Asking price: £22,000

Sales revenue: Undisclosed

Net profit: Undisclosed

Fixtures value: £500

Stock value: £24,000

Business description
Unique collection of hire quality fancy dress, theatrical and medieval costume and vintage clothing. Stock includes Rubies licensed costumes, Leg Avenue and Forplay range as well as brand new Make Believe costumes, Bristol Novelty, Magic by Freddy's and Marvel comics, hand made originals as well as stock of from other well known costume suppliers. Many of the costumes are brand new and some packaged Smiffy's costumes. New top range costumes just arrived June 2008.

This full time business is currently run from home and could easily be transfered to retail premises. Along with approx 650 full costumes are a range of accessories, wigs, hats and numerous extras. This sale would include business website which is fully ecommerce enabled and receives high number of hits daily. Business name and logos will be retained by owner but included in price is domain name of your choice. Extensive advertising can also be transfered as well as a large customer base to include local radio stations, tourist information as well as town centre entertainment venues and theatre groups and stage schools. Also included will be heavy duty clothing rails, adjustable mannequin, all storage solutions, tumble dryer and any other associated items and advertising media including catalogues and photo's.

Advanced bookings have been taken up to October 2008. If business remains in the Midlands advanced bookings can be negotiated for theatre companies for xmas productions. The business website is currently updated on a daily basis with new product information being added. Website includes feedback form with excellent customer reccommendations and links to business customers.

Reason for sale, the owner has been made an offer to manufacture a new line of costumes and will no longer have the time available to run the hire business.

Years established: 2.5 years

Employees: Run soley by owner

Trading hours: Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm + 6pm - 8pm Saturday 9am - 5pm

Home based: This business can be run from home.

Relocatable: This business can be relocated.

Location
The business is currently run from home full time. All the costume stock is stored in a workshop which is 10 x 12ft. There are currently 3 6ft rails and one 10ft rail but for ease of storage a further 6 ft rail could be used.
This business is being run from a small town and as well as local customers brings work in from accross the midlands. The website enables business to be generated around the country and if desired, globally.

Expansion potential
Retail premises could enable buyer to expand accessories range for retail sale and expansion into party goods and balloon market possible. MissFit already supplies to several entertainment centres and theatre groups and expansion is imminent as these companies grow. The current owner would be willing to discuss supplying her new original costume range exclusively to the prospective buyer for MissFit Costumes within an agreed area. Although located in Tamworth, Staffordshire, MissFit has customers in and around the West Midlands, Birmingham, Coventry, Walsall and Coleshill. Customers for bespoke costumes travel from all over the country.

Competition / Market
This business currently works on appointment basis giving each customer individual attention, the only business of it's kind in this area. If retail premises were obtained more customers could be generated. This business also has online shop facility and optional eBay shop (not currently selling hire costumes). Fancy dress shops compete for business but this costume collection contains original items and the business reputation is built on quality and excellent service.

Support & training
Buyer would receive full support from the owner, a costume maker and member of the British Costume Association who can give expert help and advise about the industry. All contacts would be passed on and website knowledge and support. Owner is shortly to launch a new line of costume and would be happy to supply exclusively to MissFit Costumes exclusively in this area if the business remains local.

Reasons for selling
Owner can no longer give time required to the hire business as costume making business is expanding. Owner is reluctantly having to sell but would be happy to remain associated and pass on all relevant business as she will still be working in the costume industry. Reasonable offers considered

Related website: www.missfitcreations.com