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GOSPORT FAREHAM ROAD PO13 0XL - Allsop
FAREHAM ROAD
           GOSPORT
                   PO13 0XL

FORECOURT & CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT WITH A
GUARANTEE FROM CO-OP GROUP FOOD LIMITED
       FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM OF 11.4 YEARS
GOSPORT FAREHAM ROAD PO13 0XL - Allsop
FORECOURT AND CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT WITH A GUARANTEE
         FAREHAM ROAD, GOSPORT, PO13 0XL                                                                                            FROM CO-OP GROUP FOOD LIMITED, FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM OF 11.4 YEARS

INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS                                                                                                          PROPOSAL
■ Highly visible Petrol Station Forecourt with large food store       ■ Let until June 2032 with no break option -              ■ We are instructed to seek offers in excess of
  located on the busy A32 between Gosport and Fareham                   unexpired term of 11.4 years                              £2,875,000 (Two Million, Eight Hundred and
■ Comprising of 3,333 sq ft of retail accommodation,                  ■ Let to Rontec Properties (No. 4) Limited, guaranteed      Seventy-Five Thousand Pounds) subject to
  6 petrol pumps and car wash on a 0.6-acre corner site                 by Rontec Roadside Retail Limited                         contract and exclusive of VAT. A purchase at this
                                                                                                                                  level reflects a Net Initial Yield of 5.50% after
■ Gosport is a popular coastal town in the South East of England      ■ Additional guarantee by Co-operative Group Food Limited   allowing for purchaser’s costs of 6.45%.
  located on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour                   ■ Estimated retail sales of £1.2m per annum and
■ The forecourt services the very busy A32 road, with little            fuel volume of 3.6m litres per annum
  competition, being the final fuel station before the M27 motorway   ■ Freehold
■ Producing an income of £168,169 per annum subject to fixed
  annual uplifts of 2%
GOSPORT FAREHAM ROAD PO13 0XL - Allsop
FORECOURT AND CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT WITH A GUARANTEE
                                FAREHAM ROAD, GOSPORT, PO13 0XL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              FROM CO-OP GROUP FOOD LIMITED, FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM OF 11.4 YEARS

                  LOCATION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         COMMUNICATION
                  Gosport is a town in Hampshire located on the south                        Gosport is situated on a peninsula on the western                                                                                                            Historically, Gosport has been pivotal for the naval
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                  coast of England located 2 miles (3.2 km) south  west
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GOSPORT FAREHAM ROAD PO13 0XL - Allsop
FORECOURT AND CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT WITH A GUARANTEE
                   FAREHAM ROAD, GOSPORT, PO13 0XL                                                                                                                         FROM CO-OP GROUP FOOD LIMITED, FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM OF 11.4 YEARS

                                                                                     DESCRIPTION
© Crown Copyright, ES 100004106. For identification purposes only.                   The property comprises a modern 6 pump petrol filling station and large             NO. OF PUMPS           FUEL VOLUME                 SITE AREA
                                                                                     convenience store situated on a 0.60 acre (0.24 hectare) site.
                                                                                     The convenience store trades as Morrisons Daily and provides retail
     SITUATION
     The property occupies a prominent corner site at the junction of Fareham Road
                                                                                     accommodation of 3,333 sq ft, of which the sales area is approximately
                                                                                     2,314 sq ft. This is substantially above the market standard for a petrol filling
                                                                                                                                                                             6                     3.6m
                                                                                                                                                                                                   litres*                  0.60a
                                                                                     station convenience store and as a result, the property benefits from strong
     and Camp Road strategically located on the northbound side of the A32.          passing trade from customers using the convenience store element only.
     The A32 is the primary arterial route from Gosport to Fareham and               The convenience store trade is further supported by the 9 car spaces which                   UNEXPIRED TERM             RETAIL SPEND
     the property benefits from being the final petrol station before the            are available to the front of the site and the hot trade counter and Costa
     M27 Motorway.                                                                   Express unit within the store.
     The surrounding area is predominantly residential with a number of                                                                                                                 11.4                  £1.2m*
     commercial facilities nearby, the MOD and other defence related uses                                                                                                               years
     dominate the area to the east. The property benefits from limited nearby        TENURE
     competition in terms of forecourt retailing.
                                                                                     Freehold.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            *Source: Experian Catalist
GOSPORT FAREHAM ROAD PO13 0XL - Allsop
FORECOURT AND CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT WITH A GUARANTEE
            FAREHAM ROAD, GOSPORT, PO13 0XL                                                                                                                                          FROM CO-OP GROUP FOOD LIMITED, FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM OF 11.4 YEARS

