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24/7 Fitness Automotive Components Park, Hallens Drive, Wednesbury, West Midlands WS10 7DD LEISURE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY - Buchanan Bond
24/7 Fitness
Automotive Components Park, Hallens Drive,
Wednesbury, West Midlands WS10 7DD
LEISURE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
24/7 Fitness Automotive Components Park, Hallens Drive, Wednesbury, West Midlands WS10 7DD LEISURE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY - Buchanan Bond
24/7 Fitness, Hallens Drive, Wednesbury, West Midlands WS10 7DD

Investment Summary
•   Modern purpose built gym facility
    constructed in 1998 extending to 18,102 sq
    ft (1,681.72 sq m).

•   Wednesbury is situated 9 miles north west
    of Birmingham City Centre.

•   Let to Fitness First Clubs Limited
    (guaranteed by Fitness First Limited) for
    a term of 35 years expiring 29th April 2039,
    subject to a break option 30th April 2029.

•   Term certain of 11 years to break and 21
    years to lease end.

•   Underlet to 24/7 Fitness Group Limited ,
    on matching terms, with a guarantee from
    Twenty Four Seven Fitness Limited.

•   Current rent of £198,410 per annum.

•   Rent to be topped up to the fixed uplift rent
    review on 30th April 2019 at £224,481 per
    annum.

•   24/7 Fitness is the fastest growing low cost
    gym operator in the UK, offering flexible ‘no
    contract’ gym memberships.

•   Freehold.

•   Offers are invited in excess of £2,800,000
    (Two Million, Eight Hundred Thousand
    Pounds) , subject to contract and exclusive
    of VAT. This reflects a Net Initial Yield of
    7.50% based off the topped up level of
    £224,481 per annum, assuming normal
    purchaser’s costs of 6.41%.
24/7 Fitness Automotive Components Park, Hallens Drive, Wednesbury, West Midlands WS10 7DD LEISURE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY - Buchanan Bond
24/7 Fitness, Hallens Drive, Wednesbury, West Midlands WS10 7DD

Location
Wednesbury, in the West Midlands, lies within Sandwell Metropolitan Borough in the area known
as the Black Country. It is located approximately 9 miles (14.5 km) north-west of Birmingham City
Centre, with Walsall 5 miles (8.0 km) to the north-east and Wolverhampton 6 miles (9.6 km) to the
north-west.

The town is strategically located on the motorway network being approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west
of the intersection of the M5 and M6 motorways. Junction 9 of the M6 motorway is 2 miles (3.2 km)
north-east of Wednesbury via the A461 (Dudley Road), and Junction 1 of the M5 lies 4 miles (6.4 km)
to the south east via the A41 (Black Country New Road).

Wednesbury is located on the Midland Metro Tram Line which links Birmingham and Wolverhampton
via West Bromwich and Wednesbury. Mainline Rail services are from Walsall providing services to the   24/7 Fitness
West Midlands area including Birmingham New Street Station.

Birmingham International Airport is located approximately 20 miles (32.2 km) to the south-east of
Wednesbury and is easily accessible within a 40 minute drive time via the M6.

Situation
The property occupies a prominent position fronting the busy Steel Roundabout on Hallens Drive. The
Steel Roundabout provides the main access route to the Automotive Components Park and lies at
the junction of the A41 (Black Country New Road) and A461 (Dudley Road). The A41 provides direct
access to the M5 to the south and M6 to the north. Wednesbury Parkway tram station neighbours the
property to the south, with journey times to Birmingham City Centre and Wolverhampton within half
an hour and 15 minutes respectively.

The property is situated on the southern border of the Britannia Business Park, a well-established
commercial location with a number of major occupiers represented including Amazon, Warburtons
Bakers, WH Smith, Dreams Furniture and E-ON.
24/7 Fitness Automotive Components Park, Hallens Drive, Wednesbury, West Midlands WS10 7DD LEISURE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY - Buchanan Bond
24/7 Fitness, Hallens Drive, Wednesbury, West Midlands WS10 7DD

Description
The property comprises a purpose built gymnasium building with part mezzanine floor and extensive
car park constructed in 1998. The building is of steel frame construction with cavity brick infill and
part cladding to the front elevation under a shallow pitched roof of profiled metal.

Internally the ground floor provides a large open plan gym, male and female changing rooms, a
communal shower and spa area, a reception, a small office and a bar/lounge area. There is a 5 person
lift providing access between ground and mezzanine floors.

The first floor mezzanine area is accessed via a metal frame staircase to an open balcony providing access
to an exercise studio, beauty and sunbed area, first floor gym, and an RPM studio for bike classes.

