Asking price: £225,000

Sales revenue: £150,000

Net profit: Undisclosed

Fixtures value: Undisclosed

Stock value: Undisclosed

Business description
The business was established in 2000 by our client and specialises in the manufacture and distribution of high quality ‘shepherd’s huts’. The huts are hand built to a traditional design which has been in use for centuries and is now being adapted for a wide range of uses such as fishermen’s huts, summerhouses, office or retail spaces, accommodation; and can be seen on private estates, gardens and in the grounds of country houses. Each unit is hand crafted to a high standard and can be tailored to suit a customer’s own requirements, incorporating a number of options such as wood burners, beds, desks and under-floor heating.

Employees: The business is operated by our client with the support of one full time carpenter (part time staff being employed during busy periods) and various sub-contractors.

Home based: This business can be run from home.

Relocatable: This business can be relocated.

Property: Leasehold

Location
The business is presently operated from our client’s home in the South West, with manufacturing undertaken in a rented workshop and by local sub-contractors. The products attract orders from the UK and overseas and the business can be relocated to anywhere within the UK.

Expansion potential
Having gently traded the business by choice, our client feels that there is excellent scope to increase sales through additional marketing and advertising, especially through appearances at county and trade shows and displays at various public gardens and leisure sites. The products attract a good deal of interest from the media and this presents excellent PR opportunities. At the time of writing, the business has 9 units in production for existing customers.

Reasons for selling
Alternative business interests