May 2025 Business Index

99

Freehold

Business and Property, Offers Around £119,950

590958

HARDWARE, GENERAL STORE, CARDS AND BALLOONS BUSINESS in Chesterfield for Sale. The wonderful opportunity to acquire this long established hardware and general store which has traded for a long number of years serving the local community. Our client purchased the business and property in 2023 with great plans to streamline and modernise operations by introducing a full EPOS system together with obtaining planning permission to extend the property, although due to a change in personal circumstances has brought the business to the market. Weekly turnover £1,800 to £2,000. The business enjoys a strong reputation and loyal customer base, providing a variety of hardware, DIY, household, gifts and cards together with services including balloon displays, watch repairs, key cutting and dry cleaning. The freehold premises sits in a prime trading position within a busy shopping parade in the heart of this bustling Derbyshire Township. Comprising glass fronted sales shop providing counter and walk round store with various departmental displays, office and store area, outside WC to the rear but planning permission passed to demolish this and install an extension to the rear of the property. A Complete Planning & Design Drawing Pack is included in the Sale. EPC Exempt. Stock £15,000. MAINS POST OFFICE in Sunderland for Sale. Busy mains Post Office in the centre of this densely populated town of Houghton-le-Spring, close to the A1(M) and some eight miles south of Sunderland and the east coast. The Post Office offers a comprehensive list of services and attracts commissions in excess of £60,000 per annum. The Post Office benefits from being the only mains Post Office in the area. This is a spacious ground floor premises which has lots of potential to re-commence retail sales. A section, separate from the main Post Office floor but accessed from the main entrance, previously run as a fruit and veg stall. This is an ideal space for a new owner to expand the business to offer retail / convenience. Highly prominent, single storey property which partially includes a small flying freehold portion over the basement of the adjoining property, where the safe is installed. The internal floor area has approximately 87 square metres (almost 1,000 square feet) incorporating a two point fortress counter and retail sales floor. Doors separate the Post Office from the fruit and veg shop and counter. Staff WC and stores area. Gas central heating provided by a combi boiler. ATM machine installed to outside wall. EPC Band C. An opportunity to acquire this very profitable and successful Post Office in this much sought after, large, affluent village on the West / North Yorkshire border - IDYLLIC VILLAGE LOCATION. The business occupies a PRIME TRADING POSITION within this bustling High Street shopping parade with layby parking immediately to the front of the premises. A substantial freehold property that offers spacious retail and luxury, owners accommodation. The business which is designated as a mains office is currently run in very easy hours over a five and a half day week. A delightful Post Office, greetings card and gift shop working on excellent profit margins and with a particularly healthy, Post Office remuneration of £66,500 and weekly retail sales of £600 and is run by our clients with the assistance of one, part time member of staff and has proved itself to provide not only a superb living for our clients but also a delightful place in which to live and work. VIEWING HERE CANNOT BE RECOMMENDED HIGHLY ENOUGH. Premises briefly comprises: double, glass fronted sales shop with ATM to the street, superbly fitted and equipped post office sales shop with two position, post office open counter and one position fortress counter. Professionally fitted gift and card shop. To the rear is a large utility room, shower room with WC and wash hand basin. First Floor – Impressive, spacious lounge with bay window, original marble fire place, dining area and wood flooring. Master bedroom, fully tiled combined bathroom with shower fitting over bath, beautiful, fully fitted breakfast kitchen with oak units (recently re-tiled), integrated oven and hob and recently fitted double glazed windows and new boiler. Second Floor – two further, very good, double bedrooms. The premises enjoy the benefit of a gas central heating system, and with many of the windows recently replaced with PVCu double glazed units in a wood, sash effect. Externally – Small, easily maintained patio garden / courtyard, shed and private parking. Stock £5,000. EPC Band E. Business and Property, Offers Around £170,000 588741 Business and Property, Offers Around £459,950 590652 POST OFFICE, CARDS & STATIONERY WITH OUTSTANDING FAMILY ACCOMMODATION in Boston Spa, North Leeds for Sale. SHOE SHOP AND TWO SELF-CONTAINED APARTMENTS in Calder Valley for Sale. This highly successful shoe shop run from a substantial freehold premises is now available on the open market after almost 20 years in the same hands. The business is run in very easy hours over a seven day week showing NET PROFITS IN EXCESS OF £100,000 and ADJUSTED NET PROFITS IN EXCESS OF £140,000! Rarely are such profitable shoe shops available on the open market. Early viewings are highly recommended. The business has huge scope to increase here as currently only 15% of sales come from online and with a modest google ad words campaign this could in our opinion be substantially increased. The property occupies a prime site fronting onto the main road through this quaint market town with a diverse percentage of independent shops and eateries which also provides a stream of tourists in addition to the large local trade. The premises briefly comprises of a superbly presented, shoe sales shop offering an excellent range of quality product displays and leading through to fully racked stock room to the rear with kitchenette facilities. The property also offers two, self-contained apartments, the first of which is at first floor level with access from a raised, patio garden which offers living kitchen with lounge area, part tiled combined bathroom with electric shower over bath and double bedroom - this apartment returns £450 per calendar month. The second apartment provides two good bedrooms, part tiled combined bathroom with shower fitting over bath, walk in cupboard, spacious living kitchen with lounge area and French doors leading to rooftop, patio garden - this apartment returns £750 per calendar month. Stock between £50,000 to £60,000. Flat 1 EPC Band C. Flat 2 EPC Band D. Business and Property, Offers around £565,000 590987

Freehold

Freehold

Freehold

Leasehold

Business, Asking Price £49,995

588866

HEALTH, SKINCARE AND BEAUTY in London for Sale. This business opened in 2016 and retails skincare, supplements, health products and also has a therapy room providing treatments such as acupuncture, massage and nutrition by self-employed therapists. Weekly turnover £3,000. Our client has other business interests preventing them from devoting this business her full attention - an ideal opportunity for a full time working owner to make a good living here. Leasehold premises occupy a prime trading position and comprise ground floor sales shop and retail area. Kitchenette / staff room and WC. First floor

treatment room. Stock £26,000. EPC Band C.