Brighton Seafront Café Premises with Premises Licence Ship Street, Brighton

An excellent opportunity to acquire a fully fitted café premises occupying a prominent trading position

on Brighton’s iconic seafront. The business is currently not trading, providing an incoming operator with

the opportunity to introduce their own concept and trading style. The premises are presented in good

order throughout and benefit from a fully fitted café layout together with a Premises Licence permitting

the sale of alcohol, providing scope for a variety of daytime and evening hospitality uses. The premises

enjoy excellent visibility from the main seafront road and benefit from high levels of pedestrian footfall

generated by tourists, visitors, and local residents enjoying Brighton Beach and the surrounding seafront

attractions. Please note that hot food cooking is not permitted; however, the unit is ideally suited to a

café, coffee shop, sandwich bar, bakery, dessert café, ice cream parlour, or other cold food and beverage

operation. The café provides approximately 28 covers and offers an attractive opportunity to capitalise

on the strong year-round passing trade, with particular potential for ice cream, cold drinks, and takeawayrefreshments during the busy

seasonal periods.

The premises represent an excellent opportunity for an owner-operator or experienced hospitality business seeking a well-positioned seafront trading

location in one of the South Coast’s most popular destinations.

THE PREMISES: The premises occupy a prominent trading position on Ship Street,

benefiting from excellent visibility and substantial pedestrian footfall between

Brighton’s bustling city centre and the seafront. Presented in

excellent order throughout, the café has been comprehensively refurbished in 2025 to a high standard.

The ground floor extends to approximately 10.2m x 3.6m and comprises an attractive sales area with a modern serve-over counter, together with a range of under-counter refrigeration units, which are included within the sale.

The majority of the remaining catering equipment is currently subject to lease

agreements, which may be available to transfer by separate negotiation.

Whilst the premises benefit from extraction, the landlord does not permit the cooking of strong-smelling hot food.

The unit is therefore ideally suited to a coffee shop, sandwich bar, bakery, dessert café or ice cream parlour, with excellent scope to capitalise on thesignificant year-round passing trade. To the rear of the ground floor is customer seating for approximately 8 covers, together with a well-appointed preparation

area and stockroom incorporating additional refrigeration and freezer

facilities. The basement extends to approximately 12.9m x 2.4m and provides

customer WC facilities together with further seating for approximately 18–20

covers, giving a total internal capacity of around 28 covers.

The premises further benefit from an attractive bi-fold glazed frontage, creating an

open and inviting trading environment during the warmer months. There is also the opportunity, subject to the necessary local authority consent, to obtain a pavement licence providing approximately 8 additional external covers. The premises is also fitted with CCTV and an alarm system.

ALCOHOL LICENCE: Premises licence number - Licence - 2018/02935/LAPRET

Sale of retail alcohol to be consumed on the premises between 11:00 – 12:30AM - Monday-Sunday.

TENURE: The premises is held on a full repairing and insuring lease which has 4 years remaining and ends in December 2030. The current rent is £15,000 per annum. The tenancy is excluded from the

security of tenure provisions of sections 24 to 28 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

RATES: The rateable value is £14,500 per annum and the current rates payable £4,615 per annum, due

to the small business rate relief scheme. Prospective occupiers should make their own enquiries to verify

same.

GENERAL REMARKS: A rare opportunity to acquire a fully fitted café premises in a prime trading position

on Brighton’s famous seafront. The business is currently not trading, allowing a new owner to introduce

their own concept. The premises has seating for approximately 28 customers, and a Premises Licence

permitting the sale of alcohol. Whilst hot food cooking is not permitted, the unit is ideally suited to a

café, coffee shop, bakery, sandwich bar, dessert or ice cream parlour, with excellent potential to

capitalise on strong year-round footfall and seasonal demand for ice cream, cold drinks, and takeaway

refreshments.PRICE: We are instructed to quote for the assets to include the lease, premises licence, fixture and fittings Price reduction £19,950

LEGAL FEES: Each party to pay for their own legal costs.

VIEWING: On no account should any approach be made to the staff without a prior appointment

through the vendor’s sole agents, Watkins Commercial, Telephone: 01273 709090.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE: The premises was rated a band C, the full report is available upon

request.

DISCLAIMER: Neither the Vendor nor the Agent gives or implies any warranty that the premises are fit

for any particular use or that they comply with any relevant regulation or statutory requirement.

The agents have not tested any apparatus, equipment, fittings or services so cannot verify that they are

in working order. The buyer is advised to obtain verification from their solicitor or surveyor before

proceeding with the purchase.

VAT: All prices and rents are quoted exclusive of VAT. Any intending purchasers or lessees must satisfy

themselves independently as to the incidence of VAT in respect of any transaction.

MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL PLANNING: We shall be pleased to assist any purchaser in arranging finance

to acquire this business or any other business you may be considering subject to status.

Prop. Ref: 6959C

These particulars are believed to be correct but their accuracy is not guaranteed and

they do not form any part of any contract

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