Key features:
- £5,000–£6,000 weekly turnover on a conventional menu
- Council lease — same hands for 15 years
- Free car park directly in front of the shop
- Closing 9.00pm latest, no late-night trading
- Priced at £84,950, serious offers considered for quick sale
A smartly fitted fish & chip takeaway in the heart of a large Colchester council estate, turning over £5,000 to £6,000 a week on a traditional menu and closing at 9.00pm latest. The current owner has held the shop for 15 successful years and is now selling on health grounds, priced at £84,950 with serious offers invited for a quick sale. The lease is held directly with the council, the parade has its own free car park, and the catchment is set to grow further with a major housing development proposed nearby.
Trading figures:
Weekly turnover sits in the region of £5,000 to £6,000, taken almost entirely over the counter on a fairly conventional fish & chip menu. The shop closes at 9.00pm latest, so the takings are achieved without late-night trading — there is clear scope for new ownership to push the figures further.
Trade equipment:
The headline item is a three-pan Preston & Thomas counter range, supported by a good assortment of trade kit: rotisserie grill, POS till system, four-pot bain-marie, stainless steel fish keeper, salad servery, double-door glass-fronted fridge, griddle, separate fridge, upright freezer, double-door freezer, chipper and 56lb peeler. A full trade inventory will be provided prior to completion.
Special remarks:
An excellent opportunity to acquire a well-fitted shop with the security of a council lease, sold by an owner who has built up a strong local reputation over 15 years of successful trading. The reason for sale is genuine — health issues are forcing the decision after a decade and a half in the same hands — and the shop is being offered at below market value, with serious offers invited for a quick sale. For a hands-on operator stepping into an established, year-round trade with a closing time of 9.00pm and a captive estate catchment, the proposition is straightforward and the upside is there to be taken.
