The Pocklington Investment

Pocklington, York, East Yorkshire, YO42 1NR

Guide Price

£3,250,000

  • Status: FOR SALE SOLD UNDER OFFER
  • First Marketed: Feb 2022
  • Removed: Date Not Available
  • 11.1 acres

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  • First Marketed: Feb 2022
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Rare opportunity to acquire a highly reversionary single let industrial investment comprising industrial land and buildings on 11.10 acres in an established industrial location with medium to long term development potential.

INVESTMENT SUMMARY

Freehold 11.10 acre secure site

Let to Kelkay Limited for 5 years at a low rent of £250,000 pax (reflecting a low £4.00 psf for the buildings and £17,740 p/acre for the open storage)

Refurbished 12,500 sq ft industrial unit and 2,988 sq ft detached office

Approx. 7 acre of concrete or tarmac surfaced with the remainder compact/hard surfaced

Highly reversionary with an achievable ERV of £335,000 pax (reflecting £4.75 psf and £25,000 p/acre for the open storage areas)

Low site density of only 3.2%

Medium term redevelopment potential

Excellent tenants covenant strength - 'very low risk'

Recently rebuilt industrial unit - brand new cladding and roof

Offers in excess of £3,250,000 which reflects an attractive NIY of 7.22% & reversionary yield of 9.68% assuming purchasers' costs at 6.48% and a low gross land value of £292,793 per acre.

LOCATION

Located within the popular Pocklington Industrial Estate which is an established industrial area approximately 2 miles southwest of Pocklington Town Centre.The estate fronts directly onto York Road (A1079) which conveniently links the site with York City Centre approx. 10 miles to the north west and Market Weighton approx. 6 miles to the south east with Hull City being 22 miles to the south. Pocklington is a affluent market town in the East Riding of Yorkshire which has seen substantial growth in recent years with a number of new residential and commercial developments nearby to the property.

DESCRIPTION

The site extends to 11.1 acres with the industrial site comprising a detached modern industrial/warehouse unit and a detached single story office premises, with the majority of the and being level, open and hard surfaced. The industrial unit provides open storage space, with roller shutter door access, it is of steel portal frame construction. The industrial unit has been recently rebuilt and modernised by the vendor prior to lease commencement which included full sheet re-cladding of roof and elevations and resurface and makegood specific yard areas.

The site benefits from the following specification:

12,500 sq ft industrial unit

3.9m min eaves with 5.93m max eaves

Approx 7 acres of concrete hard standing with the remainder tarmac or compact surfaced

2,988 sq ft detached office building with staff facilities and w/c

Two access points via Wellington road and Lancaster Road

TENANCY

The whole site is occupied by Kelkay Limited who use it for open storage of their product, manufacturing and forward distribution to gardening retailers throughout the UK and Ireland.

Tenant: Kelkay Limited (04219711)

Term: 5 years from February 2022

Rent: £250,000 per annum exclusive

Repairs: FRI subject to a photo schedule

PASSING RENT & ERV ANALYSIS

We consider the £250,000 pax rent to reflect a rate of £4.00 per sq ft for the buildings and circa £17,740 per acre for the open storage areas. Please note the vendor agreed the lease terms in house, without agent advice.

We consider the ERV to be £335,000 pax which equates to £4.75 per sq ft for the buildings and circa £25,000 per acre per annum for the open storage space

ACCOMODATION

Industrial Unit 12,500 Sq Ft

Office: 2,988

INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

We are seeking offers for the freehold in excess of £3,250,000 which reflects an attractive NIY of 7.22% assuming purchaser's costs of 6.48%.

Assuming the ERV of £335,000 pax this would reflect a reversionary yield of 9.68%.

This reflects a low gross capital land value of £292,793 per acre (inclusive of the buildings)

COVENANT

Kelkay Ltd (04219711)

Kelkay are one of the leading suppliers of garden landscaping products, they manufacture and distribute throughout the UK and Ireland. They have their main manufacturing and distribution site near Snaith in East Yorkshire.

Turnover: 28.6m

Cash in Bank: £4.7m.

Net Assets: £15.76m

Kelkay are part of 'The AMES Companies UK Limited' which is a subsidiary of the Griffin Corporation which is an American conglomerate with assets of $2.6bn and revenue of $2.2bn. They purchased Kelkay in 2017.

TENURE

Freehold

PLANNING

The site is allocated as Employment by the local authority.

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EPC

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Plans and Boundaries

The plans within these particulars are based on Ordnance

Survey data and provided for reference only. They are believed to

be correct but accuracy is not guaranteed.

Anti Money Laundering

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to comply with Anti Money Laundering Regulations.

VAT

It is anticipated the sale will be treated as a TOGC.

Viewings

Strictly by prior arrangement with the agent.


Marketed by: Fisher German, Doncaster

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