270 - 284 Holderness Road

Hull, HU9 2JX

Buy £1,000,000

FREEHOLD FOOD STORE INVESTMENT - Let to Heron Foods Limited

Let to Heron Foods Limited on two leases expiring 26 January 2032 (no breaks)

Current combined rent passing £66,000 per annum

No.280-284 lease subject to five yearly rent review (next review to CPI minimum of 1% max 3% p.a.) - January 2025

No.272-282 Lease subject to review to OMR - 12 September 2027

Guide Price £1,000,000 net initial yield of 6.26% (allowing for usual purchasers costs)

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The property is located on the corner of Holderness Road and Holland Street, a densely populated area approximately 1 mile east of Hull city centre situated within an established parade of shops. Holderness Road serves as one of the main access routes carrying high volumes of traffic and providing cross city connections from the East into Hull. There are a range of retail, takeaway and professional service occupiers, nearby businesses include Cooplands and British Heart Foundation.

Description

The property is an end-terrace retail shop with part return frontage, comprising a two-storey building of mixed brick construction with stone effect cladding to the first-floor elevation. The roof and floors are made of reinforced concrete. There is rear access to a yard which leads to rear stores and a lift serving first floor stores.

Store Redevelopment

A lease was signed to Heron Foods Limited on 12th September 2022 for 272-282 Holderness Road in order to combine the two buildings into one large retail unit, this has recently been completed. Heron are trading from 305 stores at present and this store trades in the top quartile of those stores*.

*Information provided by Heron Foods Limited

Accommodation

272-282 Holderness Road

Sales area

195.0 sq m

(2,099 sq ft)

First Floor Storage/office

19.9 sq m

(214 sq ft)

First floor storage

inc. staff accommodation

144.5 sq m

(1,555 sq ft)

280-284 Holderness Road

Sales area

208.0 sq m

(2,239 sq ft)

Storage/office

45.1 sq m

(486 sq ft)

First floor storage

inc. staff accommodation

208.0 sq m

(2,239 sq ft)

Terms

Tenancy

The property is let to Heron Foods Limited on two separate leases both expiring on 26 January 2032 at a combined rent of £66,000 per annum (£46,300 per annum and £19,700 per annum). Both leases are on Full Repairing and Insuring terms (FRI), with a rent review in line with the CPI with a minimum increase of 1% per annum and a maximum increase of 3% - January 2025 (No.280-284 only) and a review to Open Market Rent (OMR) in September 2027 (No.272-282).

Company Overview

Founded in 1978, and now based at Melton, East Yorkshire, Heron Foods Limited were acquired by B&M Retail Limited in 2017 to develop a discount convenience grocery brand. The Heron brand continues to grow with c.17 new stores opened during the pandemic with the focus on growth and developing new stores.

Heron Foods Limited results:

25/03/2023

30/03/2022

30/03/2021

Turnover

£490,669,000

£418,987,000

£434,592,000

Pre-tax Profit

£16,988,000

£10,773,000

£11,863,000

Total Net Worth

£86,559,000

£73,285,000

£64,885,000

Disposal Terms

The freehold interest is available subject to the leases at a guide price of £1,000,000 reflecting 6.26% net initial yield (after allowing for purchaser’s costs of 5.45%).

Tenure

Freehold

Energy Performance Rating:

C (60)

VAT

VAT is applicable.

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270 - 284 Holderness Road

270 - 284 Holderness Road