Ardingly Inn
Street Lane, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6UA
This is an exciting opportunity to run a beautiful village pub with letting rooms, spacious bar and dining areas, and a lovely garden. The Ardingly Inn is popular with both locals and visiting guests and offers great business potential.
- Fair Maintainable Trade* (FMT) Net Turnover: £550k per annum
- A characterful village pub set back from Ardingly High Street
- Benefits from 7 en-suite guest rooms, including four poster, family, double and twin rooms
- Spacious bar and dining areas, attractive garden, pool table, and car parking
- Close proximity to private boarding college, Ardingly College, and popular tourist attractions
Meet the Pub's Business Development Partner.....
“The Ardingly is ideally suited to an entrepreneurial individual or a couple with a passion for hospitality and experience of running a business with guest accommodation. The most important qualities an operator will need to make this business successful are dedication, passion and determination.
A good knowledge of food and drink would be an advantage, as well as having great organisational skills and the ability to identify new sales opportunities in a pub with letting rooms.”
Peter Hurdle
Business Development Partner, South East Region
With an ideal location set back from the quaint high street in Ardingly, near Haywards Heath, the Ardingly Inn is close to numerous tourist attractions, including the beautiful National Trust sites of Wakehurst Place, known as ‘Kew in the Country’, and Nymans Gardens. The South of England Showground is a 5 minute walk away, which holds numerous events throughout the year, including international Antique and Collectors’ Fairs. Ardingly Reservoir which hosts various water activities is a short walk away, where there are many rambler’s paths ranging from the leisurely to the energetic, for the more advanced hiker. Ardingly College is a stunning private boarding college located just a 10 minute walk from the pub, on the edge of the village.
The Ardingly Inn is on the London to Brighton cycle route and the surrounding area is very popular with cyclists, so the pub has a room for bikes to be locked away, plus a drying room. The famous Bluebell Railway is a short distance away; Gatwick Airport is only a 20 minute drive and the vibrant city of Brighton is 35 minutes away.
The Ardingly Inn resembles a large manor house and its grand reception area and spacious interior provides a relaxed and ambient atmosphere. This versatile pub has a bar leading off from the reception area with approximately 40 covers, a dining/breakfast room with a further 30 covers, and another room adjacent to the main reception which houses a pool table.
The attractive garden is to the rear of the pub and is accessed via the restaurant or the bar via the car park. The pub has always welcomed families and dogs, and has a varied guest base with good local support.
The guest and private accommodation is all located on the first floor, with the 7 en-suite letting rooms including a four poster, family, double, twin and single rooms. The guest accommodation provides a significant benefit to the business, and there is potential to really capitalise on this trading opportunity.
The private accommodation at the Ardingly is located on the first floor, separate from the guest rooms, and is in excellent condition. The accommodation consists of one double bedroom, a kitchen, a lounge, an office and a shower room / WC.
Double bedrooms – 1
Private kitchen – Yes
Lounge – 1
Shower room & WC – 1
Office – 1
- Rent: Turnover rent at 10% net sales, base rent £40k
- Initial Investment: minimum £35,000
- Fair Maintainable Trade* (FMT) Turnover: £550,000 per annum
Full Investment Breakdown †
- Deposit: £7,500
- Training Fee: £1,200 incl. VAT
- Change of DPS Fee: £200 incl. VAT
- Digital Assets Fee: £200 incl. VAT
- Working Capital: £15,000
- Fixtures & Fittings: Circa £30k (Inventory is an estimate net of VAT. Loan facilities are available for the purchase of fixtures and fittings).
- Estimated Wet/Dry/Accommodation Split: 38%/22%/40%
- Business Rates: RV £9,700
- Available From: TBC
Last 3 year Volume
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Beer & Cider - Barrels
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Wines - Litres
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Spirits - Litres
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Soft Drinks - Litres
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Current Year 2023-24 |
84 |
1180 |
90 |
1250 |
Last Year 2022-23 |
79 |
1030 |
90 |
710 |
2 Years Previous 2021-22 |
107 |
1010 |
90 |
980 |
Like all great village pubs, the Ardingly Inn can trade effectively all week and all year round. Summer trade is boosted with numerous walkers and cyclists, whilst the local and adjacent villages support the pub all year round. However, there is a real opportunity for a seasoned entrepreneur to take this business to another level.
* Fair Maintainable Trade (FMT):
FMT is the level of turnover and profit that we believe that the business is capable of delivering if being operated competently. The FMT is usually calculated by the Business Development Partner for the pub to rent, who will produce a shadow profit and loss account for the business which supports the rent. A copy of the shadow profit and loss account will be provided during the recruitment process.
Code of Practice:
Please see our Code of Practice for more information on FMT and rent. The Fair Maintainable Trade is not a guarantee of levels of trade or profit that will be made from the business – we strongly recommend you seek appropriate independent legal and business advice as part of your Business Plan.
† The Full Investment Breakdown:
The Full Investment Breakdown for each public house is higher than the minimum investment we will accept. This is because potential Business Partners with the minimum investment available can still be accepted as we are able to offer them financial support for the rest of the monies.
Working Capital:
The working capital incorporates the purchase of stock, glassware, loose catering effects and valuer fees – please note the number quoted on this website are based on estimates. The exact costs will be determined on the day you take on the public house by independent valuers and stock takers. Please see our Code of Practice for more information about investment.
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