Hope Street, Crook

Established Freehold Card & Gift Business | Freehold Premises | Stock Included | Excellent Lifestyle Opportunity.

Igomove are excited to bring to the market this established Freehold Card & Gift Business – For Sale as a Going Concern with scope to diversify yet further.

A rare opportunity to acquire a long-established and highly regarded freehold retail business occupying a prominent High Street position in the heart of Crook.

Caroline's Cards has successfully served the local community for many years and is offered for sale as a genuine going concern, presenting an excellent opportunity for an owner-operator or family business to take over an established enterprise with immediate trading potential.

The sale includes a significant quantity of retail stock, fixtures and fittings, allowing a purchaser to continue trading from day one with minimal interruption.

Situated on Crook's busy High Street alongside a range of established independent retailers and national businesses, the premises occupy a highly visible trading position with good pedestrian footfall and convenient customer parking nearby.

The business is being sold due to retirement and represents an excellent lifestyle opportunity with considerable scope for further growth through online sales, product diversification or extended opening hours. There is scope to convert the upstairs into a further separate business premises or seek the necessary permission to change of use to residential accommodation, thus increasing income yet further.

Financial information, including turnover, trading accounts and further business details, will be made available to genuinely interested purchasers following initial enquiry.

Viewings are strictly by appointment only. To avoid disruption to the ongoing business.

Freehold

• Healthy six-figure turnover.
• Profitable long-established business.
• Accounts available to genuine purchasers

The property extends to approximately 120m² (1,290 sq ft) and comprises a bright and well-presented retail sales area with extensive display shelving, spacious rear stockroom and work area, kitchenette, WC facilities and a substantial enclosed rear yard offering valuable outside storage or future potential, subject to any necessary consents. The first floor provides further generous accommodation currently utilised for business purposes. Externally there is a large enclosed courtyard which is accessed by the back lane. This could be used as parking or could contain further storage if needed or further development with appropriate consent. The roof was replaced in 2018 with electrical updates at this time also.

Call Helen at Igomove for more information.