Norfolk Private Hire Supplemented With Lucrative Council Contracts For Sale

Business description

HISTORY

• Established by vendor in 1989 following industry experience
• Steady growth with acquisition of various Local Authority contracts traditionally forming the bulk of work
• Expansion of private hire work in recent years now contributing the majority of turnover
• Drivers very carefully selected with CRB checks
• Fleet now includes 2 people carrier vehicles and one saloon

REASON FOR SALE

• Customer is seeking a change of lifestyle

SERVICES

• Local and national private hire work undertaken
• Contracts for Local Education Authority, Social Services and Boots
• Airport runs

CUSTOMERS

• Local residents and visiting tourists
• Local Authority encompassing Social Services and Schools with 4 contracts currently in place

STRENGTHS

• Excellent reputation within Norfolk
• Superb relationship with Council fostered over many successful years
• Carefully selected driver all with CRB checks
• Driver based in local village away from main hub ensuring easier coverage of West Norfolk
• Strong financials with consistent trading pattern
• Significant summer tourist influx
• Superb quality of life in rural Norfolk
• Home run operation benefits from extremely low overheads
• Extremely limited competition locally










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Property information

Location:

• Trading from vendor’s residential property in a coastal town in North West Norfolk
• Excellent location attracting local work and jobs from visiting tourists
• Area affords superb rural quality of life
• Within 45 minutes’ drive of Norwich International Airport

Premises details:

• Run from home
• One driver lives around 7 miles away allowing excellent geographical coverage
VEHICLE FLEET

• Fiat Doblo 2006
• Fiat Doblo 2007
• Renault Scenic 2006
• Business has 3 private hire plates

Business Operation

Expansion potential:

• Still further scope with Local Authority work
• Greater focus on airport work
• Expansion of geographical coverage into neighbouring towns
• Advertising and marketing only undertaken to limited extent
• Website development
• Additional working hours and night service

Trading hours:

• Flexible as demand dictates

Employees:

• 2 employed full time drivers (one lady driver) • All have appropriate Criminal Records Bureau checks • Vendor mans the telephone and undertakes occasional driving work

Other information

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Home based:

This business can be run from home.

Relocatable:

This business can be relocated.