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Opticians, Horsforth, West Yorkshire

£139,950

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Ernest Wilson & Co Limited, EW Leeds
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Commercial property for sale

Key features

  • Highly regarded local reputation with a loyal customer base
  • Adjusted net profits in excess of £60,000
  • Offered for sale due to retirement
  • Scope for to extend opening hours and add additional services

Description

OPTICIANS in Leeds for Sale.

An excellent opportunity to acquire a highly regarded and long-established independent opticians, successfully owned and operated by our clients since 1988. The business enjoys an outstanding reputation throughout the local area and benefits from a loyal and repeat customer base built over many years of trusted service.

Our clients are now offering the business for sale pending their retirement, creating an exciting opportunity for a new owner to take over a well-established and profitable concern with significant goodwill already in place.

The business currently operates over four full days and two half days per week, generating a consistent level of turnover while maintaining strong profit margins. Accounts for the year ended 30 November 2025 show an annual turnover of £318,866 and adjusted net profits in excess of £60,000. There is clear scope for further growth through the extension of trading hours and the introduction of additional services.

The property is owned by the vendor and will be made available by way of a new lease, with sensible rental terms to be negotiated through this office. The premises comprise an attractive stone-built, two-storey property. The ground floor provides a welcoming reception and customer waiting area, together with extensive spectacle display space and a fully equipped testing room. Eye examinations are currently undertaken by four self-employed locum optometrists. To the first floor is a further testing room, a sound booth currently sublet to an audiologist, staff kitchenette facilities, a store room and WC accommodation.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a respected and profitable healthcare business with an established trading history, excellent local standing and considerable potential for future development.

About Ernest Wilson & Co Limited, EW Leeds

The Business Centre, Deanhurst Park, Gelderd Road, Gildersome, Leeds, LS27 7LG

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