The café is located in a prime location in the heart of Brighton City Centre and is minutes away from Churchill Square and only a short walk away from the mainline train station. The café benefits from a high footfall through the year and comes to the market with a wealth of fixtures and fittings. The vendor is now only coming to market so that he can focus on other business opportunities.
- Asking Price:
- £9,950
- Turnover:
- £234,000
- Net Profit:
- Available on request
Property Information
- Property:
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Leasehold
- Lease Terms:
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The entire premises are held on a full repairing and insuring lease, which has approximately 12 years unexpired at a current rental of £65,000 per annum.
- Leasehold Rent:
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£65,000 per annum
- Living Accommodation:
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The flat consists of 2 large double bedrooms and one single bedroom. There is a separate shower and toilet, and a kitchen with a small common area. The flat has its own entrance through the café. At present this is used for staff members. Please note: We were unable to view the flat during our initial inspection.
- Location:
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The café is located in a prime location in the heart of Brighton City Centre and is minutes away from Churchill Square and only a short walk away from the mainline train station. The café benefits from a high footfall through the year and comes to the market with a wealth of fixtures and fittings. The vendor is now only coming to market so that he can focus on other business opportunities.
- Premises Details:
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At present on entering the café there are a number of shelves and gondolas with confectionary and gifts. To the side of the premises is a large chiller servery which is used to display savoury pastries and pre-prepared sandwiches and bagels. Adjacent to the counter is a 2-group coffee machine and grinder. To the rear of the premises is the kitchen which contains a walk-in chiller and freezer unit, preparation area and bakery & pastry ovens. The business comes to the market with a number of valuable and new fixtures and fittings which include a self service Fwip Italian ice cream machine, Tango ice blast machine, Hershey hot chocolate machine, Bubble tea machines, 2 standing display freezers and 2 standing display fridges which are worth in the region of £25,000. There is also an industrial size bread slicing machine and an automatic orange squeeze machine among the extensive list of fixtures and fittings included in the sale. Before the ground floor was used for retail, the vendor had space for 24 covers and on the first floor there is an additional seating area which includes booth seating and tables and chairs for a further 40 covers. Also on the 1st floor is access to the unisex toilets and a large staff/store room. The café/bakery shop has CCTV throughout the premises and air conditioning on the ground floor. The premises also has the benefit of a large basement area which consist of two rooms and is currently used for storage. Customers visiting the café can either park in one of the many car parks in Brighton or alternatively the café is on one of the main bus routes running through the city. There is also a small patio area to the rear of the premises which is accessed via the kitchen.
Business Operation
- Reasons for selling:
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other business interests
- Trading hours:
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8am – 8pm on Friday and Saturdays.
- Employees:
- The vendor is involved in the management of the café, however he has the following staff members who run it on a day to day basis. There are 2 full time and 1 part time members of staff. The business is run by a 1 staff member at a time during the week, this is increased to 2 staff members at the weekends, school holidays and other busy periods
