May 2025 Business Index

49

Garden Centre & Horticulture

Leasehold

Asking Price £300,000

559183

GARDEN CENTRE WITH COFFEE SHOP AND FULLY LICENSED BAR in Leeds for Sale.

By far one of the finest Garden Centres we have had the privilege to offer to the open market. One of the largest and best kept and maintained garden centres in the UK, surrounded by the most affluent suburbs of Leeds and Harrogate and just minutes from Leeds/Bradford Airport. In the same family ownership for the last 40 years and only being sold now due to our clients wish to retire. Photographs can not do justice to the business and property which has rows and rows of internal and external departments filled with stock – everything from seeds to trees and rubber wellies to lawn mowers and garden furniture. To enhance the customer experience, the garden centre has a very popular coffee shop with deli-counters, a gift shop and seating both inside for approximately 50, and outside in a beautiful courtyard which includes a children’s play -pen. The café alone attracts sales in excess of £5,000 per week and has the potential to do much more, given it holds an unrestricted licence to serve alcohol. Bistro evenings and some entertainment, or wine & cheese tasting events would prove hugely popular. The catering kitchen is huge, with a central island and includes a vast range of commercial quality equipment capable of putting out high volumes of food, quickly. We cannot emphasize strongly enough the need for interested parties to view the entire operation, in order to truly appreciate just what an outstanding garden centre business this is. EPC Band D Stock £300,000

Gifts & Cards

Leasehold

Asking Price £19,500

590128

GIFTS AND CARDS in Sheffield for Sale.

A wonderful opportunity to acquire this popular and well known cards and gifts business which was established by our client in 1983. Only serious ill health forces this reluctant sale. Annual turnover £97,012. The business trades in very easy hours over six days in winter and five days in summer - oozing potential for enthusiastic new owners to extend opening times and boost trade. The business specialises in customised greeting cards and helium balloons and enjoys a fantastic reputation in the area, including regular celerity customers. It is also a stockist of Steiff Bears. The premises occupy one of the busiest trading positions in Sheffield, fronting a commanding arterial route of the city, comprising double fronted sales shop with wonderful display windows, air conditioned, modern walk round store with quality fixtures and displays. Cash out counter. Store rooms, staff room and kitchenette. Two large cellars used for storage. EPC Band C. Stock £15,000.

Guest Houses and B&Bs

Freehold

Asking Price £385,000

590929

BED AND BREAKFAST in Lancaster for Sale

Lancaster Townhouse B&B is located in Lancaster, 1 mile from the city centre and just a 2-minute drive from the M6, J34. This property is set a short distance from attractions such as Cathedral Church of St Peter. Attractions in the area include Lancaster Castle just over a mile away, or Lancaster University, situated 3.8 miles from the property. The property benefits from a free car park with ample spaces for all guests adjacent to the property. All guest rooms in the bed and breakfast are equipped with tea/coffee making facilities. The rooms have a private bathroom and are fitted with a flat-screen TV and free toiletries. Within the local area, we are advised planning has been passed for 600 new homes. All rooms rates include a generous continental style buffet breakfast. Cycling and hiking are amongst the activities that guests can find nearby as Lancaster Townhouse is ideally located close to the canal and River Lune. Situated in between the city centre and the motorway, Lancaster Townhouse offers a good base to see Lancaster and the wider surrounding areas such as Morecambe and the South Lakes. With an annual turnover of Entrance leads to 2 x breakfast rooms seating 12 diners with additional guest lounge/dining room. There is potential to extend 2 further rooms at the rear, subject to any necessary consents. There are 8 ensuite rooms comprising of a range of single, double and family rooms with a daily rate of between £73 to £79, The business advertising on booking.com however receives direct booking of approximately 38%. Our client does not live on site and would greatly benefit from an in house working owner. The business is only being sold due to the current owners ill health and sensibly priced for a quick sale. EPC Band C. £100,000. Comprises Ernest Wilson are delighted to bring to market this long established Guest House occupying a prime trading position just a few minutes’ walk from the walled city in this pleasant suburban site. The business has been successfully operated by our clients since 2005 and is offered for sale as they look towards the next chapter of their lives. Weekly turnover £2,000. The business trades over 48 weeks per year and currently over limited capacity of using only six of the eight letting rooms - massive potential for younger enthusiastic new owners to utilise more of the property to further boost trade. Our clients used to offer breakfast to guests however since COVID this service has no longer been offered - there is an under-utilised dining room on the ground floor - new owners could re-introduce meals or alternatively convert this large room in to an additional letting room (subject to any necessary consents). The owner’s private accommodation would also be ideal for use as a self-contained apartment / AirBNB style let if not required by the new owners as living accommodation. The substantial and imposing mid-terrace premises are arranged over four floors, occupying a prime trading position with easy roadside parking and comprise. Ground Floor entrance hall with magnetic door release, under-utilised / former dining room. Acces s to the owner’s private accommodation comprising lounge, kitchen, bathroom and double bedroom, surrounding a private and enclosed courtyard - access for bin storage via private passageway. First floor provides three double rooms (two en-suite), private bathroom plus office which was formally a single bedroom with en-suite. Second floor provides three double rooms, all en-suite Third floor accessed via spiral staircase provides an additional en-suite room which is presently used as additional private family accommodation. EPC Band C. Asking Price £699,950 590528 GUEST HOUSE (EIGHT LETTING ROOMS, ONLY SIX USED) in York for Sale.

Freehold