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Casa Bella Restaurant - NET
Casa Bella Restaurant
Keswick

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Casa Bella Restaurant &                                Contact Us
Gelateria                                              Viewing is strictly by
                                                       appointment through Colliers.
• Wonderful prime         • Superb ice cream
  trading position in       display and service area
                                                       Haydn Spedding
  Keswick centre
                          • £1,224,633 net T/O (15     Hotels
• 78 cover restaurant       months) – Excellent        +44 7881 914867
  appointed to a high       profits                    haydn.spedding@colliers.com
  standard

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Offers in the region of
£295,000 - Leasehold
Casa Bella Restaurant - NET
22-24-26 Station Street, Keswick, CA12 5HF                                                       Colliers             2

    Casa Bella Restaurant & Gelateria

    Introduction                                                Festival and Beer Festival as well as Film Festival and
    Casa Bella occupies a wonderful prime trading location      Words on The Water all bring both a day visitor and
    in Keswick’s bustling retail area between the lake and      longer staying visitors. Keswick also benefits from The
    the town’s significant guest house district. Originally     Theatre by The Lake which in itself is an outstanding
    only occupying one of the retail shops, Casa Bella has      tourist attraction. All this and much, much more sees
    been twice extended to form the present, superbly           Keswick having an excellent all year round trade.
    appointed premises with seating for up to 78and with
                                                                Casa Bella was acquired by the present owner in 2002.
    very flexible seating areas to accommodate larger
                                                                During his ownership, not only has he completely
    parties. The restaurant area is supplemented by a well-
                                                                refurbished the restaurant but he has also significantly
    laid out reception area which doubles as an ice cream
                                                                extended it, adding the lease of number 26 to
    service area. There is also a well-equipped catering
                                                                substantially extend the seating area and preparation
    kitchen helping make this an easily run, high turnover
                                                                facilities. Hand in hand with the upgrades and extended
    lock-up business.
                                                                premises, the owner has carefully established an
    The historic town of Keswick is often referred to as “The   excellent reputation for good quality and value for
    Queen of The Lakes”. Enjoying a glorious position           money, Italian-style food which has seen its popularity
    between Bassenthwaite Lake and Derwentwater, the            and turnover increase year on year. This has allowed
    town benefits from a backdrop of picturesque Lakeland       the business to grow significantly and with careful
    fells. Keswick is an enormously popular place and           management, has seen profits grow on a similar basis.
    brings tourists and particularly walkers to the area,       Having enjoyed his years at Casa Bella, the owner is
    looking not only at the higher fells of Skiddaw and         now looking to concentrate on his other business
    Helvellyn but also Cat Bells which is one of the most       interests in the town.
    walked fells in the country. For those looking at easier
                                                                The Property
    walks, Borrowdale Valley is on your doorstep as are
    walks around Derwentwater while the cycling centre at       Being the ground floor sales area of a three storey
                                                                building of stone construction and under a slate roof,
    Whinlatter provides a very popular alternative on two       the accommodation is laid out on the ground floor only.
    wheels. Keswick also benefits from a very significant
    number of event throughout the year. Most prominent
    is the three-week long Keswick Convention as well as
    the recently introduced Walking Festival while the Jazz

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Casa Bella Restaurant - NET
22-24-26 Station Street, Keswick, CA12 5HF                                                        Colliers             3

    Casa Bella Restaurant & Gelateria

     PUBLIC AREAS                                               Insuring basis.
     Reception area/gelateria serving area attractively laid
                                                                26 Station Street – Held on the balance of a lease from
     out with an excellent serving counter. Lounge/coffee
                                                                7 April 2011 to 6 April 2026 on a Full Repairing and
     area with a range of modern fitted seating.
                                                                Insuring basis.
     RESTAURANT
                                                                Total annual rent of £49,500 per annum.
     Divided in to three distinct areas, giving a total of 78
                                                                Copies of all leases are available from our office
     covers (post- Covid) altogether. Both have laminate
                                                                following a viewing.
     flooring and suspended ceilings and give very flexible
     seating areas to accommodate large parties is desired.     Please note that the purchaser will be responsible for
                                                                the Landlords’ legal fees in respect of the assignments.,
     SERVICE AREAS
                                                                Each party will be responsible for their own legal fees in
     Catering kitchen with canopy and extraction,
                                                                respect of the sale and purchase of the business.
     fluorescent lighting and non-slip floor. Fridge area,
     starter prep area with tiled floor and wash-up and store   PRICE
     with tiled floor and fluorescent lighting.                 Offers around £295,000 for the leasehold complete
                                                                with goodwill and trade contents (according to
     OUTSIDE
                                                                inventory), excluding personal items and trading stock.
     Paved rear area and storage facilities.
                                                                FINANCE
     SERVICES                                                   Colliers International is able to assist prospective
                                                                purchasers by introducing sources of finance is
     Allerdale District Council at Workington (01900) 326333.   required. Whilst we do not charge the buyer for this
     Mains water, drainage, electricity and gas.                service, we may receive an introductory commission
                                                                from the lender or broker involved.
     WEBSITE
                                                                TO VIEW
     www.casabellakeswick.co.uk                                 All appointments to view MUST be made through the
                                                                vendors’ agents who are acting with sole selling rights.
     TRADE
                                                                DIRECTIONS
     Certified accounts from the owners’ Chartered
     Accountants in the form of a Trading and Profit and        From the M6 Motorway at Penrith, travel west on the
     Loss Account show turnover of £1,224,633 (net of VAT)      A66 towards Keswick. Take the first signposted route off
     for the 15 month period to 31 May 2018. £1,025,729         the A66 into Keswick travelling down the hill to the T-
     (net of VAT) year end 31 May 2019 and £805,870 (net of
                                                                junction at the bottom. Turn right continuing towards
     VAT) year ended 31st May 2020 which was affected by
     Covid shutdown. Full copies of the trading accounts are    Keswick, over the former railway line and past the Twa
     available to interested parties following viewing          Dogs Inn on the left-hand side. As the road begins to
                                                                raise up with the river on your right, turn left into
     LEASES
                                                                Keswick’s main retail area (Station Street) where Casa
     22 Station Street – Held on the balance of a 20-year       Bella will be seen prominently on the left-hand side of
     lease from 2 April 2012 on an internal insuring and        the road, just after WH Smiths.
     repairing basis.

     24 Station Street – Held on the balance of a lease from
     14 July 2012 to 6 April 2026 on a Full Repairing and

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22-24-26 Station Street, Keswick, CA12 5HF                                                                                                                                        Colliers                             6

    Casa Bella Restaurant & Gelateria

                                                                                                                                                         IDENTITY CHECKS
                                                                                                                                                         In order to comply with anti-money
                                                                                                                                                         laundering legislation, the successful
                                                                                                                                                         purchaser will be required to provide
                                                                                                                                                         certain identification documents. The
                                                                                                                                                         required documents will be confirmed
                                                                                                                                                         to and requested from the successful
                                                                                                                                                         purchaser at the relevant time.

     Further Information
    For further information or to arrange an inspection of the property, please contact:

                                        Haydn Spedding (Consultant)                                                                                   Chancery Place
                                        +44 7881 914867                                                                                               Brown Street
                                        haydn.spedding@colliers.com
                                                                                                                                                      Manchester
                                                                                                                                                      M2 2JT

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