• Freehold retail & leisure investment

• Prominent position in town centre pitch

• Over 90% of income secured against Costa Limited

• Pre-Tax Profits £127m, Shareholders’ Funds £450m

• No VAT payable

• £630,000, subject to contract

• 8.3% Net Initial Yield

The property is situated in a highly prominent retailing pitch on the pedestrianised Church Street, at its junction with Corporation Street, in the heart of Blackpool town centre. Surrounding occupiers include Marks & Spencer, Nando’s, Carphone Warehouse, Santander, Greggs and Bella Italia.

The Grand Theatre Blackpool is immediately opposite and the Houndshill Shopping Centre is directly to the south. The Centre totals approximately 27,685 sq m (298,000 sq ft) and comprises 70 retail stores and 800 car parking spaces. Occupiers include Primark, Debenhams, Next, Boots, New Look, River Island and H&M. In addition, Winter Gardens Blackpool, one of the UK’s largest theatres, is within a few hundred yards of the subject property on Church Street.

The property comprises a ground floor unit, which has been recently fitted out by Costa Coffee in their new corporate style.

The first and second floors have been fitted out for leisure use as a physical adventure game centre.

We understand the property is locally listed and located within the Blackpool Town Centre Conservation Area.

Rateable Value

We understand that the Rateable Value for the property is £80,000, according to the Valuation Office Agency's 2017 draft valuation.

The Uniform Business Rate is 48 pence per pound for 2015/2016.

Freehold.

Tenancies

The ground floor is let to Costa Limited on a full repairing and insuring lease for a term of 10 years from 1st June 2015, expiring on 31st May 2025. There is a tenant’s break option on 1st June 2021, subject to six months’ prior notice. The current passing rent is £50,000 per annum which we calculate equates to £34.36 Zone A. The lease benefits from an upwards only rent review on 1st June 2020.

The permitted use is as a retail coffee shop within Class A1 and/or A3 of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987.

The first and second floor is let to Escape Room Centre Limited, guaranteed by Premier Cabs (Blackpool) Limited on a full repairing and insuring lease for a term of 10 years from 2nd August 2016, expiring on 1st August 2026. There is a mutual break option on 2nd August 2021, subject to three months’ prior written notice. The lease benefits from the following stepped rents:

The permitted use is as team building activities and associated activities entertainment and games within Class D2 of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987. The lease is outside 1954 Act protection.

Therefore, an investor will benefit from a total initial income of £55,000 per annum.

Costa was founded in 1971 and is now the largest and fastest growing coffee chain in the UK, currently with over 1,900 coffee shops in the UK, over 1,100 stores in 29 international markets and over 4,200 Costa Express self-serve units. Costa created 1,900 new UK jobs during the last financial year and opened 176 net new UK stores. The Costa Coffee Club has around 2.5 million active card holders.

Costa Limited (Co. No. 1270695) has reported the following figures:

Since 2007/08 Costa has grown its total system sales from £0.3 billion to £1.4 billion and aims to grow this to around £2.5 billion by 2020.

The ultimate parent undertaking is Whitbread PLC, the UK’s largest hotel, restaurant and coffee shop operator with 45,000 employees. It is one of the UK’s most successful FTSE 100 companies. For the year ending 26th February 2015 the company reported:

For more details go to www.costa.co.uk and www.whitbread.co.uk.

Escape Room Centre Limited (Co. No. 10153990) is a newly formed company incorporated on 28th April 2016. Therefore, no company accounts have been published yet. For the year ending 30th June 2015 the guarantor, Premier Cabs (Blackpool) Limited (Co. No. 02941228) reported Shareholders’ Funds of £742,503.

Escape Room Centre is a physical adventure game whereby participants are locked in a room and have to use elements of the room to find clues, solve a series of puzzles and break codes in order to escape within a set time limit. The games cater for everyone from friends and family to work and corporate team building. We understand the tenant has a second Escape Rooms Centre on the outskirts of Blackpool town centre. For further information visit www.escaperoomcentre.com.

The property has not been registered for VAT.

1. An opportunity to acquire a freehold retail & leisure investment;

2. The property occupies a prominent retailing position in the heart of Blackpool town centre;

3. The investment provides very secure income with over 90% of the income secured against Costa Limited; Pre-Tax Profits £127m, Shareholders’ Funds £449.5m;

4. No VAT payable;

5. A purchase at the asking price will provide an investor with an attractive net initial yield;