Key Features:
- Café and licensed bar - East Staffordshire
- Annualised turnover circa £253,000
- Friday-Sunday evening bar trade, live music
- Near 5-star Google rating
- Growing trade since May 2023
- Clear upside for hands-on owner-operator
A well-established licensed café bar is now available for sale in a prominent town centre position in East Staffordshire. Operating as a daytime café serving coffee, light lunches and home-made cakes, the business also trades as a fully licensed bar on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, with live music a regular feature. Since the current owners took over in May 2023, trade has grown steadily month on month.
The business generates an annualised turnover of approximately £253,000 (excluding VAT), with a gross profit margin of around 58% and an adjusted net profit of £27,500. Trading has shown a strong upward trend throughout the period, with October to December representing the strongest months to date. The business has earned an excellent reputation locally, holding a 4.8-star rating on Google and a 100% recommendation rate on Facebook across 40 reviews.
The premises occupy a characterful single-floor town centre unit with a substantial bar counter with multiple real ale and keg taps, mixed dining and lounge seating, a well-equipped kitchen, customer toilets and a small outdoor courtyard seating area. The interior has a distinctive, individual style that has proved popular with both daytime and evening customers and sets the business apart from a standard café offering.
The business is currently fully staffed, with 4 full-time and 2 part-time employees, and has been run on a largely hands-off basis by the owners. A new owner-operator taking a more active day-to-day role would have clear scope to improve profitability while benefiting from a proven concept with growing trade.
Key Features
Vintage-themed café and fully licensed bar – East Staffordshire town centre
Annualised turnover circa £253,000 (excl. VAT), strong upward trend
Gross profit margin circa 58%; adjusted net profit £27,500
Daytime café plus Friday-Sunday evening bar trade with live music
Near 5-star Google rating; 100% recommend on Facebook (40 reviews)
Clear scope to improve profitability under hands-on owner-operator
Offers Invited | EMF Ref: CF36437V
