Key features:
- Freehold premises in a tourist-magnet Derbyshire market town
- Fitted out eight years ago at over £80,000
- Three-pan Island range that cost around £30,000
- Directly opposite a car park hosting a Saturday market
- Closed for five years — genuine sale on health grounds
A freehold fish & chip takeaway in the heart of Ashbourne, a picturesque Derbyshire Dales market town that pulls in tourists year-round on top of its own resident population. The shop was converted and fitted out from scratch eight years ago at a cost of more than £80,000, but has sat closed for the past five years while the vendor's health has prevented him from re-opening. For a capable operator willing to re-establish trade in a position the vendor describes as unique, the groundwork is already done.
Trading figures:
The shop has not traded for the past five years, so there are no current takings to quote. The vendor's case is that the town-centre location attracts thousands of visitors throughout the year and is capable of very high sales once trade is re-established. He has wanted to re-open over the last five years but ongoing health problems have prevented him from doing so.
Trade equipment:
The headline item is a three-pan Island range with built-in bain-marie that cost in the region of £30,000 — the bulk of the equipment value on its own. Most of the rest of the kit was bought new at the same time eight years ago and has hardly been used given the long closure: digital till, drink cabinet, under-counter fridges and freezer, two kebab machines, two microwave ovens, a commercial gas cooker, plus a 'Bold' chipper and peeler.
Special remarks:
A genuine sale on health grounds: the vendor fitted the shop out eight years ago at over £80,000 and has been unable to trade for the last five years due to serious health difficulties. The premises and equipment are in place, the freehold is on the table at £265,000, and the trading position — directly opposite the car park and Saturday market in a tourist town — is the asset the vendor wants buyers to come and see for themselves. For a capable operator looking to re-establish trade in a ready-fitted shop, the upside is there to be taken.