Accommodation
Buchanan Bond understands the gross internal floor area (GIA) to be as follows:

Floor                                                      Sq M                                    Sq Ft

Ground                                                   999.05                                  10,754

Mezzanine                                                682.67                                    7,348

Total                                                  1,681.72                                  18,102

The car park provides a total of 125 marked spaces with 4 for disabled use.

The property occupies a site of approximately 2.61 acres (1.06 hectares) providing a site coverage of
approximately 16%.

Tenure
Freehold.
24/7 Fitness Automotive Components Park, Hallens Drive, Wednesbury, West Midlands WS10 7DD LEISURE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY - Buchanan Bond
24/7 Fitness, Hallens Drive, Wednesbury, West Midlands WS10 7DD

Tenancy
 Tenant                             Lease Term                   Rent Review                             Break Date    Lease Expiry       Rent pa.   Rent psf Comments

 Fitness First Clubs Limited with     35 years                   30/04/2019 and 5                    30/04/2029        29/04/2039        £198,410      £10.96      The 30/04/2019 rent review is subject to a fixed uplift to £224,481 per
 guarantee from Fitness First                                    yearly thereafter                                                                                 annum exclusive which the vendor will top up to completion. *The lease has
 Limited*                                                                                                                                                          been underlet to 24/7 Fitness Group Limited with a guarantee from Twenty
                                                                                                                                                                   Four Seven Fitness Limited

Covenant                                                                                                                                   24/7 Fitness Limited and Twenty Four Seven Fitness Limited

                                                                                                                                           Established in 2011, 24/7 Fitness is the fastest growing low cost gym operator in the UK, offering
Fitness First Clubs Limited                                                                                                                flexible “no contract” gym memberships. The company currently operates 14 gyms throughout the
                                                                                                                                           UK which are all open 24 hours a day.
Fitness First started as a single health and fitness club in Bournemouth in 1993. They are now the
largest privately owned health club group in the world. They consist of more than 360 Fitness First                                        24/7 Fitness Limited has a D&B rating of B2 which represents a “lower than average risk” of business
clubs worldwide with just over 927,000 members in 16 countries. In the UK alone there are 78 Fitness                                       failure. Summary accounts for the last 3 years are set out below:-
First clubs with over 171,000 members.

Fitness First Clubs Limited has a D&B rating of 4A2 which represents a “lower than average risk” of                                         24/7 Fitness Limited                               30/06/2017        30/06/2016       30/06/2015
business failure. Summary accounts for the last 3 years are set out below:-                                                                 Tangible Net Worth                                    £326,797          £286,014          £71,518

Fitness First Clubs Limited                                      31/03/2017                 31/10/2015                31/10/2014           Twenty Four Seven Fitness Limited has a D&B rating of N4 which represents a “high risk” of business
                                                                      (000s)                     (000s)                    (000s)          failure.
Sales Turnover                                                     £101,212                              £75,435         £76,322
Profit Before Taxes                                                £159,228                              -£6,675         -£13,299          EPC
Tangible Net Worth                                                    £20,768                    -£117,475             -£112,517
                                                                                                                                           An EPC is available on request.
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Proposal                                                                                                                                                       VAT
Offers are invited in excess of £2,800,000 (Two Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds), subject to                                                            The property has been elected for VAT and it is envisaged that the transaction will be treated as a
contract and exclusive of VAT. This reflects a Net Initial Yield of 7.50% based off the topped up level of                                                     Transfer of a Going Concern (TOGC).
£224,481 per annum, assuming normal purchaser’s costs of 6.41%.

Further Information
Should you require further information or wish to view the property please contact either:-

STEVEN POLLACK		                                        JONATHAN SKERRY                                       3-5 Barrett Street                                ANDREW J B RILEY                                WILL WYNN WILLIAMS                           3-5 Barrett Street
T: 020 7042 6002		                                      T: 020 7042 6004		                                    St Christopher’s Place                            T: +44 (0)20 3871 2672                          T: +44 (0)20 3871 2671                       St Christopher’s Place
M: 07530 424 019		                                      M: 07736 300 594                                      London W1U 1AY                                    M: +44 (0)7900 983 608                          M: +44 (0)7581 544726                        London W1U 1AY
E: steven@buchananbond.com 		                           E: jonathan@buchananbond.com                          www.buchananbond.com                              E: andrew@somerfordre.com                       E: will@somerfordre.com                      www.somerfordre.com

Misrepresentation Act 1967 & Declaration
Buchanan Bond Real Estate Ltd and Somerford, for themselves and for the vendors of this property whose agents they are, give notice that: i) The particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending purchasers, and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an
offer or contract. ii) All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permission for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct, but any intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements or representations of
fact and must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. iii) No person in the employment of Buchanan Bond Real Estate Ltd and Somerford has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in relation to this property. MAY 2018.
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