Sea View

“The Dairy” “Zion Apartment”
Together with a Suite of Offices, The Strand,
St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly TR21 0PT

The offering for sale of this property gives a very rare opportunity for a purchaser to acquire a well managed, necessary and remunerative business plus a rental income together with its own well appointed Owner's apartment overlooking St. Mary's Harbour.

For many years visitors to the Islands will remember this property as being “The Dairy” where local milk was treated and bottled on the premises and sold from the shop together with associated dairy products including a large trade in ice cream sales.

The Vendor has spent the last three years redesigning the commercial accommodation and fine tuning the business to cater to the community's needs.

Briefly, the premises on the ground floor now comprise of a good sized cafe for sixteen covers and shop selling milk, sandwiches, pizzas, confectionery, ice creams etc. A separate kitchen / food preparation area. A comfortably furnished cafe area. A DVD rental area and lastly a large ancillary storage room with cold room off. On the first floor, separately approached, is a spacious fully self contained apartment apartment with wonderful views of St. Mary's harbour from the majority of it's rooms. Finally at the rear of the property there is a suite of offices which are at present occupied by The Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust.

The accommodation more particularly comprises:

On the Ground Floor:

Shop 16'9” X 11'10” Having a laminate wood effect floor and large display window to the road. There is a counter / servery area with separate hand washing facilities and an ice cream servery. The whole area being well lit by suspended spot lamps.

A step up at the rear of the servery area leads into:

Kitchen / Food Preparation Room 12'3” X 9'0” Having a wood effect laminate floor and fitted with a range of kitchen floor cabinets with Formica working surfaces. Fittings include a double bowl single drainer stainless steel inset sink and under counter refrigerator. Dishwasher and separate oven / four ring hob. Pizza oven and chip fryer. Lighting is by fluorescent strip light and there is a telephone point connection.

Direct access from the kitchen into:

Large Ancillary Storage Room 17'8” X 10'9” Off which is a:

Cold Store of approximately 440 cu ft capacity.

Off the storage room is a:

DVD Sales and Display Area 15'0” X 11'0” With access directly from the shop or separate access from the pavement.

A store cupboard housing the bins.

Toilet accommodation Having a low level wc and corner wash hand basin.

On the other side of the shop and at a slightly higher level is the:

Cafe 16'9” average X 11'9” Comfortably furnished with tables and chairs and lit by ceiling mounted recessed spot lamps.

At the rear of the cafe is a:

Freezer Room of approximately 220 sq. ft capacity.


On the First Floor:

Having its own separate entrance at the rear of the property is:

ZION APARTMENT

Hardwood panelled front door leads into:

Large Reception Hall 12'0” X 8'3” Ceramic tiled floor. Built in floor cupboards with melamine working surfaces to two sides of the room. Plumbing for automatic washing machine. Coat hanging space.

(NB Subject to the leaseholders and Local Authority Planning Department consent we would suggest that this hallway would divide to form a second bedroom with adjoining hallway)

Multi paned part glazed door then

Three steps lead up into:


Lounge / Dining Room 12'3” X 11'0” With dual aspect windows affording uninterrupted views across St. Mary's Harbour to the off islands of Tresco, Bryher and Samson. Wall mounted electric convector radiator. Six power points
Sliding door into:

Kitchen 9'0” X 6'5” Patterned vinylay covered floor and fitted on three sides with pine floor cabinets incorporating 12'0” of granite effect melamine working surface. Matching double wall cabinet. Tricity Bendix oven /hob. Zanussi refrigerator. Part wall tiling. Electric extractor fan. Six power points. Electric cooker point

Bedroom 12'5” X 11'0” Again with wonderful views across St. Mary's Harbour. Wall mounted electric convector radiator. Eight power points. Built in wardrobe.

Shower Room 9'0” minimum X 5'2” maximum. Patterned vinylay covered floor. Low level wc. Pedestal wash hand basin with fluorescent light / shaver socket over. Fully tiled shower cubicle with glazed aluminium door. Gainsborough electric shower unit. Electric extractor fan. Double louvered doors to store cupboard

Also approached via its own private access at the rear of the property is:

Suite of Offices (at present occupied under a lease by the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust)

Comprising:
Reception Office
Private Office
Hallway leading to:
Toilet Accommodation
Kitchen

FURNISHINGS, FIXTURES AND FITTINGS: All furnishings, fixtures and fittings in the shop, storage area office and flat are included in the asking price. (Excluding furnishings in the offices occupied by the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust.) An inventory will be made available.

TRADING FIGURES Audited accounts can be made available to seriously intending Purchasers after viewing.

SERVICES: Mains water, 3 Phase electricity and sewerage are connected. telephone is connected subject to the usual regulations.

ASSESSMENTS: For the purposes of Council Property Tax, Zion apartment is designated in Band ‘D' in the Valuation List, producing a charge of £1186.74 for the year 2010/2011

The Shop , storage etc. is assessed to a Rateable Value of £10,750. Rates payable amount to £2,300 per annum.

To each of the above charges will be added the sum of £262.60 water charge and £153.50 sewerage charge.

Offices Occupied by Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust. The previous lease has expired and the Trust are now “holding over” and paying a rental of £6,500 per annum. Our understanding is that the Trust will be vacating the offices sometime during 2011.

TENURE: The total property is held on a lease from The Duchy of Cornwall for a term of 20 years which commenced on 14th Dec 2007 The present rental is £20,500 per annum with three yearly rent reviews. The next rent review is on 25th March 2014

These particulars, whilst believed to be accurate are set out as a general outline only for guidance and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Intending purchasers should not rely on them as statements of representation of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to their accuracy.