Post Office And General Store In Oxfordshire For Sale

Business description

HISTORY

• The post office has been established for over 50 years & with the current vendor for over 6 years

REASON FOR SALE

• The business is only now being reluctantly offered for sale to enable the vendor to look after her ill parents

PRODUCTS

• Stationery
• Greetings cards and gift wrap
• Cigarettes and tobacco
• Confectionery
• Toys
• Newspapers and magazines
• Ice cream
• General household goods
• Soft drinks

CUSTOMERS

• The customers are drawn from the local residential housing estates
and from the large primary school which is virtually on the door step

SERVICES

• The post office has a single position counter
• Lottery is approx £2,500 per week, the commission of which belongs to the post office



• Superb location in a busy and densely populated urban community
• Close to a very large primary school
• Very well established business which has been trading for over 50 years
• Demonstrable weekly takings of circa £8,500
• A low overhead business in particular rent and rates which are only circa £6,000 per annum for them both combined









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Property information

Property:

Leasehold

Lease terms:

• Leasehold
• Original Lease 15 years
• Remaining: 2 years
• Review every: 5 years
• Rent: £5,200 per annum
• Rates: £800 per annum

Location:

The post office has an excellent location on a small parade of complementary businesses in a densely populated residential area of Oxfordshire and with a large primary school on the door step

Premises details:

• A ground floor mid terraced lock up premises which briefly comprise:
• Side entry door into the shop
• Large newspaper and magazine rack
• Twin door soft drinks chiller
• Ice cream chest freezer
• Central positioned gantry with large penny sweet and confectionery display
• Greetings card display
• Gift wrap, stationery, general household items
• Rear serving counter with lottery terminal
• Single position post office counter
• Cigarette gantry
• Through to small kitchen area, w/c and back exit to car park and single garage for storage
• The business is fully alarmed and has a 3 camera CCTV system

Business Operation

Expansion potential:

• A full time working owner would save considerably on staff wages
• Photocopying
• Faxing
• Offer ready made sandwiches
• Install a bake ‘n’ bite oven
• Have additional newspaper rounds

Trading hours:

• Weekdays 6am to 5.30pm
• Saturday 6am to 4.30pm
• Sunday 6am to 12pm

Employees:

• The vendor works 3 days a week with the assistance of 3 part time staff and casual paper delivery staff

Other information

Related documents:

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• Sales particulars

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• EPC

Post office salary:

£30,000 per annum