Business
Please quote reference 13422 J

Established in 1953, Hindles’ Butchers has been a long-standing fixture of Stafford’s independent business landscape, with 70 years of successful trading. This traditional family-run butchers endeavours to supply only the finest quality meats, offering competitive prices and a friendly service, and stocking a comprehensive range of produce: red meats, sausages, seasonal game, eggs, dry goods, white meats, burgers, cured meats, potatoes, and cooked meats, alongside home-made speciality products, such as pies, pasties, and various ready-to-cook meals. The business also incorporates a Post Office, securing an additional revenue stream. 

The business’ impressive financial profile (with a turnover of £942,892 and a net profit of £173,812 in 2022), high levels of repeat trade, and outstanding reviews testify to the quality of Hindles’ Butchers’ offering, with the business promising to be a highly lucrative acquisition for any future buyer.

Indeed, the business has a number of significant gains to offer the prospective purchaser, including:

• An outstanding financial profile, with a turnover of nearly £1 million in 2022;
• A well-established reputation, with a 4.9 average Google rating and uniformly positive online reviews;
• High levels of repeat trade;
• Well-equipped and ideally located business premises; and
• A highly-experienced and long-standing team of staff.

Hindles Butchers may well be an ideal acquisition for a partnership, e.g. a husband and wife team.

Highlights – 

• A traditional family-run butchers, incorporating a delicatessen and post office;
• Impressive financial profile, with a turnover of nearly £1 million in 2022;
• Commitment to innovation, with a diversity of products and services;
• Experienced team of staff;
• Outstanding reputation, with uniformly positive Google reviews and high levels of repeat trade.

Opportunities –

• Scope to expand the range of in-house products;
• A buoyant market, with an enduring appetite for quality produce and attentive customer service in the local area.

The current owners wish to take a well-deserved retirement.

Location
Located in the West Midlands.

Premises
Substantial ground floor premises in a prime trading location, briefly comprising:

Main butchers shop with:

Separate external door plus internal access to all areas.
Waiting area.
Double door upright dairy chiller unit.
Triple section serve over counter.
2 x EPOS cash registers with integrated scales (linked to back office system).
Displays of jams, pickles and preserves.
Sealing machine.
Butchers block.
Hand wash basin.

Delicatessen with:

Waiting area.
2 x serve over chiller units.
EPOS cash register.
Double door upright drink chiller unit.
2 x rotisseries.
2 x display cabinets.
Coffee machine.

To the rear of the counter:

Meat slicer.
Scales.
2 x stainless steel preparation tables.
Bug zapper.
Double bowl commercial sink unit.
Instant water heater.
Vacuum packing machine.
Overwrap machine.
Stainless steel sink unit.
WC.
Storeroom with 2 x chest freezers, fax machine and overwrap machine.

Preparation room with:

2 x stainless steel preparation tables.
Marble top table.
Bacon slicer.
Beef burger machine (200 burgers per hour – cost £6,000).
Scales.
Lincat oven.
Vacuum packer for fresh meats.
Walk-in refrigerator, fully racked with external unit (6 months old – cost £15,000).
Cutting bench.
Second walk-in refrigerator.
Ham boiler (new – cost £2,500).
Commercial sink unit with hot water boiler.

Second preparation area with:

2 x scales.
Cutting table.
Butcher Boy 32 mincing machine (2,000 lb per hour).
3 x phase Sheetline filler with spooling table.
AEW bandsaw.
Bizerba wall mounted scales.
Fast turbo chiller.

Post Office with:

Separate external door plus internal access to all areas.
2 x secure positions.
Greeting card display unit.
Carousel greeting card display.
Wall mounted display units.
Health Lottery terminal.
CCTV with 2 x cameras.

External:

Forecourt parking area.

Tenure
Leasehold basis.

Hours
Due to the nature of the business, it operates all year round. 

Staff
Experienced team of staff in place. 

Financial Profile

• 2022 turnover IRO £950k.
• 100% share capital