Freehold Post Office And Convenience Store With Accommodation For Sale

Business description

HISTORY

• The business was originally founded over 30 years ago with the present vendors owning it for over 4 years

REASON FOR SALE

• The post office is only now being reluctantly offered for sale as they wish to spend more time with their young family

PRODUCTS

• Cigarettes and tobacco
• Beers, wines and spirits
• Greetings cards and gift wrap
• Newspapers and magazines
• Small toys and stationery
• Chilled and frozen foods
• Soft drinks
• General household
• Bottles of calor gas.

CUSTOMERS

• Customers are split approximately 50% locals and 50% passing trade

SERVICES

• Single position post office counter
• 4 morning paper rounds for 7 days a week
• One evening paper round from Monday to Saturday only
• Window display advertising
• Photocopying
• Half a double garage is rented out as storage for £150 per month to a local business

STRENGTHS

• An extremely well established business which has been trading for over 30 years
• Excellent high visibility location on a busy main arterial road
• Good presentation throughout with a new owner having nothing to do on takeover
• Current post office salary of £30,250 p.a., together with shop sales of circa £3,500 per week
• Above industry average gross profits of approximately 27% on shop sales

FINANCIALS

• Weekly takings £3,500 (shop sales)
• Gross profit margin 27%
• Post office salary £30,250 pa
• Stock holding circa £11,000








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Property information

Property:

Freehold

Living accommodation:

Living accommodation • Through from shop to rear private lounge overlooking the rear garden and double garage • From rear of post office station is the family kitchen with a range of base and wall units • W/C and stairs to first floor First Floor • 3 bedrooms, 2 of which are doubles • Bathroom with power shower over bath and under floor heating

Location:

• The post office has an excellent high visibility location on a busy main arterial road of an affluent town in Berkshire
• There are primary, junior and senior schools all within approximately ½ mile of the premises and a main line railway station approximately 5 minutes drive away

Premises details:

• Very well presented throughout with a ground floor post office and convenience store with private accommodation arranged over ground and first floors, with double glazing and alarm. Briefly arranged as follows:
• Centre entry door into shop with facing single position post office counter
• Side store counter with rear cigarette gantry and spirits
• Confectionery display, photocopier, 2 single door beer chiller units
• Double door chest freezer, 2m open chiller for soft drinks and general dairy products
• Greetings card display, magazine rack, small toys and stationery displays


External
• Rear garden mostly laid to lawn, patio area
• Private rear access to double garage
• There are far reaching views from the rear over open countryside
• There is off road parking for approximately 4 cars in front of the premises and free of charge on street all around the area

Business Operation

Expansion potential:

• Having more paper rounds
• Also offer fresh fruit and veg sales
• Install a bake ‘n’ bite unit in the shop
• Apply to have the national lottery
• Have a web site
• Stock some real ales to supplement the beer sales

Trading hours:

• Monday - Saturday 6.30am to 8pm
• Sunday 7.30am to 4pm

Employees:

• The business is staffed by a husband and wife working team who are both full time • Plus a number of paper kids

Other information

Related documents:

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• Sales particulars

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• EPC

Post office salary:

£30,250 per annum