Profession Photographers & Framers Lincs | | Scunthorpe Lincolnshire | | SCUNTHORPE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS & PICTURE FRAMERS EST 30 YEARS W/T: £2,000 GP: 80% 15,000 CLIENT DATABASE L/H: £35,000 + SAV, REF:9107DN | | BUSINESS FOR SALE ADVERT DETAILS ADVERT NUMBER : 24680
ADVERT IMPRESSIONS : 18,150 TIME(S) | | | | BUSINESS SECTOR: | Services | | TRADE TYPE: | Photocopier & Photo Shops | | SALE: | Agent Sale | LEASEHOLD: | £35,000 | | | | | | | | | | Add this business advert to your: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BUSINESS DETAILS: | LOCATION
Our Client is conveniently located on a busy main road of a popular residential suburb of Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire. The immediately vicinity serves as the main shopping area, which consists of several independent retailers and supermarkets. A generous amount of footfall is generated, which has bolstered trade in this thriving area.
There is ample parking facilities with bayed parking directly in front of the premises, equally there are a number of low cost pay and display car parks in the area.
The area has road links via the M180 and M181 motorways and the A15 and A18 trunk roads.
THE BUSINESS
Advent Business Sales are pleased to offer for sale this very well established professional photography and picture framing business, which offers excellent future potential.
The business has been established by our client over 30 years in which time considerable amounts of reputation has been built to serve the business and is only now being reluctantly offered for sale due to our clients plans to retire.
Our client is a qualified master photographer, which enables him to carry out different variations of work.
The business offers a professional photography service, which includes mainly portrait and restoration work plus some wedding ,commercial and legal work
A fair amount of work is generated through the baby cherub promotion, which is nationally recognised and generates approximately 100 leads per month, this equates to a good percentage return.
Currently our client does not advertise as the work is generally through recommendation. A strong database of 15000 clients offers great scope of repeat work.
To compliment the business, our client offers a professional range of picture framing, which is all done on site.
The premises itself is equipped to a very good standard, which includes a
• Morso guillotine machine,
• Brevetti underpinner,
• Mini compressor, a
• Hot Press vacuum press
• PCs, (which are fully networked).
The business is staffed by the vendor with two full time members of staff. It is worth noting that both staff have enjoyed continued employment for over 20 years.
REF: 9107DN
TRADING HOURS
Mon-Fri: 9am – 5pm
Sat: appt only
EXPANSION POTENTIAL
The business has huge potential to increase in both sales and profits vastly by:
1. Advertise extensively in the local area
2. Acquire further legal and commercial work
3. offer increased services in wedding photography
4. integrate canvas printing
5. increase retail products to reflect the business
The business is an ideal acquisition for an existing professional photographer to acquire and manipulate the strong database.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
We have been advised by the vendor of the following:
Annual sales: £100,000 approx
Gross Profit: 80%
Accounts will be made available to interested parties after a viewing has taken place.
Please let us know if you require finance for the purchase of a business.
BUSINESS PREMISES
Two storey premises location within a busy shopping area with the added security of a monitored alarm system, CCTV and roller shutters front and back and comprising of:
Ground Floor
• Large front window with single door entrance leading into main sales area
• A range of wedding albums and framing samples are shown along with framed prints
• Doorway leading into main studio and viewing area. This area consists of a varitiey of technical lighting
• Workshop to rear
• Kitchenette and w/c
• Stairs to first floor
First Floor
• Main office which is the admin office
• Second office accommodates print production work
• Fire exit with stairwell leading to ground level
External
• Paved to shop front
• Small yard to rear
An Energy Performance Certificate will be made available upon request of further details where one is required for the business premises. | | | | | | FOR SALE | | | | | REFERENCE: | 9107DN / RightBiz | | | | | | Request more information about this business.. | | ENQUIRIES: | | | | CONTACT SELLER TO GET THE SELLERS DIRECT CONTACT DETAILS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | |
