERAL GROCERY, CARDS AND TOYS in Washington for Sale. An opportunity to acquire this outstanding position on this bustling high street with easy parking. Weekly Turnover 4,000. The present owner is to retire after 35 years here. The business is worked in very easy hours over seven days. This site could do so much more with younger, enthusiastic owners. VIEW EARLY, THIS WILL GO - A BUSTLING SITE. The premises are held on a secure lease, sensible rent and comprise walk round sales store with good cash out facility. To the rear is the kitchen, toilet and wash hand basin. EPC Band D. Stock £15,000.

Freehold

Asking Price £310,000

590403

FRUITERERS AND GREENGROCERS in Preston for Sale. A fantastic opportunity to acquire this long established fruiterers and greengrocers which has been in the same family ownership for over 100 years and is now brought to the market due to pending retirement. The city centre premises are situated in a highly visible, prominent trading position in Preston City Centre, a stones throw from the recently completed ‘Animate’ cinema, restaurant and leisure development’, which will further boost footfall to the already busy area. The premises are adjacent to a Greggs takeaway and front a busy pedestrianised route. Weekly turnover £9,000. There are a number of arms to the business - the retail shop, wholesale to local businesses and schools, deliveries to local residential customers and online distribution of fruit hampers etc, throughout the UK via eBay and Amazon Marketplace. The online element of the business is currently underutilised, presenting wonderful scope for younger enthusiastic new owners to significantly grow and develop. The business has a Facebook following of over 5,500. The premises briefly comprise ground floor retail shop with good refrigerated displays and three position cash out facility, store area and walk in cold room to rear. First floor large store and preparation area where food hampers are packaged ready for distribution, kitchen area, staff room and WC. Second floor additional storage area and office. There is potential to develop the property by creating a separate access to partition the upper floors from the ground floor retail area (subject to any necessary consents). Internal inspection highly recommended to fully appreciate this valuable concern. Stock £1,500 to £2,000. EPC Band F.

Furnishing & Int Design

Leasehold

Asking Price £185,000

590443

CARPETS, FLOORING AND INTERIOR DESIGN BUSINESS in West Yorkshire for Sale.

An exciting opportunity to acquire one of the region’s longest established carpet and flooring retailers and interior design businesses - our clients are seeking to retire after over 30 years. The business occupies a superb and prominent trading position within a bustling shopping parade with the added benefit of a free customer car park. The business trades in sensible hours over six days, achieving an enviable turnover of £12,000 to £14,000 weekly and working on excellent profit margins. The premises are held on lease with sensible rent and span four units within the parade. Our clients are in negotiation with the landlord to vacate one of the units which will lower the overall overheads considerably. First unit, storage and cutting space. Second unit, main carpets and flooring showroom. Third unit, interior design showroom. Fourth unit, discount carpets warehouse (this is the one that our clients are looking to vacate). EPC Band C. Stock £20,000 to £25,000.

Leasehold

Asking Price £75,000

590913

CURTAIN AND BLINDS BUSINESS in Harrogate for Sale.

A long established and well-loved one stop shop for bespoke curtain and blind business. The shop occupies a well known location in the heart of the affluent North Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate with easy roadside parking outside the door. The business was established by our client over 25 years ago and has been located in this prestigious location for the last two years. Annual turnover £304,425. Our client is now looking to retire abroad and has built a super reputation for retailing made to measure curtains and blinds whilst enjoying a large and loyal customer base - lots of work comes along each year from repeat customers from far and wide. An ideal acquisition for someone who wants to run a business with low overheads, easy hours and a good profit margin. It will suit anyone with basic DIY skills and it offers a massive potential for a new owner or partnership to expand the offering here - scope for new owners to introduce an e-commerce website and / or establish an upholstery service. The premises comprise good sized ground floor showroom displaying fabrics, curtain poles, blind and cushions etc. To the rear is a small storage area, work area with two office desks and a sewing machine. Lower ground floor offers a kitchenette, WC with wash hand basin, fabric store / cutting room, large work room with further storage area. EPC Band E.

Leasehold

Business, Offers Over £99,950

587220

CARPETS AND FLOORING BUSINESS in South Yorkshire for Sale.

This well-established business provides and fits carpets and floorings to national houses builders and achieves an enviable annual turnover of £647,715 in doing so. Operating very short hours over five days - real scope to open later and / or weekends and target the private market as opposed to it currently primarily working with the national house builders. The business operates from large premises of approximately 4,000 sq ft comprising well fitted showroom with various samples and displays, carpets and flooring warehouse with loading bay, office, tea making kitchen and WC. Our clients own the property and will offer the premises on a new lease with sensible rent. Alternatively the business can be easily relocated if so required and our client will redevelop this site for other uses. EPC Exempt. Stock £40,000.