CH138-Fire Protection Consultants, Sales & Servicing of Fire Extinguishers

Fire Protection Consultants, Sales & Servicing of Fire Extinguishers

Ref. CH138

Location  Fully relocatable

Asking Price  £130,000

Business Profile

Established in 1991, this business offers sales and servicing of fire extinguishers predominantly for corporate companies, with the split being 80 % coporate and 20 % private work.

However, new regulations are now in place that cover all ‘to let’ properties in the UK, this states that fire extinguishers have to be in place on these premises and is generating a whole new database of customers and a boom in this business sector.

The business delivers effective and responsive sales and servicing for all its clients, large or small. It is committed to delivering a high quality of service that exceeds customer expectations and that it doesn’t compromise in order to compete on price.

Its experience is underpinned by its industry accreditations including being a BSI registered company with ISO 9001 accreditation.

During its years’ of operation, the business has built up a thriving on-going customer base. Its service and commitment to its customers is rewarded by this loyalty year on year.

The business is experiencing a boom at the present time and would be an excellent bolt on for a business already operating within either the fire or security sector. Alternatively it would be an ideal starter business for anyone looking to establish a foothold within the fire sector.

Customer Service:

The business provides a professional and personal service offering attention to detail and an excellent after sales service.

Key Strengths:

The business has an excellent working relationship with its clients, enhancing its reputation. Attention to detail and a friendly yet professional approach is one of the main factors for the success of the business, as is speed of response and the ability to provide suitable solutions and a comprehensive service.

Financial Information:

The business is being offered for sale on a going concern basis, all financial discussions will take place directly between the vendor and all interested parties under the auspices of Turner Butler.

Turnover circa £77,941 per annum
Gross profit circa £64,431
Net profit £22,986
EBITDA £32,529

The asking price of £130,000 is for 100% of the issued capital of the company on a zero cash, zero debt basis.

Advertising:

With a strong, loyal customer base the business has traded without advertising relying on being BSI registered and word of mouth recommendation, which in itself is testimony to its excellent reputation.

Investment in a well designed, informative and easy to navigate website that performs well in all of the major search engines for all appropriate search terms could be highly beneficial in attracting additional business.

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CN051 -Virtual Reality Cinema Simulator

Virtual Reality Cinema Simulator

Ref. CN051

Location  Belfast, Northern Ireland

Asking Price  £27,000

Business Profile

This 7D simulator cinema is ideally located in a major shopping centre in Belfast with retailers and restaurants attracting plenty of custom to the area. The simulator has the newest technology in virtual reality to incorporate the audience in accordance to what is happening on screen. The platform and the chairs move to create one of many sensations the simulator offers to visitors experiences.

Visitors can pick any movie from a list of over 70 films for all tastes and view in an intimate setting of only six chairs. The chairs and platform move to create a very special visitor experience in a safe environment with special effects that vary according to each movie while the visitor not only watches but becomes part of the movie.

The simulator is specifically designed to be fully adjustable to suit people of all ages with visitors average age being 10 – 20 years and approximate 60% female, 40% male. Group and birthday bookings are also catered for, where the simulator can be booked for 1 hour long parties, which is very popular.

Customer Service:

Good location and attention to detail attracts visitors to this friendly, fun and vibrant attraction.

Key Opportunities:

Offering plenty of potential this opportunity is scalable or could be moved to other centres Although not yet making a profit there are a number of opportunities available to improve on this. The business could become a master franchisee and open more outlets in other centres, or alternatively the business could be mobilised within a truck. The simulator can also be upgraded. This proven concept is an exciting opportunity with growth prospects to own a leisure attraction based in a good location surrounded by shop and restaurants that are open until 10pm.

Financial profile:

The business is being offered for sale on a going concern basis: all financial discussions will take place directly between the vendor and all interested parties under the auspices of Turner Butler. Turnover circa £25,000 for 9 month period between Sept 2014 – April 2015.

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CE211 -An independent children’s day care nursery to include the freehold

An independent children’s day care nursery to include the freehold

Ref. CE211

Location  South Wales

Asking Price  £1,400,000

Business Profile

Introduction

Turner Butler has been appointed to invite offers of purchase of an independent children’s day care nursery to include the freehold.

