Bristol Daytime Cafe For Sale Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom Advert ref: CF472A Business description
The café caters for a diverse customer base appealing to large sections of the community. It provides a large breakfast, lunch and snack menu served throughout the day.
The trade consists of office and shop workers, local residents and families in the area. On Saturdays the community feeling comes more into play when it is used for breakfast and lunch by many local people including families with children.
The extensive menu, which includes a children’s section appeals to all tastes and the business benefits from a large number of loyal and regular customers.
The café is proud to hold the ‘Bristol City 5 Star Council Food and Hygiene Award’.
The site benefits from a free public car park opposite.
Employees: Owners full-time, with one full-time assistant and 4 part-time assistants. The employed staff wages bill is approximately £36,500 p.a.
Trading hours: Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 5 pm. Saturday 8.30 am to 4 pm.
Property: Leasehold
Lease terms
A 10 year lease was granted in August 2000. The vendor informs us that it is renewable and the current rent is £10,400 p.a.
Location
The seating area is approximately 4.7m x 4.5m. The walls are divided by a dado rail, the top half are painted in mocca while the bottom half are painted in deep coffee. It has a light brown vinyl floor and ample lighting is provided by chandeliers. The brown topped tables and green chairs provide seating for 26 customers. The provision of 26 covers allows easy movement around the tables, avoiding any cramped or overcrowded feel.
The extensive menu is displayed on a large blackboard and includes a large variety of jacket potatoes, toasties, omelettes, salads, pasta dishes, melts, sandwiches, main dishes, vegetarian options and a children’s selection.
The business holds a portfolio of customers that require buffet lunches etc adding to the substantial potential for future development.
THE SERVERY
The servery is directly facing as you enter, and customers requiring a takeaway meal normally queue at the counter while those eating in the café place their orders at the table. Customers are served over a chilled display unit to the left of which is an upright chilled drinks cabinet and crisp display. Behind on the left is a toaster, griddle, microwave oven and the till on a stainless steel unit, while underneath is a small fridge. On the right is a fresh orange juice dispenser, coffee grinder, capaccino and filter coffee machines and hot water. A serving hatch gives access to the kitchen at the rear which is reached through a central door.
The kitchen is compact and well equipped. On the left hand side is a single drainer double bowl stainless steel sink, a stainless steel work surface under which is a dishwasher and above, two microwaves. On the right are a double deep fat fryer, six slot toaster, cooker and grill unit all of which are extracted by a recently fitted system. Under the units are a fridge and freezer.
Expansion potential
An access door to the rear leads to an area where chairs and tables enable customers to sit outside during the summer months. This is popular and customers gain access through a gate at the rear of the property to avoid access through the kitchen area. To the left is a building which has two large rooms, the first of which was used by the previous owners for the preparation of sandwiches and buffets. This room could be used again if the new owner wishes to expand the business in this way. There are several stainless steel working surfaces, a double stainless steel sink and separate handwash facilities. There is ample fluorescent lighting and a vinyl floor.
The other room at present houses the bake-off oven a double fronted fridge, two upright freezers, and a chest freezer.
Stairs lead from this room to the office upstairs and to the toilet and washand facilities.
Reasons for selling
After running the business for 7 years, the current owners now feel that it is time to pursue other interests.
It represents, especially for the first time buyer, an ideal opportunity to acquire a well established profitable business. It would particularly suit a couple who could share the workload and profit in the same way as the present owners.
However, it also offers to the more ambitious or experienced buyer the chance to operate the café and an outside catering business from the additional preparation areas which are at present underused. For someone with a catering or sandwich business it may offer a chance to expand their current operation.
Financing available
Apply Lakey & Co West
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| | Financial details Asking price: £79,950
Sales revenue: £142,513
Net profit: £30,000
Furniture / Fixtures value: Undisclosed
Inventory / Stock value: Undisclosed |
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