Goadsby Commercial presents a superbly presented newsagent/retail shop. Genuine turnkey business with low overheads. Includes newspaper and magazine delivery rounds. Spacious, self-contained 3-bedroom flat. Free time limited customer parking to the front of the shop.
LOCATION
Prominent trading location in a busy shopping parade. Christchurch Town Centre is approximately 1½ miles away. Highcliffe is approximately 5 miles. Bournemouth Town Centre is approx. 6 miles away.
SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION
Newsagent/Retail Shop. Lobby. Owners Cloakroom. Owners flat comprises: kitchen, living room, study, bathroom, 3 double bedrooms, and walk-in storeroom.
DESCRIPTION
Through the front door into the Newsagent Shop, there is a laminated wooden floor, extensive shelving and display racking, a servery counter, shelving, a computer system, tills, scales, a tobacco dispenser, an Evri parcel point, an upright glass-fronted chiller, a confectionery display, a large chiller counter unit, greetings card display racking, and newspaper display racking. Lobby with CCTV camera, storage area door into Owners Cloakroom. Door to rear outside. Door from the outside with stairs to the first floor landing. Kitchen with door to stairs leading to the ground floor. Living Room. Bedroom 1 double. Bathroom with shower, wash hand basin, and WC. Stairs to Second Floor Landing. 2 further double bedrooms. Walk-in storeroom. OUTSIDE Fully fenced, patio, and artificial grass. Door into a lockable stock room with shelving.
TRADING & BUSINESS
The owners inform us that they currently operate 7 days a week, from 6am until 6 p.m., and a half day on Sunday’s from 6am until 1pm. The business sells a large range of goods, including newspapers, magazines, confectionery, greeting cards, cigarettes, and alcohol. The business is operated by the owner and two part-time employees working less than 13 hours a week and has been in its current ownership for approximately 5½ years. We have been provided with accounts that show that in the year ending March 31, 2022, a turnover of £313,811 was achieved. Further accounts can be made available to genuinely interested purchasers.
TENURE
LEASEHOLD. The business is held under a 10-year lease from December 2021, at a current rent of £13,000 per annum. The lease can be made available to genuinely interested purchasers.
