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Take over an existing Mail Boxes Etc. Centre with an established customer base, allowing you to get up and running quicker and reduce set up fees.

MBE Shawlands, Claymore House, 145-149 Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow G41 3JA

MBE Shawlands, Claymore House, 145-149 Kilmarnock Road, Glasgow G41 3JA

MBE Shawlands offers an opportunity to purchase an existing, well established (over 25 yrs), profitable high street business, operating office hours.

The store has been well invested in and benefits from high quality printing and finishing equipment, providing high quality printed output very efficiently and very rapidly (much of our printed output is same day printing).

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Demographics

Demographics

Shawlands is a Southside suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, located two miles south of the River Clyde with a population of over 7,000. The area, considered the “Heart of the Southside”, is known for its independent restaurants and cafés,
art scene, public parks, period terraces, and red and blond sandstone tenements.

There are lower percentages of children (13%) and older people (11%) – defined as aged 65 years and over – than in Glasgow as a whole. The proportion of people from an ethnic minority, 15%, is above average.

Claimant rates relating to unemployment and disability benefits are lower than average. Levels of deprivation and child poverty are much lower than the Glasgow average.

The area is within walking distance of Crossmyloof Railway Station, Shawlands Railway Station and Pollokshaws East Railway Station. All stations have direct links to the city centre, terminating at Glasgow Central Station. Journey
times to the city centre are under 10 minutes.

Shawlands is located 8.8 miles (14.2 km) from Glasgow Airport and about 24 miles (39 km) from Glasgow Prestwick Airport.

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Recent Business Performance

Recent Business Performance

2024 Turnover: £138K
2024 EBITDA: £15.3K
Store turnover is average for MBE stores.

The key business segments are:-
• Packing and shipping (driven by Auction House business) – 44% of sales
• Printing – using high quality printing assets, including a Xerox Versant 280, wide format printers – 42%
• Mail box rental – 11%

All of the extensive printing and finishing equipment (replacement value in excess of £130K) is owned by the business and included in the sale price.

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Main Clients, Property Lease, Staffing

Main Clients, Property Lease, Staffing

The company has developed a number of ongoing B2B clients including Thomson Roddick Callan’s Edinburgh auction site, Ramsey Cornish , McTears, on a bi weekly basis and also Great Western Auctions, Mulberry Bank and Hamilton Auctions.

It has steady income from DX clients and around 50 Mail Box rental customers.

The store also has a number of local restuarants as regular customers, providing promotional poster, and menus.

Property Lease
The store benefits from a 1,100 sq ft floor space, with windows onto the high street and on the side street.
• Lease Cost: £20,598.96 per annum
• Rates (Apr 2024 – Mar 2025) £11,580
• Lease Expiry: 17/03/2027

Staffing
• The store is operated with a Manager (having over 20 years MBE experience) and a part time assistant (having 13 years MBE experience) – plus the owner.

• Shop opening hours 8:45am – 5:30pm Monday to Friday,
• Saturday 11am – 3:00pm.
• There is further scope to upscale to a mobile van option to enhance the service offering and business opportunities.

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How we support your business vision

Mail Boxes Etc. offers a proven business concept providing what you need to turn your business project into a reality:

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Mail Boxes Etc./MBE Centers are operated by independent operators as franchisees, who operate under a franchise agreement under the brand name of MBE. Through its franchise network Mail Boxes Etc. provides support services for businesses and individuals. Logistics and shipping services represent the main services of MBE – enabled by MBE through contractual agreements concluded for the benefit of its franchisees with the main domestic and international express couriers - and other graphics and printing services - provided either directly or on the basis of agreements with large printing centers. The promotion of services for business and private customers is carried out in the framework of the business activity of each MBE franchise partner within and outside of the MBE Centers ("farming"). Each franchise partner is contractually obligated to perform such activities. Mail Boxes Etc. and MBE are registered trademarks used with permission of Fortidia - a registered trademark of MBE Worldwide S.p.A - (All Rights Reserved). The services offered by the individual MBE Centers can vary depending upon the location. The material available on this Internet site, the information contained herein and any other relevant related data may not in any manner be copied, distributed, changed, republished, reproduced, downloaded or forwarded to third parties, without the expressed prior written authorization of Sistema Italia 93 S.r.l. We accept no responsibility with regard to the unauthorized use of the material available on this Internet site, the information and/or the data contained herein.