Tuesday, 21 April 2015

AH147- Aquatic Plant E-Tailer - Private and trade customers’ - 2 Freehold Plots circa 2 acres– Large Barn on site with re-development opportunity (subject to usual planning permission)

Aquatic Plant E-Tailer - Private and trade customers’ - 2 Freehold Plots circa 2 acres– Large Barn on site with re-development opportunity (subject to usual planning permission)

 Ref.AH147
Location Ely, Cambridgeshire
Asking Price £ 210,000

 Asking price includes:

Freehold premises independent valuation (£180-190,000)
Turnover in the region of £6,500 per annum
Gross Profit circa £2,691
Net Asset value £11,275 (circa £20-25k stock)

Aquatic plant specialist with RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) recognition
Excellent reputation for high quality plants at competitive prices
Huge Potential
Positive cash flow
Goodwill
Stock

Business profile:
Established in 1973, the vendor bought the business in 2001. The business is situated on two Freehold plots of circa 1-1.5 acres in total. Due to the unexpected death of one of the owners the buisness has suffered and has been run at a very low level in recent months.

Site 1

The aquatic plant specialist business is recognised by the Royal Horticultural Society and sells to both the private and trade market, retailing to a customer base of private buyers and landscape gardeners requiring quality pond plants. The aquatics business is primarily a mail order business to a very niche market and is set up on one of the sites. This site houses a very large pond with the wide variety of water lilies and various lined water bases housing a variety of other aquatic plants, there are also covered areas of net tunnels and a growing room.

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