     TENANCY
     The property is let in its entirety to Rontec          There is a tenant’s guarantee by
     Properties (No.4) Limited, on a lease expiring         Co-Operative Foodstores Limited
     on 20th June 2032 at a passing rent of                 (32443R) and additionally, a guarantor’s
     £168,169 per annum.                                    guarantee by Cooperative Group Food
     The lease is subject to fixed annual increases         Limited (26715R) until the expiry of the
     of 2% every June and is guaranteed by                  lease in June 2032.
     Rontec Roadside Retail Limited.                        The property is let on a fully repairing and
     The rent is set to increase to £171,532                insuring lease and is excluded from the
     per annum in June 2021.                                security provisions of the Landlord and
                                                            Tenant Act 1954.

TENANT’S COVENANT

RONTEC ROADSIDE RETAIL LIMITED                                                                                                                CO-OPERATIVE GROUP FOOD LIMITED
Rontec Roadside Retail is one of the leading players in the UK         revamp, all Rontec stations will be held up as brand champions for     Co-Operative Group Food Limited is the controlling entity of the
forecourt industry, operating 240 forecourts, making it the ninth      Esso. Supported by a major TV advertising campaign, the stations       food retailing division of the wider Co-Operative Group society.
largest UK forecourt retailer, ahead of retailers including Esso       will be at the very cutting edge of forecourt design, to raise
and Co-Op. The company was formed in June 2011 to acquire              greater awareness and market penetration for the Esso brand.
                                                                                                                                              The Covid Pandemic witnessed this division of the Co-op Group                   5.2%
                                                                                                                                              grow and underlying Group Profits were boosted by the surge in                Food sales up
the assets of Total Oil UK and is led by Gerald Ronson, a highly
                                                                       Rontec Properties (No.4) Limited - Below Average Risk (80)             sales of the food business.                                                 since March 2019
experienced fuel retailer and founder of Heron Service Stations
                                                                                                                                              The annual accounts for the last three years show the following:                lockdown
in 1966, and its successor, Snax 24.                                                        30 Sept 2019     30 Sept 2018     30 Sept 2017
Rontec has remained acquisitive: in 2014, it purchased 36 stores        Turnover              £3,574,000       £3,931,000       £3,757,000    Cooperative Foodstores Limited (32443R)
in South Wales and the South West of England from Esso. A
                                                                        Pre-Tax Profit         -£464,000      -£1,858,000       £8,547,000                           4 Jan 2020       5 Jan 2019       6 Jan 2018
year later, it purchased a further 25 stores from Esso and BP in
the South East of England. Rontec and Snax 24 then merged,              Total Net Worth       £3,973,000       £4,499,000       £6,716,000     Revenue           £1,569,000,000   £1,577,700,000   £1,575,500,000
combining the operations and assets of those companies to                                                                                      Profit              £83,400,000      £51,000,000      £41,100,000
trade under the Rontec name. In 2016, Rontec acquired a
package of 40 sites from the Co-Op and an additional 11 in
                                                                       Rontec Roadside Retail Limited - Very Low Risk (100)                    Total Net Worth    £447,300,000     £527,000,000     £521,000,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             7.2%
2019 across England and Wales.                                                              30 Sept 2019     30 Sept 2018     30 Sept 2017    Cooperative Group Food Limited (26715R)                                  Food retail market share
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        in July was highest for
In 2015, Esso launched their innovative Synergy programme.              Turnover           £1,292,192,000   £1,251,371,000   £1,229,857,000
                                                                                                                                                                     5 Jan 2019       6 Jan 2018     31 Dec 2016         almost two decades
Designed to promote a number of new fuels and refresh the               Pre-Tax Profit-      £68,074,000      £27,345,000      £27,883,000
                                                                                                                                               Revenue           £7,185,200,000   £6,940,200,000   £6,933,400,000
Esso brand, Synergy targets premium fuel purchasers and reflects
                                                                        Total Net Worth    £502,795,000     £170,315,000     £126,845,000
a higher quality brand experience. As part of this global brand                                                                                Profit             £232,400,000     £247,600,000     £170,500,000
                                                                                                                                               Total Net Worth   £1,970,000,000   £1,875,100,000   £1,805,400,000

