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Clockmakers Workshop & Shop To Rent Or For Sale

Innerleithen, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom

Financials

Asking price: £60,000

Sales revenue: £30,000

Net profit: £20,000

Fixtures value: £3,250

Stock value: Undisclosed

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Business description
Busy workshop. Good customer base. Located in the beautiful Tweed valley. Tourist and retirement haven.
Attractive small town within textile weaving area famous for its cashmere and Tweed cloths. Historical connections to Sir Walter Scott, Robert Burns and the legendary St Ronan's well. Nearby Traquair house, the oldest inhabited house in Scotland, reputed for the Bear gates where 27 Kings and Queens of Great Britain passed through.

Excellent opportunity for established craftsman.
Excellent retirement project for skilled craftsmen or associated professionals.

Untapped opportunity to sell antiques. Scottish Borders well known for antique hunters.

Years established: 7 years

Employees: None

Trading hours: 9 to 5 five days a week.

Property: Freehold


Location
High street, Innerleithen, Scottish Borders

Expansion potential
• Ran as a one-man business, but advise as run as two-man operation: one clockmaker and one sales person and buy/sale antique clocks.

Competition / Market
• Competition is present from clockmakers in Scottish Borders but there has always been plenty work available.

Support & training
Optional training by negociation.

Reasons for selling
Retirement due to poor health.

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