Profitable Service Station In West Kent For Sale | | Sandhurst Kent | | • Annual turnover of £1. 124m with an EBIT of £72k in last financial year. • Excellent main road location – on the main link road between Royal Tunbridge Wells and Rye. • Service Station and shop currently untied offering the potential for marketing and promotional benefits that would come with a sole supply arrangement. • Total fuels sales of 1. 020 million litres in 2009. • Only newsagent in the village of Sandhurst. • Reduced business rates because of semi-rural location. Freehold to buy Profitable Service Station In West Kent For Sale is located in Kent. | | BUSINESS FOR SALE ADVERT DETAILS ADVERT NUMBER : 52296
ADVERT IMPRESSIONS : 30,659 TIME(S) | | | | BUSINESS SECTOR: | Motor & Transport | | TRADE TYPE: | Petrol & Filling Stations | | SALE: | Private Sale | ASKING PRICE: | £449000 | | | | | | | | | | Add this business advert to your: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BUSINESS DETAILS: | Location
The site itself lies on the south of Queen Street (A268), in the centre of the village of Sandhurst, Kent.
Sandhurst lies 3 miles east of Hawkhurst, 10 miles north-west of Rye and 15 miles south east of Tunbridge Wells. The A268 is a busy road, serving as the main route from Royal Tunbridge Wells down to the coastal town of Rye, and thus has a steady flow of traffic during the week and at weekends with both commuting and leisure road users.
The Sandhurst Service station has few competitors. The nearest fuel station is located 5 miles away and this is a local BP garage in Hawkhurst. Travelling towards Rye, Sandhurst is the last service station until Peasmarsh, just outside of Rye, around 8 miles away. There are no nearby supermarkets offering fuel.
The station is the only newsagent in the village of Sandhurst, thus resulting in a good customer base.
Site
External
Overall site dimensions 65 ft wide by 90 ft deep
Front forecourt with canopy over part of the area.
Space for 2 pumps with storage tanks:
• Derv: 9, 000 litres capacity
• Unleaded: 13, 000 litres capacity
• Gas Oil: 4, 600 litres capacity
Inside
Overall inside area 1, 444 sq ft
Pet supply and general shop 744 sq ft
Store 234 sq ft
Lobby / store area / office 126 sq ft
Toilet / kitchen / lobby 188 sq ft
The property is connected to mains water, electricity and drainage.
The site is currently branded with ‘Jet’ logos, as the station’s fuel supplier is ConocoPhillips. However there is no formal supply agreement in place with this distributor and therefore there is the opportunity to re-brand with another distributor under a tied arrangement.
Operations
The service station’s opening hours are as follows:
• 06:30 to 19:00 everyday (including bank holidays) excluding Christmas Day
There are no local authority restrictions applicable to the site, and thus these opening hours could be extended if required.
Four part-time members of staff are employed by the business.
There are two shop areas – the first providing customers with a range of newspapers, magazines, confectionary, cold drinks and car accessories, the second is used for the sale of a range of pet supplies, pet food and accessories.
The shop is currently unbranded and there is the opportunity for a purchaser to tie in with a convenience store brand bringing with it the obvious advantages of brand and marketing support, as well as the benefits of brand recognition with customers and passing trade.
The fuel pumps offer Derv and Unleaded petrol, and the site also sells Gas Oil and Regular Burning Oil (‘RBO’) for domestic use, providing an additional revenue stream in this semi-rural location, with many local businesses and households still using gas oil for central heating and commercial purposes. | | | | | | FOR SALE | | | | | REFERENCE: | 52296 / RightBiz | | | | | | Request more information about this business.. | | ENQUIRIES: | | | | CONTACT SELLER TO GET THE SELLERS DIRECT CONTACT DETAILS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | |
