Cafe

Little Piggy’s Café offers an excellent opportunity to acquire a well-established catering premises situated in the heart of the busy Childerditch Industrial Estate. The site benefits from a high volume of daily footfall from estate workers, delivery drivers, and visitors, making it a proven trading location for food and refreshments.

Location

Childerditch Industrial Estate is one of the region’s largest and most active trading estates, located just off the A127 with easy access to the M25 (J29). The estate is home to hundreds of industrial units and commercial occupiers, ranging from local independent traders to national distribution businesses. With a large working population on-site every day, demand for breakfast, lunch, and takeaway services is consistently strong. The site also benefits from regular trade from delivery drivers, contractors, and visitors. Excellent road connections ensure additional passing trade from the surrounding Brentwood, Upminster, Basildon, and wider Essex areas.

Property

The business trades from a brick-built unit positioned prominently within the estate, featuring clear roadside visibility and advertising signage. The premises include: Outdoor seating area (with landlord’s permission) Bin store and ancillary space Private entrance leading into the main café Property - Entrance door into:-

Cafe

Main cafe - Approx 706sq ft currently providing tables and chairs for a comfortable 32 covers with additional sofa seating. vinyl floor tiles, wall mounted heater and air conditioner, drinks display fridge, serving counter with till and under counter storage, chiller display cabinet, self serve order screen (on lease and can be returned if required) , menus display boards, double fridge, crisp display rack, hot water earn, additional counter, fluorescent strip lighting , door to@-

Toilets

WC's tiled flooring and walls, separate male and female WC

Kitchen

Kitchen - Approx 280sq ft, terracotta tiles, 2x stainless steel preparation table, 2x double stainless steel commercial sink units, 3x fridge freezer, 3x fridges, refrigerated prep table, panini press, 4 burner electric oven, double fryer, single fryer, 7 pot bain marie, electric griddle, stainless steel prep table, 4 slice toaster, commercial extraction hood, microwave, further equipment to trade

Turnover

Turnover of approx £1,700 per week working to the usual gross profit margins or the day time cafe The Vendor also runs a dark kitchen for evening trade which currently produces and average of approx £2,000 per week. the Vendor has advised that the evening trade can be cancelled as currently runs under a franchise agreement, further details are upon request. NOTE - The Vendor has currently paused the evening trade due to health reasons. The Vendor has advised that the day time trade can be significantly improved by earlier opening hours to catch the early morning trade and also offering deliveries which he currently does not offer.

staff

The cafe is ran by 1 full time working owner and part time staff as required.

Trading Hours

Monday - Friday 7am to 2pm - obvious scope to extend trading days and hours to increase turnover Evening Trade (if required) 5.30pm to 9pm.

Tenure

The business currently holds an FRI lease outside the act with approx 2.5 years remaining at a rental of £1,400pcm plus a service charge of Approx £100 per quarter. We understand that a new lease within the act could be made available via the current Landlords.

Business Rates

Current rateable value (1 April 2023 to present) £13,250 The Vendor has advised that the total Rates payable are £1,080 per annum after rates reduction.

Legal Cost

Each party is to pay their own legal costs involved in the transaction.

Disclaimer

Whilst every care is taken to ensure that these particulars are correct, accuracy is no way guaranteed and none of the information supplied forms part of any contract. Acceptance of these particulars constitutes a contract to the effect that all negotiations for the business or property will be made through Gilbert & Rose otherwise the purchaser will be equally responsible with the vendor for damages equal to the amount of our commission.