Key features:
- Same ownership for 48 years, genuine retirement sale
- £5,000+ weekly turnover, run under management
- Trades five days only, closing 7.30pm/8.00pm
- No deliveries currently offering obvious scope
- Serious offers considered for quick sale
A traditional fish & chip takeaway in a busy town-centre pitch between Leeds and Wakefield, in the same family's ownership for 48 years and now offered as a genuine retirement sale. Currently run under management over just five days, closing by 8.00pm and with no delivery operation, the shop turns over £5,000+ a week on a conventional menu. Reduced to £79,950 to encourage a quick sale, this is a rare chance for a capable owner-operator to take a presentable, well-equipped shop and grow it on hours and channels the current owner has chosen not to work. Serious offers considered.
Trading figures:
Weekly takings are advised at £5,000+ from a conventional menu, achieved over just five trading days on reasonable hours and without any delivery channel. The shop is currently run under management, which carries a sizeable wage bill that an owner-operator could materially reduce. Two clear levers for growth sit on the table: extending the existing hours (Sundays and Mondays are closed entirely, Saturday closes at 3.00pm) and introducing a delivery service — either change should substantially increase turnover.
Trade equipment:
The headline item is a Hopkins 4-pan wall range — long regarded as a benchmark of British frying kit — paired with a new Bold 56lb rumbler in the potato room. Also included: two chippers, a six-tray defrosting unit, fat filter, batter mixer, four-ring gas hob, four-pot bain-marie, two electric tills, 8-tray and 4-tray fish fridges, five under-counter fridges, a chest freezer, an upright fridge/freezer, two industrial microwave ovens, a twin-bowl stainless-steel sink unit, portable shelving, a four-camera security system with monitor, and a new modern alarm system. A full inventory will be provided prior to completion.
Special remarks:
This is one of the finest shops we have inspected — presented in immaculate condition and held in the same careful ownership for the past 48 years. It already offers excellent returns on a four-and-a-half-day week and modest hours, and the levers for growth are obvious rather than speculative: extend the openings, introduce deliveries, and step in as an owner-operator to take out the management wage. Reduced to £79,950 to encourage a quick sale on retirement. Shops of this calibre rarely linger on the market, and an internal inspection is essential to fully appreciate the standard of fit-out and the genuine nature of the sale. Serious offers considered.
