The vendor has created a thoroughly successful business over the past 17 years and has developed substantial goodwill during this time. The café specialises in vegetarian & plant-based food all made on site using only natural raw ingredients. The business occupies and excellent trading position in one of the busiest cash trading thoroughfares in the south of England, which is a destination location for many shoppers and tourists visiting Brighton. The café benefits from a high footfall throughout the year and the café is easily accessed from Brighton mainline railway station and the City Centre Car Parking facilities. The cafe is also in close proximity to numerous large professional offices. They have received outstanding reviews on Google review, Facebook and Trip Advisor and have an excellent reputation in the city of Brighton & Hove. The business only comes to the market due to the vendor’s wish to retire.
- Asking Price:
- £195,000
- Turnover:
- £650,000
- Net Profit:
- Available on request
Property Information
- Property:
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Leasehold
- Lease Terms:
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The premises are held on a full repairing and insuring lease at a current rental of £30,000 per annum, with 5 years left on the current lease. There is currently a rent review being negotiated with a maximum £5,000 per annum increase
- Leasehold Rent:
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£30,000 per annum
- Location:
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The business occupies and excellent trading position in one of the busiest cash trading thoroughfares in the south of England, which is a destination location for many shoppers and tourists visiting Brighton. The café benefits from a high footfall throughout the year and the café is easily accessed from Brighton mainline railway station and the City Centre Car Parking facilities.
- Premises Details:
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The E class cafe is situated in a double fronted premise and consists of the entire property of 4 floors and comes to the market in excellent condition after being entirely refurbished in 2021. The ground floor is fully fitted and equipped to a high standard and comes to the market in excellent condition. On entering the café there is a large heated and chilled servery which is used to display the freshly prepared food. Behind the counter is a preparation area, a 2-group espresso machine, on demand grinder, drinks cooler, ice machine and various juicers and blenders. The premises also benefit from having an alcohol licence for both on and off sales and has draught beer on tap. The ground floor has a number of booth and bench seats, providing 42 covers inside and a further 12 covers on the pedestrian walkway outside the café. The vendor has confirmed that all fixtures and fittings are owned by themselves and nothing is on lease or hire purchase. Towards the rear of the premises is a staircase which provides access to the other floors. The extensive kitchen is located in the basement and includes a preparation room with walk-in chiller, dishwasher, vegetable store and main cooking area which includes full extraction to the roof, a wok cooker, large blast chiller, Blueseal ovens & range. Our client has confirmed that all equipment is regularly maintained and serviced. The 1st floor has the customer toilet with wash hand basin, a bakery or additional kitchen with laundry equipment, a large office and roof terrace. The 2nd floor consist of a staff room with an additional toilet and shower. The entire premises has been fitted with HD CCTV.
Business Operation
- Reasons for selling:
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Retirement
- Trading hours:
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trades 9:30am to 5pm – Monday to Sunday
- Employees:
- 11
- Years established:
- 17
