Relocatable Fancy Dress and Costume Hire With Website For Sale

Business description

Unique collection of hire quality fancy dress, theatrical and medieval costume and vintage clothing. Stock includes Rubies licensed costumes, Leg Avenue and Forplay range, hand made originals as well as stock of from well known costume suppliers. Many of the costumes are brand new.

This full time business is currently run from home and could easily be transfered to retail premises. Along with over 650 full costumes are a range of accessories, wigs, hats and numerous extras. This sale would include business website which is fully ecommerce enabled and receives high number of hits daily as well as established business name and logos. Extensive advertising can also be transfered as well as a large customer base to include local radion stations, tourist information as well as town centre entertainment venues and theatre groups and stage schools. Also included will be heavy duty clothing rails, adjustable mannequin, all storage solutions, tumble dryer and any other associated items and advertising media including catalogues and photo's.

Reason for sale, as a costume maker the owner is pursuing a different career and can no longer give the hire business the time it requires.

Property information

Location:

The business is currently run from home full time. All the costume stock is stored in a workshop which is 10 x 12ft. There are currently 3 6ft rails and one 10ft rail but for ease of storage a further 6 ft rail could be used.
This business is being run from a small town and as well as local customers brings work in from accross the midlands. The website enables business to be generated around the country and if desired, globally.

Other information

Expansion potential:

Retail premises could enable buyer to expand accessories range for retail sale and expansion into party goods and baloon market possible. MissFit already supplies to several entertainment centres and theatre groups and expansion is imminent as these companies grow.

Although located in Tamworth, Staffordshire, MissFit has customers in and around the West Midlands, Birmingham, Coventry, Walsall and Coleshill. Customers for bespoke costumes travel from all over the country.

Competition / Market:

Local fancy dress shop. This business currently works on appointment basis giving each customer individual attention. If retail premises were obtained more customers could be generated. This business also has online shop facility and optional eBay shop (not currently selling hire costumes)

Support & training:

Buyer would receive full support from the owner, a costume maker and member of the British Costume Association who can give expert help and advise about the industry. All contacts would be passed on and website knowledge and support. Owner is shortly to launch a new line of costume and would be happy to supply exclusively to MissFit Costumes exclusively in this area if the business remains local.

Reasons for selling:

Owner can no longer give time required to the hire business as costume making business is expanding. Owner is reluctantly having to sell but would be happy to remain associated and pass on all relevant business as she will still be working in the costume industry.

Trading hours:

Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm + 6pm - 8pm Saturday 9am - 5pm

Furniture / Fixtures value:

£500

Inventory / Stock value:

£20,000

Website:

www.missfitcreations.com

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