Ref : Trz33447n Daytime Café/Restaurant

3 Cornhill, Ottery St Mary, Devon, t 01404 813762 e [email protected] EX11 1DW f 01404 815236

devon and dorset

DAYTIME CAFÉ/RESTAURANT REF : TRZ33447N BLUEBELL RESTAURANT both junction 27 and junction 28, in addition to forming WILLAND SERVICE STATION part of the Uffculme Tiverton Canal Cycle Route. The business forms part of a development which also WILLAND, CULLOMPTON includes a convenience store, petrol station, hair salon DEVON, EX15 2PF and motor repair workshop, all of which assists with attracting trade. Willand is a large village which continues to grow with further new housing developments planned from which businesses will benefit. Lying on the edge of the picturesque Blackdown Hills, it is easily accessible from the M5 motorway, A361 North Devon Link Road and A38, nearby towns include Cullompton 3½ miles away, Tiverton 6 miles away, the Somerset county town of Taunton 17 miles away and the City of Exeter 18 miles away, a number of tourist attractions can be found close by with the entrance to popular Diggerland Adventure Park opposite the business.

PREMISES Substantial wooden framed glazed frontage, wooden framed glazed customer entrance door opening to RECEPTION AREA, part carpeted, part vinyl flooring, recessed lighting. Versatile COFFEE AREA comprising VIEWING STRICTLY BY PRIOR APPOINTMENT 2 round tables and matching cushioned 'easy' style THROUGH THE SELLING AGENTS EVERETT chairs providing 8 covers. To one side, MAIN DINING MASSON AND FURBY 01404 813762 AREA with OVERFLOW DINING AREA to other side, providing approximately 80 covers in total via DESCRIPTION freestanding tables and matching cushioned chairs. Within the main dining area, 3 part CARVERY An established well known catering business, SERVERY COUNTER with inset soup kettle, adjacent comprising a daytime restaurant/cafe serving a popular wooden fronted SERVERY COUNTER incorporating ice easily prepared menu to include a carvery which proves cream conservator, houses San Remo coffee machine, lucrative, benefiting from holding an alcohol licence. coffee grinder, hot water still, milk machine, glazed Operating from deceptively spacious premises, all very snack display cabinet, touch screen electronic till with well presented and extensively equipped with no major order feed to kitchen, under counter fridge. Open plan expenditure considered necessary. Comprising 80 WAITRESS AREA behind, tiled floor, fitted with base cover dining area, servery counter/waitress area, storage units, work counters, wall mounted storage carvery counter, excellent commercial kitchen, wash-up cupboard, stainless steel sink/draining unit, and glazed room, office, dry store, walk in cold room and freezer mirror backed wall storage shelving, houses music whilst outside can be found 20 cover alfresco dining system, under counter freezer, 2 under counter fridges, area and lucrative car park. The business proves under counter glazed front double bottle chiller and wall popular with the local and surrounding residential mounted microwave oven. Through to COMMERCIAL community in addition to passers-by, KITCHEN, tiled floor and walls, fluorescent strip lighting, tourists/holidaymakers and cyclists, it is most efficiently stainless steel commercial sink unit and hand run, such are the level of sales it can be either owner or washbasin, comprehensively equipped, amongst the staff operated. inventory, convection oven, 6 burner cooker, 2 basket fryers, griddle, wall grill, 4 pot baine marie, hot LOCATION cupboard, heated pass, extractor canopy, 3 wall mounted microwave ovens, 2 stainless steel under The trading position is quite unique, fronting the B3181 counter freezers, sandwich toaster, hot water boiler, linking Willand with Cullompton, and importantly glazed front upright chiller, toaster and stainless steel providing access to the nearby M5 motorway network at

1 / 4 work tables. An INNER HALLWAY houses an upright enabling the serving of beers, wines and spirits. The freezer and storage cupboard used in connection with business benefits from no direct competition, a great spare crockery, hallway continues to WASH-UP ROOM, deal of local trade is enjoyed attracting customers from fitted with commercial deep bowl sink unit and stainless Tiverton, additional trade is received from passers- steel wall storage shelving, contains dish washer, by/tourists/holiday makers using the nearby motorway, washing machine, tumble dryer, potato peeler and Travel Lodge and visiting Diggerland Adventure Park stainless steel work tables. Also leading off the inner opposite, the venue also proves popular with cyclists. hallway, OFFICE containing desk, seating and storage racking together with spare equipment. To the rear of the property, DRY STORE fitted with storage racking, TRADING HOURS provides access to covered area housing walk in cold The business trades Monday to Friday 8.00am through room and freezer, useful rear delivery access. The to 4.30pm, Saturday and Sunday 8.00am through to business benefits from customer CLOAKROOMS 4.00pm. leading off the dining area, comprising separate ladies and gentlemen's cloakroom facilities. STAFF (None of the above appliances/systems have been Operated by the sole vendor who acts in a supervisory tested and a purchaser must satisfy themselves as to capacity and provides holiday cover, assisted by a full the serviceability of these.) time manager and a pool of 11 part time members of staff to include 2 cooks and 2 assistant cooks. OUTSIDE To the front of the property, ALFRESCO DINING AREA TAKINGS providing 20 covers, lucrative CAR PARKING with 25 Accounting information provided confirms Sales in allocated car parking spaces and use of others at respect of the financial year ended 30th June 2019 weekends. amounted to £192,576 ex Vat returning a Gross Profit of £142,799 equating to an excellent 72%. BUSINESS A well-known business established a substantial COMMENTS number of years, under current ownership since 2014, The sale of Bluebell Restaurant provides an excellent only offered for sale due to some ill health of the vendor. opportunity to acquire a quite uniquely positioned Under current ownership considerable success has daytime catering establishment which continues to been enjoyed with increasing levels of sales. Operating thrive. New owners can simply move in without the need as a daytime licensed restaurant/café, serving a popular for any major expenditure and build on the current menu of teas, coffees, breakfasts, snacks and main levels of successful trade with the option to increase meals to include a very popular daily carvery attracting opening hours if they so wish. customers from far afield. An alcohol licence is held

2 / 4 TENURE Held on the residue of a renewable 12 year Lease which commenced in 2012, current rent £13,000 per annum plus Vat.

RATES Approximately £5,373 payable per annum.

£69,995 for the benefit of the Leasehold, Goodwill, Fixtures, Fittings & Equipment (according to inventory) plus stock at valuation.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATE (EPC)

3 / 4 While care is taken to ensure that these particulars are correct, accuracy is in no way guaranteed and none of the information supplied forms part of any contract. None of the appliances/systems have been tested and a purchaser must satisfy themselves at the serviceability of these. The information was approved as being accurate by the vendor at the commencement of marketing and an undertaking was given to advise em&f of any material changes that may occur. However, as all businesses are constantly evolving, the information may not be completely up to date. Prospective purchasers are therefore advised to undertake necessary and adequate enquiries to satisfy themselves of anything that is critical to their interest at the appropriate time.

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