High Street, Ramsgate

Established Children’s Role Play Centre & Café Business For Sale - An excellent opportunity to acquire a well-established and highly regarded children’s indoor role play centre with a fully fitted café, located in a prime High Street position in Ramsgate. The business benefits from strong weekly footfall, multiple revenue streams, excellent online reviews and a loyal customer base. Offered as a fully operational, turnkey business with significant scope for further growth.

Overview - An exceptional opportunity to acquire a well-established and highly regarded children’s role play centre with integrated café, located in a prime High Street position in Ramsgate.

Trading successfully since 2020, this unique business offers an immersive indoor role play environment designed for young children, complemented by a fully fitted café generating a significant proportion of revenue. The business benefits from a strong local reputation, repeat customer base and multiple revenue streams.

This is a turnkey operation, ideal for an owner-operator or investor seeking a profitable, community-focused leisure business with proven performance and growth potential.

Business Highlights - > Established in 2020 with strong trading history
> Approx. 560 visitors per week
> Excellent online reputation (5 Star reviews across platforms)
> 12,000+ social media followers and growing mailing list
> Fully operational website with integrated booking system
> Pre-paid bookings and forward revenue pipeline

Multiple income streams:
> General play sessions
> Birthday parties (4–8 per week)
> School and nursery bookings
> Seasonal events
> Café sales (~35% of revenue)

The Concept - A high-quality indoor role play town, designed as a scaled-down realistic environment where children can explore themed settings such as shops, services, and community spaces.

The venue encourages imaginative play, learning, and social interaction, while providing a comfortable environment for parents and carers with café seating and facilities.

Accommodation & Layout (Approx. 320 Sqm) - > Open-plan role play area with themed installations
> Café seating area (approx. 60 covers)
> Fully equipped commercial kitchen
> Reception / welcome desk
> Storage areas and back-of-house space
> 3 x customer WCs
> Disabled access and facilities
> Staff parking (4 spaces)

Café Facilities - > Fully fitted and operational café including:
> Barista coffee machine and grinder
> Stone bake pizza oven
> Commercial fridges and freezers
> Drinks fridges and preparation equipment
> Full crockery, utensils and POS system

The café is a key revenue driver and offers further growth potential, including takeaway expansion via existing service window.

Lease Details - Lease term: 3 years (from December 2024)
Expiry: December 2027
Rent: £35,400 per annum (£2,945 pcm)

Protected under the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954
Lease assignment permitted (subject to landlord consent)

No service charge currently payable

Business rates:
Play centre: £0 (relief applied)
Café: approx. £1,652 per annum

Financial Overview - > Approx. monthly operating costs: £15,500+
> Accounts available (2 years)
> Revenue split includes strong contribution from café (~35%)
> Established POS, VAT records and reporting systems in place

Staff & Operations - > Experienced team in place (optional TUPE consideration)
> Established operational structure with separate café and play functions
> Smooth handover support available to ensure continuity

Growth Potential - > Significant opportunity to increase revenue through:
> Increased session capacity or additional session times
> Expansion of party offerings and pricing
> Enhanced café/takeaway sales
> Evening and private hire events
> Outdoor seating (subject to consent)
> Memberships, loyalty schemes and merchandise
> Further marketing and digital growth

Sale Structure - The business operates across two established trading entities covering the play centre and café operations, both included within the sale.

Guide Price : £150,000

The sale will include :
> All fixtures, fittings, themed play sets and equipment
> Fully fitted café and all catering equipment
> Website, domain and booking system
> Social media accounts and marketing assets
> Existing bookings (parties, schools, events)
> Supplier contacts and operational systems
> Risk assessments, policies and compliance documentation
> Goodwill and established brand reputation

The Property - We understand from discussions with the landlord that there may also be an opportunity to acquire the freehold interest of the building, subject to separate negotiation. The upper parts of the property are currently vacant, as shown in the additional marketing images and present potential for further use, income generation or reconfiguration, depending on requirements. This offers a rare chance for an occupier or investor to secure both the business and the premises in one transaction. Parties interested in exploring the purchase of the freehold are invited to enquire directly for further information.