An outstanding opportunity has arisen to acquire Hilltop Doggy Daycare, one of Scotland's largest and most established purpose-built doggy daycare operations. Set across 7.26 acres in the Scottish Borders, Hilltop has been carefully built from the ground up into a highly regarded, operationally robust business, generating strong and growing revenue from a loyal, contracted customer base.
The business operates from a purpose-built, entirely off-grid facility comprising a 1,800 sqft heated doggy barn, five dog-proof activity fields - including a sensory garden and parkour course, a private grassland walk, and a dedicated Run Free partnership field generating passive rental income. Currently licensed for 35 dogs per day, with the opportunity to increase this to at least 50 pending approval from the local authority, Hilltop has the physical capacity and operational infrastructure to support continued growth.
With circa 110 enrolled dogs, a contracted direct-debit revenue model and an experienced four-person team running the business day-to-day, Hilltop offers a buyer immediate access to a profitable, independently functioning platform. In just two years of trading, the business has grown revenue by 142% and maintained a 100% five-star customer rating across all platforms.
The opportunity is further distinguished by Hilltop's strategic positioning: the site sits directly adjacent to the planned first Scottish site of Center Parcs - a £450m development expected to attract 250,000 visitors per year and create 1,200 permanent jobs. The current owners have already held direct meetings with the Center Parcs' senior management team, who have expressed a strong desire to work closely with Hilltop. This proximity represents a transformational commercial opportunity for a new owner to secure well in advance of opening.
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Key features:
- Purposebuilt facility extending to 7.26 acres with 1,800 sqft offgrid heated doggy barn
- Circa 110 enrolled dogs with contracted directdebit revenue via GoCardless highly predictable income
- Licensed for 35 dogs per day, with the opportunity to increase this to at least 50 pending approval from the local authority
- 96.9% monthly customer retention and 32month average customer lifetime achieved entirely through word of mouth, zero paid advertising
- Experienced, independently operating fourperson team with deep doghandling backgrounds
- 100% fivestar customer reviews across all platforms
- Trademarked brand with established digital presence website, social media and email database
- Passive income stream from Run Free field rental (outofhours dogwalking field)
- Immediately actionable growth opportunities: 'doggy bus' route expansion into Kelso and Jedburgh, puppy school, dog training, social events and kennelling
- Strategically adjacent to Scotland's first Center Parcs £450m development, 250,000 visitors per year expected from 2027/28
