BLUE CHIP OUTSIDE & EVENT CATERING COMPANY IN THE SOUTH WEST

Very long established & highly regarded Ltd Co offering bespoke creative menus for all occasions from spacious & superbly fitted 5-Star hygiene rated detached industrial catering premises with impressive 'blue chip' private/public & corporate sector client base & numerous valuable contracts in excellent commercial location. Comes with extensive inventory of high-end equipment & vehicles included & lots of further potential for 'hands on' operator or outstanding acquisition for expanding outside catering solutions provider. Sensibly priced for genuine sale after many successful years trading in same hands with early interest strongly advised REF 1752

The subject premises occupy an outstanding and very convenient trading position among other independent operators on a thriving light industrial estate situated with excellent access both to major road and motorway links and to a number of historic tourist city centres, in the South West of England.

We are delighted to present this fantastic opportunity to acquire a thriving commercial proposition of exceptional quality and outstanding future possibilities, which we are confident you will agree represents genuine value.

This long-established and highly-regarded limited company currently primarily conducts an extremely useful, popular and highly efficient outside catering services for all occasions, with special dietary requirements also catered for where required.

All food is prepared freshly to order in its spacious and superbly fitted 5-Star hygiene rated commercial catering facilities employing the finest and freshest produce, with prompt delivery offered in a fleet of three well maintained company vehicles, including a refrigerated option, which are to be included in the sale price.

The company offers menu options ranging from bespoke hot and cold buffets to full sit down meals for all occasions from weddings, funerals, birthdays and anniversaries to all manner of indoor and outdoor private, corporate and public sector events, and currently holds thirteen valuable contracts with local schools.

The company also supplies a full range of premium quality cutlery, crockery, linen and mobile hot plates etc., and would naturally furnish any enthusiastic purchaser with ample scope for continued growth, not least with regard to considerable further development of its public sector contract work in order to fully exploit year-round local and regional demand.

The business would also benefit by adopting a more vigorous marketing policy of its excellent existing services, both through its own informative dedicated website and to further development of its social media presence, in order to improve upon the already impressive levels of turnover it has achieved since being established in its present form some seventeen highly successful years ago by the current “hands on” director, with the aid of an experienced and motivated team of 25 part-time staff operating on a shift pattern basis, who would be an asset to any purchaser.

Alternatively, this versatile proposition would most certainly appeal to some similar-sized or larger allied enterprise looking to very significantly increase its existing share of the high-end outside catering solutions services market by the acquisition of a dynamic and extremely well located additional independent operator with a priceless name in the industry, a superb creative menu range and an already impressive private and public sector client database, and we would strongly urge any genuine interested parties to pursue the earliest possible enquiries.

Affording easy access for deliveries and despatches by means of large, full-height, steel industrial roller shutter doors, these extremely substantial and superbly fitted, single-storey leasehold detached commercial premises provide truly outstanding and 5-Star hygiene rated internal business accommodation, which briefly comprises the main, bright and extremely spacious commercial kitchen with suspended ceiling, diffused fluorescent lighting, industrial non-slip flooring, tiled and stainless steel-clad walls for easy cleaning and full extraction system.

The main food preparation area houses extensive stainless-steel work surfaces, storage units and a full range of well maintained, industry standard stainless-steel catering appliances, including 12-burner range, numerous ovens, steamers, mixers, microwaves and refrigerator/freezer storage units etc., all of which we understand is to be included in the sale price, along with a substantial inventory of associated cutlery, crockery and linen and three well maintained and fully signwritten standard and refrigerated delivery vehicles (all 67 Reg.) and further details of which will be available upon request to any genuine interested parties.

Further ancillary accommodation to the catering premises consists of a fully fitted and equipped utility/laundry room with industrial washing machine and drying machine and a useful range of fully racked dry goods, equipment, clothing and chemical stores and goods inward/outward areas with trolley jacks for loading and loading purposes, together with separate large walk-in refrigerator and freezer storage units and a staff changing room area with full complement of lockers and access to all the usual separate male and female washrooms/WC facilities.

Accessed by means of its own separate public/personnel entrance, and extending to approximately 5,500 internal square feet in total, the premises also incorporate a bright and welcoming reception foyer area leading to a suite of 2 x fully furnished and computerised general administration and private director’s office areas with full complement of individual work desk stations, telephone lines, internet links and industry specific business management systems.

The premises also enjoy the benefit of a mains gas supply in addition to the added safety and security benefits of extensive internal and external digital CCTV monitoring and full fire and intruder alarm systems.

Externally:

To the exterior the premises are well presented and incorporate a substantial service yard and loading bay area providing private unrestricted off-road parking facilities for approximately 12 vehicles.

*We are further informed that the company’s excellent dedicated website is also to be included in the sale price, further details of which will be made available upon request to any genuine interested parties.

The business is well fitted throughout and a valuable inventory of equipment is to be included in the sale price