Popular Café & Sandwich Shop with Loyal Client Base in Prime Location
£30,000
£69,039
£5,000
Overview
Leasehold
2016
- Excellent Reputation
- Very Loyal Customer Base
- Low Overheads
This well-regarded café and sandwich shop, established in 2016, presents an excellent opportunity for both experienced operators and first-time buyers. Renowned for its quality, value, and welcoming service, the business has cultivated a loyal customer base and strong reputation within the community.
Located within a busy army camp, it benefits from direct access to several thousand military personnel, their families, and local civilians. Around 80% of trade is generated from military residents, providing reliable, repeat custom. The café sits within a small parade of complementary businesses, enjoying strong footfall, convenient parking, and excellent connectivity to major routes.
The current menu focuses on customer favourites such as all-day hot breakfasts, freshly prepared sandwiches and baguettes, cakes, and a variety of hot and cold drinks. With no direct local competition, the café occupies a clear and advantageous market position.
Importantly, the premises fall under Usage Class E (Commercial, Business and Service), allowing a new owner flexibility to broaden the food offering. While the café currently specialises in breakfasts and sandwiches, the site is suitable for the installation of gas, opening up options such as fish and chips, kebabs, pizzas, and other hot food. The business is also regularly recommended by Restaurant Guru, highlighting further potential to expand trading hours and capture additional demand.
Since Covid, the shop lease has been on a rolling contract, with no rent increase during this period, offering security and flexibility for the incoming owner.
With its enviable location, excellent reputation, and strong foundations, this is a rewarding and highly attractive business opportunity with clear scope for growth.
Located within a busy army camp near Amesbury, Wiltshire, this café enjoys a prime position in a central parade of shops with no direct competition.
It features a full glass frontage, large serving counter, and seating for 26 indoors plus space for 20 outside in good weather. Clean, tidy, and welcoming, it is currently run by a husband-and-wife team, trading five days a week on limited hours, offering a simple, manageable model with clear potential to expand.
Well established among camp residents, it has an excellent reputation for friendly service, value, and atmosphere, attracting a loyal customer base.
The sale includes all equipment and inventory for a smooth handover. The café is exempt from business rates; this year’s application to the Valuation Office Agency has been completed, with confirmation received and formal response pending.
The business currently trades Monday to Friday from 10am to 2pm, leaving significant scope for a new owner to expand operating hours into early mornings, late afternoons, evenings, and weekends. Extending the menu to include evening meals or afternoon teas could further increase turnover. There is also scope to introduce a delivery or buffet service, which would be particularly appealing within the camp.
Additional marketing beyond the existing Facebook page, together with the recruitment of part-time staff, would allow for extended hours and help capture untapped demand. With several thousand residents on site and no direct competition, the business is in an excellent position for growth and offers strong potential for a motivated buyer.
Features
Key Information
- Number of Covers: 46
- Hygiene Rating: 5
Reputation
- Google: 4.8
Online Presence
- Facebook: Yes
Location
- Residential Location
- Shopping Centre Location
- Nearby Car Parking
- Limited Competition