                              Turnover                                                            Operating from
                                                                   Net Worth
                           £1.29bn                             £502m                             260 sites
                                 2019                                                                in the UK
GOSPORT FAREHAM ROAD PO13 0XL - Allsop
FORECOURT AND CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT WITH A GUARANTEE
        FAREHAM ROAD, GOSPORT, PO13 0XL                                                           FROM CO-OP GROUP FOOD LIMITED, FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM OF 11.4 YEARS

UK FORECOURT CONVENIENCE MARKET

MODE A TRAVEL TO STORES                   STATISTICS                               DISTANCE TRAVELLED TO STORE

DRIVE                                     THE AVERAGE SHOPPER VISITS THEIR LOCAL
                                                                                                                THAN 1 MILE

71%                                                                                                        MORE
                                          FORECOURT

                                          2.66 TIMES P/W                                                     LESS

                                                                                                              LESS
                                                                                                                  THAN 1 MILE

                                                                                                                   THAN ¼ MILE

                                                                                                                      AN 100 YAR
                                                                                                                  S TH
                                                                                   41%                         LES
                                                                                                                                DS
WALK/ON FOOT

25%                                       19%
                                          ARE BUYING ON
                                                          SP
                                                             E
                                                          O F CIAL
                                                             FE
                                                                R
                                                                                                                      SHOP
                                                                                                                                         34%

                                                                                        59%                                   14%

WALK/ON FOOT

3%                                        59%
                                          ARE FULL TIME WORKERS

PUBLIC                                    AVERAGE
TRANSPORT                                 SPEND IS                                   FORECOURT INVESTMENT MARKET

1%                                        £5.60                                      Within the forecourt convenience market, demand for prime assets
                                                                                     offering long leases to strong covenants remains particularly high. The
                                                                                     market is one of only a few sectors where the occupiers remain active
                                                                                     and are willing to agree 15 year plus occupational leases, with fixed or
                                                                                     index-linked rent reviews.
                                                                                     Due to the essential nature of these forecourts, they have remained

                                          50%
                                          OF CUSTOMERS PAY BY CASH
                                                                                     open throughout the pandemic and benefitted from the additional
                                                                                     business. Given the lack of prime stock providing these characteristics
                                                                                     available in the open market, forecourt convenience yields have
                                                                                     hardened in the last 12 months.
GOSPORT FAREHAM ROAD PO13 0XL - Allsop
EPC
                                                                                                                                              The EPC Certificate is available in the dataroom.

                                                                                                                                                                        VAT
                                                                                                                                   The property is elected for VAT and it’s anticipated the transaction
                                                                                                                                       will be treated as a transfer of a going concern (TOGC).

                                                                                                                                            ANTI-MONEY-LAUNDERING
                                                                                                                                  A successful bidder will be required to provide information to satisfy
                                                                                                                                        the AML requirements when Head of Terms are agreed.

                                                                                                                                                               DATAROOM
                                                                                                                                     For access to the Allsop dataroom please use the following link:
                                                                                                                                           https://datarooms.allsop.co.uk/register/gosport

                                                                                                                                                          PROPOSAL
                                                                            We are instructed to seek offers in excess of £2,875,000 (Two Million, Eight Hundred
                                                                           and Seventy-Five Thousand Pounds) subject to contract and exclusive of VAT. A purchase
                                                                           at this level reflects a Net Initial Yield of 5.50% after allowing for purchaser’s costs of 6.45%.

                                                                                                                              For further information or to make arrangements for viewing please contact:

                                                                                                                                                Gergo Petrovics                  Alex Butler
                                                                                                                                                 07961 234029                    07801 219888
                                                                                                                                      gergo.petrovics@allsop.co.uk               alex.butler@allsop.co.uk

                                                                                                                                                                 allsop.co.uk

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