Carlisle, Cumberland

Leasehold Fish & Chip Takeaway/Restaurant Located In Carlisle
Currently Trades Daytime Only (30 Hours)
New Lease To Be Granted
No Deliveries
Ref 3250

Asking Price £149,950 plus SAV (£3,000)

Location
This well established Fish & Chip Takeaway & Restaurant is located in Carlisle. Carlisle is a 2,000 year old city with two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and one World Heritage Site. It sits (8 miles) south of the Scottish border and is the largest settlement in the county of Cumbria.

Business Description
Veritas Business sales are delighted to offer for sale this respected Fish & Chip Takeaway & Restaurant which is located in Carlisle. The business was established 20 years ago and has been in the careful hands of our client for the past 4 years. They are offering the business for sale due to other business commitments requiring their attention.
Since ownership they have continually invested in new equipment, along with fixtures and fittings which are all bought and paid for and included within the sale price which means that any new purchaser will not need to spend any additional funds for some time. The business is overseen by the owner but managed on a daily basis with the help of 3 full time and 8 part time members of staff and for year ending 31st July 2025 they posted a turnover of £436,596 net of vat. They serve traditional fish & chips, pies, patties, burgers, sausages, chicken, condiments and cold drinks.
We believe that there is further potential for a new purchaser to increase trade by opening Sundays and by extending the current and relatively short opening times. They do not do deliveries, so joining the online delivery portals such as Just Eat & Deliveroo would most definitely boost the turnover as well. The business enjoys a strong reputation within the local community and beyond and as such has a high level of regular and repeat trade, along with plenty of passing trade. This is a superb opportunity to purchase an established business where all the hard work has been done, which is a great base to build upon and as such early viewing is highly recommended.

Opening Times
On application

Leasehold
New 10 year lease to be granted
Rent: £30,000 per annum
Business rates: £12,000 pa

Basement
Kitchen area with stainless steel worktop with commercial can opener, walk in cold room, commercial microwave (Samsung) 3 x chest freezers (Gram), fish keeper, double basin sink and drainer, 2 x commercial dishwashers, 6 burner range (falcon), hot water boiler (Lincat), washing machine, hand wash basin, small pantry with shelving, knife rack and various pots & pans.
Preparation area comprising: batter mixer (Bold), stainless steel wash basin, wall mounted paper towel dispenser, potato storage area, 3 tier storage rack.
Chipping room with potato chipper (Bold), potato peeler (Bold), stainless steel potato soak tank, 4 plastic potato soak tubs, portable flour storage tub.

The basement benefits from air conditioning & hot air heating throughout.

Ground Floor
Takeaway/restaurant comprising: serve over sales counter, 2 x brand new EPOS 24/7 till systems, 3 pan island range (Mallinson’s) with chip box, scraps box, 2 food warming cabinets and a built in 5 pot wet bain-marie. 2 pan wall range (Mallinson’s) with chip box, scraps box and 1 food warming cabinet. New Tall double door drinks fridge, 5 menu boards, 2 x Samsung microwaves, fat filter machine (Merlin),brand new 2 door stainless steel fridge and salad bar, 2 door stainless steel freezer, brand new tall fish keeper, hot water boiler (Lincat), stainless steel wash basin and drainer, wooden top bar prep counter with shelving, drinks fridge, CCTV (Hikvision), coffee machine, tables and chairs to cover (28).
Disabled W/C with wash basin, wall mirrors, wall mounted electric hand dryers and wall mounted soap dispensers.
Gents W/C with wash basin, wall mirrors, wall mounted electric hand dryers and wall mounted soap dispensers.
Ladies W/C with wash basin, wall mirrors, wall mounted electric hand dryers and wall mounted soap dispensers.
The ground floor benefits from air conditioning and framed wall prints of old Carlisle

First floor
Laminate oak flooring leading up the stairs with stainless steel handrail leading to glass partitions at the top of the staircase. Half laminate oak floor and carpet, tables and chairs to cover (38), small staff room/cloak room, wooden bar prep area with shelving, new epos25/7 till system, ice machine, coffee machine, single door drinks fridge, wash basin and drainer, 3 x stainless steel shelves, stainless prep table and dumb waiter hatch.

The first floor benefits from air conditioning & hot air heating and framed wall prints of old Carlisle

External
Side lane with entry to the basement and exit doors from the restaurant. Skip and oil waist bin storage.

Front and entrance
The shop has a powder coated shop front frame with a glass frontage. There is a door to enter the restaurant and a separate door for the takeaway.

The shop is also licensed to sell alcohol and has a pavement licence for tables and chairs to be placed outside the front of the shop.