Established Plant Nursery With Freehold House For Sale

Business description

OPPORTUNITY
The sale of the business represents a rare opportunity to acquire an established plant nursery with over 27 years of history. The nursery’s established reputation and the benefits of the property allow for an enviable lifestyle in a charming natural environment. The sale includes a fully improved freehold nursery property and a recently renovated very comfortable 4-bedroom brick house.
Ideal for an existing nursery related business seeking to make a strategic acquisition or a motivated, pro-active person ready to operate and takeover a very successful lifestyle business.
The vendors are retiring and are looking for reasonable offers.

OPERATIONAL
The business is a wholesale plant nursery supplying stock to retail nurseries and major interstate plant wholesalers. The nursery grows standard stock (topiary) and foliage plants. It has an Australia wide reputation for quality stock and the ability to produce large even lines every year. Thanks to its established reputation, the business benefits from regular orders and a large and very steady client base.

BUSINESS ASSETS
The available business assets include the stock, all plant and equipment, office equipment and a very established and extensive customer base. This packaged sale also includes the nursery freehold property and the freehold renovated residential house.

FINANCIAL DETAILS

Sales Revenue (approx)
$330,000 (FY08/09 financial reports)

Gross Profit %
86% (FY08/09 financial reports)

PEBITDA (approx)
$160,000 (FY08/09)

Stock at value (approx)
$290,000 (worth $700,000 wholesale value)

Property information

Location:

The business operates from a 10-acre freehold property around 30km South East of the Brisbane CBD. The nursery itself has been operating from this location for many years and provides all the features for success. The property is located at a foothill; this provides excellent catchment for the three dams from which the nursery stock is irrigated.

Premises details:

Freehold nursery property
Land area: 10 acres (cleared)
Constructions: barn, storage shed, loading dock, workshop, 2 large shade sheds
Other features: 3 dams with automated irrigation system

Freehold renovated brick house
Living area: 350 m2
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 car garage

Other information

Trading hours:

5 days thanks to an automated system