POPULAR CAFÉ & BISTRO + 1 BED FLAT, GEDLING, NOTTINGHAM 'For Sale'

Short-listed for ‘The Best Café’ category in 2025, KC’s café is situated in well-located premises on a main road in Gedling. The premises have been a café for almost 20 years. The business is supported by locals who would very much like to see the business continue. There is very little competition in the area; not just for a café but also for evening meals. 

Upgraded internally just over a year ago, the welcoming café / coffee shop / evening bistro currently operates 5 days per week, plus 1 evening per fortnight.   Established in 2008, and trading continually since (under different ownership), the rear garden has now been developed into a large, bright area adding an extra 36 seats, with a variety of seating areas and options. 

• Price: £39,950 o.n.o.                                                                                 
• Tenure: Leasehold. 
• Term: 5 years from March 2023. 
• Rent: £1,250 per month. (£15,000 p.a.x).
• Premises: Ground floor café with first floor 1 bed accommodation.   The flat is currently rented out, providing an income of £800 per month (£9,600 per annum).
• Self-contained flat. There is 1 bed 1st floor flat above the café which is included in the lease. The flat is currently let out and achieving £800 p.c.m. (£9,600 annually).
• Allowing for the rental income from the flat the net rent applicable to the business accounts is £5,400 pa.
• Takings: We understand these average approximately £2,650 per week. 
• Rates: £Nil currently with S.B.R.R.
• Potential: plenty of growth potential.

Location: KC’s Café trades from 16 Main Road Gedling Nottingham NG4 3HP. Main Road is a busy road through a dense residential area with a parade of shops. On road car parking is available near plus a designated ‘shoppers’ car park just a short distance away.

The business: This is a café and bistro offering a traditional menu of all day breakfasts, Jacket potatoes, home-cooked meals and salad boxes; along with regular specials such as Pies, Greek Gyros, Soups and a tempting selection of cakes. 

Themed Bistro evenings. These are held every fortnight, on Saturday evenings, and are always sold out. Previous themes include Italian Night, French Night, Tapas evening etc; Due to the popularity there is demand to increase these to weekly and possibly bi-weekly (Friday and Saturday evenings). Customers can ‘bring their own bottle’ if they wish.

Café / Bistro area. (15 x 18’6” min) The tastefully presented premises offer seating inside for 26 and a further 36 outside. The majority of the outside seating is to the rear, with several seats on offer on the forecourt. The servery is towards the rear of the café, along with the customer wc / baby change and Kitchen. The prep kitchen / pot wash area (16’ X 9’6”) is comprehensively equipped & professionally fitted with extractors, ample stainless steel work benches and storage units. The equipment includes a commercial 6-burner gas oven & hob, fridges, freezer and all the equipment required to run the current operations and more. All equipment is included in the sale, debt free. The ground floor premises are wheelchair accessible. 

Accommodation: The premises include a first-floor flat consisting of 1 bedroom, living room, kitchen and bathroom. New owners may wish to continue to rent out the flat or choose to reside in it (subject to the terms of the rental agreement).

Potential: There is potential to increase the turnover with simple changes such as adding in extra Bistro evenings (generating £600 per event), opening on Sundays (customers have requested Sunday Roasts) and utilising delivery platforms such as Uber Eats, Deliveroo etc; Alternatively, deliveries could be handled in-house. Other options are to seek catering work and target local businesses for regular orders and/or hosting events such as Christmas parties, baby showers.

Trading Hours. Closed Sunday & Monday. Open Tuesday to Friday 8:30am – 2:30pm and Saturday 8.30am to 1:30pm.   

Staff. 1 full time vendors part time assistance when required. 

Stock Level. Modest, mostly fresh daily. To be taken at value.

Tenure.  Leasehold.   Term. 5 years from March 2023.    Rent. £15,000 p.a.x. paid monthly in advance. 

Summary. This is very popular café & bistro which has served Gedling since 2008. The self-contained living accommodation above the business can be used by the buyer or let out to reduce outgoings. There is still plenty of potential with this turnkey business that has no direct, like for like competition along the parade of shops. KC’s is an outstanding business opportunity

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