- Charming ‘B’ listed building comprising a well-presented café, set within a prime trading location in a desirable area of Inverness city centre, the capital of the Highlands.
- Internal areas extending to around 98m², with prominent frontage and large display window plus high-profile signage.
- Attractively furnished, modern café customer area set to 18 covers extending to approx. 50m2, plus offices / storage / preparation areas on the basement floor 48m2.
- Popular café benefitting from superb passing trade, with strong year-round demand from locals and tourists alike.
- A profitable café offering an excellent self-employment opportunity and providing a sustainable business model with further development potential.
Location
Blend is situated within the centre of Inverness City. The unit is easily located on a very popular thoroughfare close to a range of facilities and amenities to include a number of local retailers, hotels, self-catering accommodation, hair dressers / barbers and chemists which all contribute positively to passing trade.
Inverness is the commercial and administrative centre for the Highlands of Scotland. It is a vibrant city with a population in the region of 50,000 and a geographical shopping catchment area spanning 10,000 square miles, with a potential catchment population of around 200,000. Within the holiday season, the town attracts many thousands of visitors who come to experience the Highlands in all its glory. Inverness has extensive facilities for residents and visitors boasting three golf courses, a theatre (Eden Court), an excellent indoor swimming complex, two cinemas, ten pin bowling and ample opportunity to enjoy an evening’s entertainment at a range of venues. Inverness is a busy tourist destination with its population swelling greatly in the main tourist season. Whether it is a whisky trail, a boat trip on Loch Ness or a visit to one of the many accessible Scottish castles, the property is ideally situated to catch the eye of the many tourists who choose to visit. Inverness is a vibrant and growing City and with such expansion comes many opportunities in both commerce and social activities. Such growth benefits established businesses and ensures a year-round potential trade.
Accommodation
Blend Tea & Coffee Merchants is set within a well presented unit, with glazed frontage offering prominent signage and branding opportunities. There is ample space for signage above the front and side window. The café is part of an attractive stone building which can be accessed via a street level single-entry point directly off Drummond Street.
The appealing entrance has a partially glazed door with a large glazed picture window frontage, thus enjoying beautiful natural lighting. Upon entering the open-plan customer area there is an attractive servery counter, displaying an extensive range of flavoured coffee syrups and fresh home baking. The café is set to free-standing tables and chairs with some soft furnishings. The wall décor is modern and in-line with the style of food and drinks on offer. As well as the café and takeaway food and drinks, the business also retails loose leaf tea, coffee beans and kombucha refills which can be found at the rear of the shop on attractive free-standing shelving.
There are excellent customer toilets to the rear of the café. There is an office, preparation area, pot wash sink / commercial dishwasher, ample chill and freezer units plus a large dry goods store and staff WC, set to the basement floor.
Terms
Offers over £35,000 are invited for the leasehold interest. There are 6 years remaining of the 15 years lease, which expires on 7th October 2028. We understand that the landlord is happy to discuss an extension to the lease period. Rent is set at £17,000 per annum.
Specification
The unit benefits from mains electricity, water and drainage. The electrical installation is relatively modern, having been rewired a few of years ago. Heating is provided by direct electric appliances.