Key features:
- £14,000–£16,000 weekly turnover
- Run entirely under management, closes 9.00pm latest
- Same ownership for 24 years, genuine retirement sale
- Offered freehold at £700,000 or new lease at £325,000
- Over 10,000 new homes under construction nearby
A long-established Colchester fish & chip takeaway and delivery business turning over £14,000 to £16,000 a week, run entirely under management and closing at 9.00pm latest. The same owner has held the business for 24 years and is now retiring, offering it freehold or on a new lease. With a university campus on the doorstep and over 10,000 new homes under construction in the neighbourhood, an owner-operator stepping in has a clear runway to push the takings further.
Trading figures:
We have been informed by our client that the business turns over £14,000 to £16,000 a week, made up mostly of takeaway sales and deliveries through the usual platforms. The shop is run by staff and closes at 9.00pm latest, with no Sunday trading at all — which leaves obvious headroom for an owner-operator who is willing to extend the evening hours and open on a Sunday to grow what is already a very strong weekly take.
Trade equipment:
The headline item is a 5-pan Mallison range, only three years old and the heart of the cooking operation. Alongside it the inventory includes two digital tills, a two-door salad fridge, a three-door under-counter fridge, kebab machines, a two-pot bain-marie, a griddle, two microwave ovens, a fish keeper, two chest freezers, a fat extractor, a double-door fridge, a Bold chipper and a 56lb peeler.
Special remarks:
Our client has owned and built this business over the past 24 years and is now retiring, opening the way for more go-ahead new ownership to take direct control. The takings are already strong at £14,000 to £16,000 a week under full management, with the obvious levers — later evening hours and Sunday trading — still untouched. Add the 10,000 new homes being built within the catchment and the standing university trade, and the future for this shop looks unusually well-supported. A rare freehold or leasehold opportunity within a fast-growing community.
