Card & Candy Corner, 81 Westborough, Scarborough, YO11 1JW

Well established ground floor retail store with good footfall from the town centre and nearby train station. The business is run by the family, with the assistance of part-time staff, who are now seeking to retire.

The business is located in the centre of Scarborough, 200 yards from the train station allowing you to be in York within an hour. The beach is also only a 15 minute walk.

Surrounded by high street and independent shops, taxi rank, bus stops and the Stephen Joseph Theatre generating a high number of passing trade.

Large newspaper and magazine display to one wall, National Lottery stand, one central gondola aisle, shelving for confectionery and a small selection of convenience products, an upright dairy chiller and upright chiller for alcohol. Sales counter with two-lane EPOS cash registers with wall-mounted shelving behind for the display of spirits and cigarettes as well as a tobacco gantry. To the rear is an office, staff toilet and small kitchenette. There is a suspended ceiling and CCTV system.

All fixtures and fittings are included in the sale apart from any items personal to our clients.

Small stock area and a passageway leading to storage space.

Our clients purchased the business through Christie & Co c.17 years ago and are now looking to sell in order to retire. This is a successful and busy confectionery, tobacconist and newsagents. The store benefits from an off-licence, National Lottery and PayPoint.

The business would suit another family operator or a company looking to increase its store numbers.

The store is run by the family, with the assistance of two part-time members of staff.

Sales year ending 31.03.2022 - £598,132 excluding VAT, average weekly turnover of c.£11,500. Actual gross profit of £108,227 with an adjusted net profit of c.£32,000

Monday to Friday
6.30am – 6.00pm

Saturday
7.00am – 6.00pm

Sunday
8:30am – 4.00pm

The store is currently held on a seven year lease which commenced from March 2017, at annual rent of £12,000.

The Rateable Value as of 1 April 2023 is £6,600. Confirmation of actual rates payable can be obtained from the local Authority.

Premises licence.
The appointment of the National Lottery is at the sole discretion of Camelot Plc.