FOR SALE
08/05/21
276286
*Please DO NOT make enquiries in our shop, contact the business owner here, or by email - address available on our website*
Rays Ice Cream, the popular Swindon premium ice cream business is in the market for new owners. This is an exciting opportunity to purchase a well-established and growing ice cream business in Swindon, Wiltshire. The business, established in 2011, has grown from scratch to a turnover of £285,000 in a period of nine years and now the owners are ready to move on to something new.
The business has a retail presence in the popular Old Town area of Swindon; a separate, purpose-built manufacturing facility; a new ecommerce home delivery arm; a growing wholesale customer base; as well as an events and pop-up shop capability. A combination of a small permanent team, an experienced summer season team, a local supply chain, two new websites with ecommerce capabilities means that this is an ideal turnkey business for a new owner to manage.
The brand is both well known and well regarded in the local area and boasts an active combined Facebook and Instagram following of almost 10000 local users. All ice cream is home made by the team in a huge variety of flavours. People in Swindon don’t go for ice cream, they go for Rays!
The business went from strength to strength during the pandemic and established a brand new home delivery sales capability. There is clear room for growth within the business across the retail, wholesale and events channels.
There are two commercial leases. One for the manufacturing facilities (currently £8,125 pa) and the retail site (currently £7,300 pa). Otherwise there are no long term contractual commitments.
The business has been priced at £299,000 for an Asset Sale including the two commercial leases described above.
Full, three year, business plan available.
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Do not pay any deposit to private sellers upfront. If you are looking to purchase a business, we advise that any deposits or transactions made are through a solicitor to prevent fraudulent activities from occuring.
Don't share confidential information with any private sellers, including your home address, account passwords, bank accounts and credit card information.
The vast majority of these scams involve the transfer of substantial sums of money. We advise all transactions made are through a solicitor to prevent fraudulent activities from occuring.
Send a test amount before you consider handing over a large number of funds. Maybe even try transferring £1, and then speaking to your solicitor to confirm receipt.
Do not disclose proof of funds directly to the sellers. If the sellers request you to show proof of funds, we advise that it is done through a solicitor to prevent fraudulent activities from occuring.
Buying a business is not covered by consumer rights legislation. It is your responsibility to acquire a business that holds up in quality and agreement.
Fraudsters will typically use false news in an attempt to get you to act quickly. For example, 'Your account has been disabled. Reset your password now.'.
Review the performance of a business to make appropriate financial projections. Some businesses are dormant or not trading, so it is essential to check their short and long-term potential.
Legitimate emails from Rightbiz will be with the domain @rightbiz.co.uk. However, emails from [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected] are not affiliated with Rightbiz.
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