Asking price: £750,000

Sales revenue: £1,300,000

Net profit: Undisclosed

Fixtures value: Undisclosed

Stock value: Undisclosed

Business description
Turner Butler are delighted to be appointed as sole selling agents for this exciting business opportunity which has never been brought to the market for sale before.

This exciting and dynamic company is privately owned and run and has established an almost unassailable reputation within the industry which it operates. The company was established back in 1979 using the skills and experience of the Principal, who had already gained 20 years of generic experience at that point within this sector.

The company supplies props, décor, lighting, models and display fabrics on a wholesale basis to the Store and Window Display sector from their the main agencies and suppliers in Germany, plus their agencies in Hong Kong and China, to their clients that include many household name stores and chains. The diversity and range of quality products available from this company is quite staggering, and bears great testimony to their long term presence in this specialist niche market.

The Chairman of the company now wishes to enjoy a well earned retirement and hand over the mantle of responsibility to a new owner with fresh drive and enthusiasm. The new owner may come from the private or commercial sectors, but we feel that other companies operating in the same or parallel sections of the market will be very interested in this quite unique offering, because by “bolting-on” this businesses activities to their own core business, whilst amortising unnecessary duplicated overheads and diversifying their product and service spread, this opportunity may look very attractive indeed.

The business is turnkey ready and has a strong core of experienced and loyal personnel in its “engine room”. The Principal, in realizing his importance in the businesses growth over the years, has expressed his willingness to consider some form of reduced hours retention, to aid in the seamless transition over to new owners, should this be required.


Equipment:

The business owns and maintains an inventory of fixtures, fittings, office machinery etc. etc. It is expected that this inventory will be included in a successful sales package.


Customer Service:

Although the reputation of this company with its client base is extremely strong, it has been built and strengthened over its long history on a simple principle coming from the heart of its chairman – Honesty!

From this consistent honesty has built the trust with key decision makers in their client base of substantial players and Blue Chip companies.

Financial Information:

The business is being offered for sale on a going concern basis, all financial discussions will take place directly between the vendor and all interested parties under the auspices of Turner Butler.

Years established: 1979

Employees: The company currently employs 6 full time staff.

Trading hours: Monday – Friday: 9.00am – 5.00pm

Property: Leasehold

Lease terms
The property is leasehold with a break believed to be in 2010/11. Current annual rental and rates combined comes in at approximately £21,000.

Location
The company operates from an attractive period Barn conversion and 2 x Warehouses which enjoy connection to all main utilities plus Propane heating. The properties are very well presented and make for a very good ambience to work in.

The property is leasehold with a break believed to be in 2010/11. Current annual rental and rates combined comes in at approximately £21,000.

Expansion potential
It is felt that the future expansion of the company rests in increased connection to the major stores and chains. Indeed, these further connections may already be held by other companies that would benefit from including this company’s services and product offerings under their flag.

Competition / Market
The company has developed and maintains an attractive, informative and easy to navigate Internet Website, along with producing their own brochures to complement the comprehensive agency catalogues from Germany.

Support & training
Full support and any necessary training will be provided during handover as part of a successful sale package.

Reasons for selling
As previously mentioned, the Chairman of this business now wishes to enjoy a well earned retirement.