Asking price: £240,000

Sales revenue: £232,380

Net profit: Undisclosed

Fixtures value: Undisclosed

Stock value: Undisclosed

Business description
Preferred Commercial is delighted to offer to the market this popular Garden Nurseries/Nature Reserve/Coffee Shop and Restaurant, which has been in our clients' family since 1946. The business is only now being offered for sale due to our client's wish to retire. The business generates a turnover in the region of £232,380 per annum with a gross profit of 66.1%. The business boasts a garden nursery, coffee shop/licensed restaurant, a reptile house with iguanas, bearded dragons and tropical frogs and the popular butterfly house, with many tropical species. There is also educational facilities with a lecture room used for talks and seminars and a wide variety of animals to see on the nature reserve. The centre has been designed to be wheelchair friendly. There is significant scope to increase turnover further by expanding the coffee shop and restaurant, and offering guided tours and nature walks. There is also the potential to create self-catering accommodation for cyclists, walkers and holiday makers. This is a superb and unique opportunity to acquire an established multi faceted business with infinite scope for the future. Early discussions with Preferred Commercial are highly recommended.

Trading hours: 7 days a week Tropical Butterfly & Reptile House: 9.00am - 5.00pm (closed 1st Nov - 31st March) Coffee Shop: 9.30am - 4.30pm Restaurant: 6.00pm - 10.00pm (closed Monday and Tuesday evenings) Nature Reserve: Summer 9.00am - 6.00pm and Winter 9.00am - 5.00pm Garden Centre: Summer 9.00am - 6.00pm and Winter 9.00am - 5.00pm

Property: Leasehold

Lease terms
Leasehold New lease to be assigned Rent: £23,000 per annum not including living accommodation Freehold available by separate negotiation

Location
The Nurseries and Visitor Centre is located on the Solway coastline between Maryport and Silloth in Cumbria. The surrounding area is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The nurseries are located on a 4 hectare site with an and boast stunning views. The business is close to the Coast to Coast Cycle Way and Hadrians Wall. The gargen centre lies approximately 5 miles south of Silloth and approximately 35 miles from Penrith and the M6 motorway.