Gypsy Bowtop Caravan Glamping Fleet x7 for sale in Bristol

Business Summary:

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a business to be envied.

Our family run Gypsy Caravan Glamping business has been trading since 2010. 

Based in Bristol & offering boutique camping accommodation around the country. 

The business is fully relocatable.

 I build & construct the caravans of fully treated Piranah Pine, on new fully towable Alko caravan chassis 

They are skillfully wagon painted by Juliet King a professional painter, using traditional methods & 23.5 ct golf leaf.

Our fleet x7 is shown on our website and our full inventory is included in the sale.

They are utilised to live in at glamping sites, festivals, weddings & music venues. 

The Caravans are fully insured & tested for health & safety and then hired throughout the year.

We are now in a position of wanting a quieter life as coming up to retirement and we now wish to pass on this amazing and well loved business onto a suitable buyer, as there is enormous potential still available to the new business owner.

We are the sole supplier of gypsy bowtop caravans in the UK for Festivals, weddings, corporate and private events. The caravans could be described as famous in the glamping world with clients positioning them at front of house to maximise the visual spectacular of a glamping field. 

We have an existing customer base, including the most prominent event management company in the UK festival industry. 

We sell with the business our 'Good Will' having built up a healthy address book of contacts, we are highly respected within the glamping industry and were short listed in the Festival Glamping Awards.

Fixed Assets:

At present, the fleet holds 7 caravans these are all 4 berth. 

All of the Caravans are in excellent condition and kept clean & up to date. 

Currently their market value is between 23k & 30k per caravan. Collectively between 161k & 210k. If sold separately they can fetch up to 30k each

Some of the features of the Wagons are given below:

4 Berths. Self Catering. Fully insulated. Fully wagon painted to High specifcations. Soft furnishings with designer organic & sustainable interiors. 

Work off Grid and 240V Hook up. 

Alko caravan chassis for towing IVA certifed with DVLA.

Marketing & Ongoing trade:

At present, the website www.gregandjulesgypsybowtops.co.uk is ranking top of the frst page of google for many relevant keywords drawing in between 3000 & 4000 visitors every month. A quick search on Google will quickly bring up this business with very little competition of the same standard as these caravans. 

The business already has a built-up client base of numerous festivals and Festival Agencies. To add to this they have spaces to pitch the wagons at a glamping site south of Bristol. This ensures a strong ongoing trade for any buyer.

We use a caravan transport company who carry x2 wagons on each LGV, usually providing x3 LGV's from event to event. Towing the caravans by a minimum 4x4 is very easy. Each wagon weighs approx 850KG's

General overheads include the towing of the caravans to Sites, insurance of the feet, and minor repairs where they are hired & minor repairs as they come up.

Overall a very strong business with good prospects for growth. Existing & ongoing client base in a niche & growing business sector.

We advise that the business is worth the value of the fxed asset Goodwill. The goodwill would take into consideration a Debt-free business with regular expected income, a Very strong website SEO presence, a Niche business sector & ongoing built-up customer contacts. We are also at hand to ensure a smooth handover.

We will give a full hand over on completion of sale to include: Contacts
processes on arrival at events & maintenance tips

All website and social media accounts consultancy for the first 3 months of sale

The Caravans

The Bowtop Caravans are completely waterproof due to design of waterproof membrane used in construction.

Robustly built to withstand high mileage.

Professionally painted.

Behave exactly like a traditional caravan and easy to tow and manoeuvre and are fully braked.

Maintenance: Varnishing every 3-5 years or when required.

Canvas lasts about 8-10 years before replacing (We can provide contact of canvas supplier).

Canvas replacement is straightforward and can be carried out by any competent carpenter or we currently offer a canvas replacement service.

Inventory of items in the caravans included in sale.

List of Clients

VIP nation (Live Nation Ltd) owner of many UK Festivals and the largest UK festivals glamping supplier. Festivals include: Donnington, Boomtown, Wilderness, Camp Bestival Dorset, Camp Bestival Shropshire & Latitude

Hotel Bell Tent

Pop Up Hotel

Stella McCartney

Jamie Winstone

Isamaye French

Booking's 2024-25 so far:
VIP Nation festivals – Donnington, Boomtown, Wilderness, Camp Bestivalx2 Pop up Hotel - Glastonbury
Hotel Bell Tents - Car Fest South
Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival

Petruth Paddocks booking's Wedding x1
Corporate Event x2

Turnover Ending 31st March 2024 - £64,523 

Turnover to date 2024-25 - £57,200