CoGoGo are delighted to welcome to the market Footlights Bury, a highly rated and well established Stage School, based in and around Bury.
Our client first joined the business as a franchisee back in 2019 with Footlights Bury and then in 2023 expanded to Middleton, it has built up an excellent reputation during its many years of trading.
This business is now being sold, albeit reluctantly and with a heavy heart only due to family commitments.
Footlights is a multi-award winning theatre company, established in Manchester in 2005. They not only perform classics for the schools, they also use drama vehicle for social change by delivering issue-based professional plays and related workshops to schools, colleges, institutes and businesses. The business believe in quality education to help enhance the school curriculum and local services.
Footlights also help professionals and business who work with vulnerable groups, families and the general public, so they too can learn about the important themes that we explore.
Advantages:
Established over a considerable period
Dedicated students and families in it for the long haul
Deeply rooted in the local community's awareness
Many students partake in multiple sessions
Seasoned older students, some at advanced levels
Senior students actively contribute as teaching assistants in various sessions
RAMSBOTTOM, an area ripe with affluence and opportunity, awaits our presence, as do Heywood and Middleton, territories yet to be explored
Backed by a team with ample experience
A casting agency attached to the school
Children train with them from as young as 3 years old
How it all works
The most bustling session at their Stage School occurs on Saturday mornings. Here, students ranging from 3 to 18 years old receive training from industry professionals in all aspects of performing arts: acting, singing, and dance.
For the youngest participants, aged 3 to 6, a 90-minute session is dedicated to laying the foundational principles of these disciplines. As for those aged 7 and above, they engage in an hour each of acting, singing, and dance, grouped according to their ages: F1 for ages 7 and 8, F2 for ages 9 and 10, and F3 for ages 11 and up.
Every year, their students have the opportunity to showcase their talents and progress in two shows, delighting their families and friends with their newfound skills.
Key Selling Points:
3 disciplines taught in one session - acting, singing and dance
Franchisor and franchisees support network
You own the territory
Casting Agency attached to the franchise
Discounts on hire of theatre in Media City for productions
Established business
Excellent links to community groups
Financial Profile
Financial information can be made available upon request.
