Key features:
- Freehold corner site approximately 4km from Derby city centre
- Self-contained four-bedroom family home included
- Same ownership since 1981 — genuine retirement sale
- Major housing development completed nearby, more planned
- Two-pan Preston & Thomas counter range in situ
A long-established freehold fish & chip shop on a bold corner site in a densely populated Derby suburb, with a self-contained four-bedroom family home attached. The same family has owned the business since 1981 and ceased trading in 2018 due to the elderly vendor's health; he now wishes to return to Cyprus, making this a genuine retirement sale. With a major housing development recently completed close by and further developments planned, the opportunity is for a capable family team to re-establish trade and modernise the shop in step with an expanding catchment.
Trading figures:
The shop ceased trading in 2018 when ill health forced the elderly vendor to retire, and he has been living on site since. There are no current takings to quote. The case for the business is forward-looking: a large housing development close by has now been completed and further developments are planned, which a capable operator re-opening the doors would be well placed to capture.
Trade equipment:
The headline item is a two-pan Preston & Thomas counter range, the centrepiece of the shop. Also in place: a four-pot bain-marie, two kebab machines, two under-display fridges, a digital till, microwaves, an upright stainless-steel freezer, a chest freezer, a fish keeper, an upright stainless-steel fridge, a four-ring gas oven, a chipper and a rumbler. A full trade inventory will be provided prior to completion.
Special remarks:
A long-standing freehold unit under the same ownership since 1981, closed since 2018 when the elderly vendor's health forced him to retire. A change in circumstances now means he wishes to return home to Cyprus, making this an unambiguously genuine retirement sale. With a major housing development nearby now completed and further developments to follow, the surrounding area is expanding rather than contracting. For a capable family team prepared to modernise the shop and re-establish trade, this is an ideal freehold purchase — business and four-bedroom home in one transaction, on a bold corner pitch in a community that is growing around it.