Key strengths:

The business has the following key attributes:

• A very well-established, well managed profitable day nursery.

• CSSIW registration for approximately 70 children.

• Attractive, freehold premises in a prime location.

• Excellent reputation for high standards of care and customer service.

• ‘Wrap around’ care to include school collections and drop offs.

• Holiday club provision.

• Well-trained and highly experienced staff.

• Excellent growth and expansion opportunities.

 The business provides an acquirer with:

• An ideal bolt on for a company already operating in the children’s day care nursery sector.

• An excellent ‘starter’ opportunity for an organisation or an individual looking to establish a foothold in the children’s day care nursery sector.

Financial profile:

For the financial year ending September 2013, the Nursery generated turnover of almost £340,000 and an EBITDA before Directors’ costs of £82,100 and in the current year to the end of July, turnover was almost £445,000 with an EBITDA of almost £150,000.

The Asking Price of £1,400,00 is for a sale of 100% of the Issued Share Capital in the Limited company on a cash free, debt free basis, to include the freeholds recently conservatively valued at £550,000.

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CR175 -An idyllic stone built large family villa in SW France Fully renovated, fully equipped, with a successful letting income proven over 20 years

An idyllic stone built large family villa in SW France Fully renovated, fully equipped, with a successful letting income proven over 20 years

Ref. CR175

Location  SW France

Asking Price  £450,000

Business Profile

This is a rare opportunity indeed, reluctantly available due to changed circumstances.

You get to own this fantastic family villa in the SW of France, 100% ready for immediate occupation, together with a long established and fully supported holiday letting income.

Freedom to choose whatever dates you want for your own use, with high levels of income available at all other times. All the complicated things like organising house cleaning, laundry, pool maintenance, caretaking etc., were sorted out a long time ago (using English staff who permanently reside in the area), as have all the administrative tasks like booking procedures, letting documentation, insurance, rates etc.

This is more than just up & running – you’ll receive the existing booking income from your date of purchase too. We`re presenting the sale detail using a dedicated website (www.swfr.co.uk) with a link at the bottom of each page taking you on to the next step - and this is probably the best way to view what`s on offer.

You are also recommended to visit our customer facing website (www.boye.co.uk) for more pictures & descriptions, and you`re obviously very welcome to contact us with any queries using the contact form provided on the website.

Key Strengths:

“Location, Location, Location”.

Never has a truer phrase been said when buying property. There have always been thousands of holiday homes available for sale in France – so we thought it would be a simple task 23 years ago to go and buy one and set up a holiday letting business. Well, it wasn’t.

Our requirements seemed simple enough: a big family house set in its own peaceful grounds, not overlooked, somewhere nice and sunny, not a spoilt tourist area, near to shops, bars and restaurants.

The impossible bit was combining “peaceful” with “near to shops, bars and restaurants”, because all the houses in pleasant settings (and there are lots of them) are miles from anywhere, and locations near to towns frankly ranged from distinctly second rate to industrial wasteland.

So we made many trips, and visited countless places, over several years (there’s a whole page about our search on www.swfr.co.uk), before stumbling upon not just a lucky find, but pretty much perfection. Maison Boye at Caylus, SW France.

A totally private, idyllic setting on a wooded plateau, open views to the south, a beautiful stone built house, nearest neighbour over a quarter of a mile away, with the shops, bars and restaurants just down the road – either a couple of minutes by car, or a delightful stroll down the quiet country lane.

Only one problem: it was derelict. But this meant it could be sympathetically restored to perfectly suit our needs – a fantastic retreat for our growing family, and a purpose built design for running an upmarket letting business.

Despite escalating costs, we transformed the place into what we had always dreamt of, and a year later we opened the doors to clients and have remained fully booked for as many weeks as we want ever since. Of course we made mistakes and learned a lot. We struggled with just about every aspect to start with, but through a policy of always resolving problems properly we have ended up 20 years later with everything sorted, everything in place, and a business solution ready to pass on.

There are many key strengths – you are not only buying a property that scores perfection on location, but also one that is fully operational in every respect, an absolutely ready-to-go business. In fact, as you read this now, the chances are that a client will be happily relaxing around the pool whilst paying us £2000 a week for the privilege.

