Manufacturing, Desford, Leicestershire
Key Features
- Operating under two brands with e-commerce websites for each
- Manufacturer of serving trays and accessories
- Scope to grow the business further
- Retirement sale
Description
MANUFACTURING BUSINESS in Leicestershire for Sale.
A fantastic opportunity to acquire a specialist manufacturer of serving trays and accessories. Operating under two brands with e-commerce websites for each, as well as third-party platforms such as Amazon and a large number of export orders. Annual turnover £37,000. They manufacture a range of high quality fibre glass (GRP / glass fibre) serving trays and accessories for the hospitality and catering industry that are decorated with a multitude of cotton furnishing fabric designs. Established in the 1960’s and has been operated by our clients since 1997 who now plan to retire. In recent years the operation has been scaled back to suit our clients lifestyle which presents a fantastic opportunity to grow the business through contract work / trade supply, increase exhibition and trade show attendance and overseas distributors. This is an ideal bolt-on opportunity for an existing manufacturer or exporter who can scale up the operation. The business currently operates from premises in Leicestershire that are leased and fit out with the plant and machinery but can be relocated to alternative premises. EPC Exempt.
Stock £18,000.
Map Location
Property details
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- Leasehold
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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Rights & Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
10 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 69% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Desford Community Primary School478 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 385
- Type
- Academy converter
- Newbold Verdon Primary School2.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 220
- Type
- Community school
- Kirby Muxloe Primary School2.6 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 402
- Type
- Academy converter
- Thurlaston Church of England Primary School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 78
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Ratby Primary School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 359
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Bosworth Academy629 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,565
- Type
- Academy converter
- Brookvale Groby Learning Campus3.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,476
- Type
- Academy converter
- Heath Lane Academy3.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 644
- Type
- Academy converter
- South Charnwood High School4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 866
- Type
- Academy converter
- Brockington College4.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,165
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
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Ernest Wilson & Co Limited, EW Leeds
The Business Centre, Deanhurst Park, Gelderd Road, Gildersome, Leeds, LS27 7LG
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