Garden Machinery Business 2 Bed Flat East Sussex Village For Sale

Business description

Very successful business in popular village. Purpose-built brick premises including showroom, reception, stockroom, office & 2 bed flat with private access, forecourt & rear yard with detached workshop. T/O averages £230,000pa, in past 3yrs, GPM 49%. Flat recently re-decorated. Run by owner, 2 mechanics & assistant. Open M-Sat 8.30-5pm. Successful sales/servicing business for 29yrs, many regular customers. Owners re-locating.

Property information

Property:

Freehold

Living accommodation:

The living accommodation on the upper floor is reached by a private passageway to the side of the property and comprises: Kitchen with breakfast bar, fitted base units and wall cupboards, gas hob with extraction hood, plumbing for washing machine; Living room, a large double aspect room with velux windows; Bathroom with shower and ceramic tile floor; Two double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes; Gas fired central heating and double glazing throughout; Fully carpeted.

Location:

This well established garden machinery specialist is located in a much sought after village in East Sussex, close to the border with Kent. It is situated just off the high street on a main road leading to the A21 with connections to the M25 to the north and Hastings and the Sussex coastal towns to the south

Premises details:

The business occupies purpose built premises of brick construction with pitched roof and dormer windows. It comprises a showroom, reception/stock room and office on the ground floor, with a two-bedroom flat on the upper floor with private access via a side gate. In front of the building is a forecourt useful for the display of machinery or customer parking, while a driveway and garage to the side lead to the rear yard. This is partially covered with access to a further stockroom in the main building, and contains a detached workshop with double width doors.

The workshop extends to approximately 460 sq ft and is well equipped with workbenches, grinding machines for sharpening mower blades, a hydraulic press, drilling machine and a lift capable of supporting all sizes of garden tractor.

Other information

Expansion potential:

could undertake more marketing including developing existing website

Reasons for selling:

owners re-locating overseas

Trading hours:

opens from 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Saturday although closing times can vary according to the season.