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CA088 -Pay-to-enter competitions company specializing in luxury prizes

Pay-to-enter competitions company specializing in luxury prizes

Ref. CA088

Location  Re-locatable

Asking Price  £99,000

Business Profile

Introduction

Turner Butler has been appointed to invite offers of purchase for 100% of the Issued Share Capital in a pay-to-enter competitions company specialising in luxury prizes.

Key strengths:

The business has the following key attributes:

• A fully operating and test launched driving game testing reactions and driving skills.

• Developed to fall outside the Lotteries and Amusements Act – no licence required.

• Potential to generate up to £1.1m revenue in Year 1.

• Significant growth and expansion opportunities.

 The business provides an acquirer with:

• An ideal bolt on for a competitions company looking to add to their range of games.

• An excellent ‘starter’ opportunity for an individual or company looking to enter the pay-to-enter games sector.

Financial profile:

With its driving game, the Business has the potential to generate up to £1.1m in revenues in Year 1.

The Asking Price of £99,000 is for a sale of 100% of the Issued Share Capital in the Limited company on a cash free, debt free basis and includes all intellectual property and rights to the driving game already developed.

Next steps:

If you are interested in receiving further information, please sign and return the attached Confidentiality Agreement. In returning the Agreement we would be grateful if you could provide us with details of your interest in this opportunity along with your funding position.

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CC173 - Cultural development agency – specialists in capital project development and feasibility work, organisational development (business planning, strategic development, staff and board development) event production and delivery, and fundraising for cultural projects

Cultural development agency – specialists in capital project development and feasibility work, organisational development (business planning, strategic development, staff and board development) event production and delivery, and fundraising for cultural projects

Ref. CC173

Location  UK wide

Asking Price  Undeclared

Business Profile

 Key strengths:

The business has the following key attributes:

• One of, if not, the, leading cultural development agency in the UK.

• Substantial expertise and experience in capital projects, organisational development, high profile festivals and events, and fundraising.

• Highly skilled and experienced team.

• Proven track record of successful tendering.

• Excellent growth and expansion opportunities – significant funding already secured for future projects.

The business provides an acquirer with:

• An ideal bolt on for another cultural development agency, cultural consultancy or event management company looking to expand their capabilities within the industry.

• An excellent business opportunity, possibly for an individual business consultant or entrepreneur with an interest in the cultural sector.

Financial profile:

For the financial year ending March 2015, the Business generated turnover of approximately £425,000, generating gross profits of £318,000 and an EBITDA (Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of costs) of £133,884 before Director’s costs.

Based on sales to date, committed funding for future projects together with historical trends, turnover for the three years to end March 2018 is set to exceed £3.1m, generating an EBITDA across the period, before Directors’ costs of almost £670,000.

Offers are now invited for a sale of 100% of the Issued Share Capital in the Business based on a Balance Sheet figure of £116,600, adjusted to exclude the freehold property and Directors Current Account on the Balance Sheet.

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CE211 - An independent children’s day care nursery to include the freehold

An independent children’s day care nursery to include the freehold

Ref. CE211

Location  South Wales

Asking Price  £1,400,000

Business Profile

Introduction

Turner Butler has been appointed to invite offers of purchase of an independent children’s day care nursery to include the freehold.

Key strengths:

The business has the following key attributes:

• A very well-established, well managed profitable day nursery.

• CSSIW registration for approximately 70 children.

• Attractive, freehold premises in a prime location.

• Excellent reputation for high standards of care and customer service.

• ‘Wrap around’ care to include school collections and drop offs.

• Holiday club provision.

• Well-trained and highly experienced staff.

• Excellent growth and expansion opportunities.

 The business provides an acquirer with:

• An ideal bolt on for a company already operating in the children’s day care nursery sector.

• An excellent ‘starter’ opportunity for an organisation or an individual looking to establish a foothold in the children’s day care nursery sector.

Financial profile:

For the financial year ending September 2013, the Nursery generated turnover of almost £340,000 and an EBITDA before Directors’ costs of £82,100 and in the current year to the end of July, turnover was almost £445,000 with an EBITDA of almost £150,000.

The Asking Price of £1,400,00 is for a sale of 100% of the Issued Share Capital in the Limited company on a cash free, debt free basis, to include the freeholds recently conservatively valued at £550,000.

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