Asking price: £50,000

Sales revenue: £73,000

Net profit: Undisclosed

Fixtures value: Undisclosed

Stock value: Undisclosed

Business description
Advent Business Sales is pleased to have been instructed to offer to the market this extremely well established business which supplies stationery, artist’s materials and supports various business services.

Founded over 25 years ago and in the hands of our client since 2000 the business is only now being reluctantly offered for sale to enable him to concentrate on another business venture.

The business supplies a comprehensive range of arts and craft materials, supported by stationery and greeting cards. The business service includes copying, binding, laminating, faxing and scanning.

The list below gives an idea of the range and is by no means exhaustive:
• Artists materials
• Craft materials
• Printing cartridges
• Diaries & notebooks
• Greeting cards & gift wrap
• Stationery for the office, home & school
The business also subscribes to an online stationery catalogue where most items can be delivered very quickly and from stock.

The business has an arrangement with the students who attend the arts classes to give them a discount on all materials purchased from the shop. This arrangement could easily be extended to cover items ordered by other art classes attending locally.

We are advised that stock at cost is approx £13,000.
REF: 9054HP

Years established: 25

Employees: 2

Trading hours: Mon-Fri: 9.00am – 5.30pm Sat: 8.30am – 5.00pm

Property: Leasehold

Lease terms
Original lease: 8 years Remaining lease: 7 Review every: 4 Rent: £10,000

Location
Our client is ideally located in a grade II listed building in Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire situated on the main town shopping parade amongst many complimentary businesses who all contribute in attracting large footfall levels.

Nearby are offices, bars, cafes, florists, chemist’s jewellers and hairdressers.

The business has one allocated car parking space at the rear of the shop. Customers can also park free of charge anywhere along the parade.

Beaconsfield itself is an affluent area which is accessed from Junction 2 of the M40 motorway.

Expansion potential
The business offers excellent scope to increase both sales and profits by: 1. A new owner working full time in the shop would save the wages of at least 1, if not both the part time staff. 2. Contact should be made with all the local business to be the principle supplier for stationery. 3. More shop space may be coming available in 2 years time. 4. Investing in a greater product range to increase availability.

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