Staff-run fish & chip shop, affluent north Leeds suburb

Key features

• £3,000+ weekly takings on 17.5 frying hours
• Fully staff-run, five days a week, no lunches
• Hopkins 3-pan island range behind the counter
• Corner parade pitch in affluent north Leeds suburb
• 15-year retirement sale, realistically priced

About this business

A management-operated fish & chip takeaway in a sought-after residential pocket on the outskirts of Leeds city centre, taking £3,000+ a week on just 17.5 hours of frying across five days. Same ownership for 15 years, now a genuine retirement sale and realistically priced for a quick deal. The obvious upside — longer hours, a broader menu — is sitting there for an owner-operator to take.

Trading figures

Weekly takings are advised at £3,000+ from a simple traditional menu, achieved on only 17.5 hours of frying over five days with no lunchtime sessions at all. The scope for an owner-operator is direct: extending the opening pattern and broadening the menu — fried chicken, pizza, kebabs are all suggested by the vendor — would lift both turnover and margin from the current restricted footprint.

Trading hours

Closed Sunday and Monday. Tuesday to Saturday: 4.30pm – 8.00pm. Just 17.5 hours of frying a week, with obvious potential to extend openings.

Business premises

A prominent corner ground-floor lock-up on a parade of seven shops, with a forecourt to the front and full-width glazing on both sides under a large coloured fascia. Inside, the customer area is fully tiled and well appointed, fronted by a full-width stainless-steel counter with a Hopkins 3-pan island range behind it. Through to the rear sits a purpose-fitted, part-tiled kitchen and prep room with a stainless-steel table and dedicated potato working space, leading out to a bin storage shed. Plenty of parking sits directly in front of the unit.

Trade equipment

The headline piece is a Hopkins 3-pan island range with built-in bain-marie — the gold-standard name in British fish & chip ranges and the anchor of the fit-out. Alongside it: rumbler, chipper, fat filter, fish fridge, chest freezer, four-ring gas hob, upright drinks chiller, electric till, stainless-steel preparation table and the usual ancillary trade items. A full inventory will be provided prior to completion. (The above items have not been tested by Rosens — buyers should commission an independent inspection.)

Accommodation

Lock-up shop — no residential accommodation is included in the sale.

Trading position

Set in the heart of a fashionable, affluent residential area on the outskirts of Leeds city centre, occupying an attractive corner pitch on a parade of seven shops. A parking lay-by sits directly in front, a bus stop is close by, and local amenities are all within easy reach — three reliable footfall sources feeding a single corner unit.

Special remarks

A genuine retirement sale after 15 years of single ownership, offered realistically priced for a quick deal. What the buyer is taking on is a staff-run shop already turning over £3,000+ a week on the lightest possible trading pattern — five days, no lunches, closing by 8.00pm. The development path is obvious and entirely in the new owner's hands: more hours, a wider menu, and a hands-on operator at the counter. Well worth an early inspection.