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Couriers Business For Sale

(Ref: 8783DE)

Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Financials

Asking price: £96,000

Sales revenue: £189,000

Net profit: Undisclosed

Fixtures value: Undisclosed

Stock value: Undisclosed

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Business description
Advent Business Sales is pleased to have been instructed to offer to the market this well established courier business with excellent future potential.

The business which was founded by our client 3 years ago is only now being offered for sale as he wishes to retire.

Our client has an excellent reputation for performance and professionalism and offers 4 levels of service:
Sameday courier for the most urgent of deliveries, a time defined service when goods have to arrive within or by a specified time, dedicated courier hire which are charged by the hour, day or week and next day service with a range of deadlines to suit the customers needs.

The business has a good spread of small to medium sized vans including:
• 2 sprinters
• 2 Movanos
• A maxus
• A Ford courier
With a maximum weight to carry of approximate 1½ tonnes.

It achieves annual sales of approximately £189,000 mainly charged on an agreed cost per mile basis.

Our client is happy to assist a buyer during a hand over period and effect introductions to both staff and customers and ensure a smooth continuation.

ref:8783DE

Employees: It employs 4 full time drivers, one of which is self employed

Trading hours: As and when required by customers

Home based: This business can be run from home.

Relocatable: This business can be relocated.


Lease terms
Fully re-locatable

Living accomodation
Fully re-locatable

Location
Our client currently operates from an office at his home in Derbyshire and is therefore fully re-locatable.

The customers and deliveries are both nation wide so relocation can be anywhere on mainland UK.


Expansion potential
Our client clearly has a very successful and profitable business mainly achieved through reputation and reliability but believes further sales and profits could be achieved through advertising – as non is done presently – and by leaflet drops around

Financing available
Please let us know if you require finance for the purchase of a business.

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