• Strong established business in prominent/highly visible location.
• Next to busy A807 leading from Milngavie and Bearsden to Kirkintilloch.
• Shop/reception, garage and workshop space, office and storage facilities.
• Total site area of 0.078 ha (0.19 acre) approximately.
• Petrol station facilities with good ancillary/forecourt space.
• Offers over £180,000 for sale as a going concern.
PROPERTY NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Location
The property is situated on the west side of Main
Street, Torrance, at its junction with Queens View, as
shown on the attached location plan. The subjects
are highly visible, enjoying a prominent location close
to the extremely busy A807 Balmore Road/Torrance
Road which is a main arterial road route from Milngavie
and Bearsden to Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch. The
property is on the southern edge of the village of
Torrance, close to all local amenities and with a private
residential housing estate to the west.
Accommodation
The complex is situated on a site which extends to
0.078 ha (0.19 acre) approximately, as shown outlined
red on the attached Ordnance Survey extract. The
south boundary comprises stone walls which form
part of the enclosure/path of the Tower Burn.
There is a mono-blocked forecourt area which has
a traditional canopy over 3 operational fuel pumps
providing diesel and unleaded petrol, with three supply
tanks, as undernoted:-
Tank 1 – unleaded – 13,600 litres
Tanks 2/3 – split compartments of 6,800 litres
(1 unused and 1 providing unleaded)
Tank 4 – diesel – 9,000 litres
There is a mezzanine/attic accessed by a timber stair
from the garage/workshop and this provides fairly
basic space of 20.57 sq.m (221 sq.ft) approximately
for additional storage of parts and equipment.
There is a reception and shop area which integrates
with the main garage and vehicle workshop. There is
a customer access door to the shop/reception and
there are two access doors to the garage/workshop,
one being an electrically operated roller shutter and
the other a timber sliding door. The buildings are
single storey, built of brick and have pitched roofs with
profiled metal sheet covering.
Separate from the above, but accessed off the
forecourt, is a small office and storage facilities, part
being at ground floor and part at attic/first floor. These
facilities are within a two storey building with a pitched
concrete tiled roof which has a single storey projection
which houses both male and female toilet facilities.
Terms
Our clients wish to sell their freehold interest in the
subjects as an operational entity, with the benefit of
the ongoing business.
Offers over £180,000 are sought for the freehold
property interest, goodwill plus fixtures and fittings
relating to the business.
Our clients also own a ground floor flat at Main Street,
which is entered from the garage forecourt. The
flat has a living room, two bedrooms, kitchen and
bathroom, and is currently let at £380 per month. In
addition, our clients own the shop at 104 Main Street,
which is let out at £4,800 per annum and trades as
Stylers Hair Salon.
It should be noted that our clients’ principal focus
is on the sale of the business, however these two
properties can be included in the sale package as
an additional lot. We are therefore happy to provide
further information and asking terms for the flat and
shop upon request.
Specification
The business has been in operation since the mid
1960’s and has been members of the Scottish Motor
Trade Association for over 30 years. With a reputation
founded on quality of service, allied to excellent
accessibility, the business has a loyal/repeat customer
base drawn both locally and outwith the immediate
catchment of Torrance. This opportunity is available
due to the current Directors’ plans for retirement.
Kelvinside Garage is an approved MOT Testing Station
(Class 4 for cars) and in addition to servicing and
repairs of all models, vehicle air conditioning service
and repair is undertaken. Apart from the two Directors,
the business is operated with four full time mechanics
and a forecourt/pump attendant. The current hours of
business are:-
8.00 – 18.30 Monday to Friday
8.30 – 14.00 Saturday
Closed Sunday
The business commands a strong turnover and
generates consistent profit, and accounting information
can be made available to seriously interested parties
upon written request.