For sale direct from owner! Hugely successful kennels, cattery, dog training and pet shop business with a main house, guest/staff cottage and pool. Nestled in the mountains outside Almogia inland from Malaga city… Introduction This is a very well established, successful and well renowned kennels & cattery business. Regular repeat clients who exceed 300, use the kennels/cattery to safely house their pets whilst away. Some of the clients live locally and others drive from different provinces because of the excellent reputation this business has. First class dog training classes are popular, one-on one training sessions, seminars, quality pet food and grooming are also highly rated. There are 21 dog lodges, 5 catteries and other small pets are looked after also. A mobile pet shop does well selling the ‘home brand’ very high quality food plus accessories for pets. The superior food could be sold far more extensively for increased income and brand exposure of the business. Location has superb access to Malaga city and Malaga airport and it is almost on the cross-roads of Andalucia. This makes the location ideal for running a business where clients will bring their pets to have a fabulous holiday whilst their owners are travelling. The location is also incredibly quiet with no fireworks to disturb the animals here! 20 mins’ drive into Malaga old town, 30 mins’ drive to Malaga airport and 15 mins to Almogia village. Income & Profit: The current owner purchased the business in 2010 and she has built the business from an income of €59,899 to an average income over the past 9 years of €126,000 with an average profit margin of an incredible 40% and average net profit of €50,400 per annum. Income split: Boarding is approx. 72%, food sales 13%, training 9%, remainder being other retail/grooming. The return on your investment if you purchased this property today is astonishing! Advertising and marketing has always been via word of mouth and good reputation alone. Staffing currently includes the owner plus one full time member of staff and a handy man/gardener who visits once per week. Staff can stay on when the business is sold to help with a smooth transition if desired. Human accommodation includes: The owner’s house has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom with an open plan kitchen/living/dining room plus utility room and store (104M2). The guest or staff cottage has a double bedroom and 1 bathroom plus open-plan living/kitchen/dining room (37M). Canine & feline accommodation includes: Kennels/catteries of 223M2. The swimming pool is a small tiled pool with fabulous panoramic mountain views of 39M2 (5M x 3M). This used to the the alberca (water storage) for the land. The land belonging to the property is across two plots. A small plot over the track accommodates the guest/staff cottage with parking for 6 cars. The main and very large plot accommodates; the main house, pool and kennels/cattery with a dog exercise and training areas. There is a gated entrance, long driveway and ample parking for clients, owner and staff. A significant amount of the plot is safely fenced for animals, which cost over €30,000. The total land area is 20,281M2 Why is this lovely home and business being sold at such a ‘come and get me’ price? Because the seller is the only daughter to a seriously ill mum who lives in the UK. The property needs to be sold as soon as possible and in any property market, reducing the price to one that cannot be ignored is always the best way to get potential buyers racing to snap up this bargain! Also, because of the sudden nature of the reason to sell, the current owner does not have time to obtain an AFO for the property. Almogia town hall are slow, and it can take up to 3 years to obtain the AFO certificate and because the seller does not have 3 years, a discounted asking price is offered to compensate for this. All relevant surveys by architects and topographers are in place and ready for use by the buyer in order to obtain AFO (if that is what they want). However, bearing in mind the older age of the house and cottage and the full building permit for the kennels plus opening licence for the business, actually having AFO in this instance is very debatable as to it worth. Many would argue that putting AFO on older properties (which AFO was never intended for) is a very negative thing to do. The business There are 4 different sized dog lodges across the 21, so different sized families in various formats can be accommodated. The faithful, regular clientele of over 300 pet owners book regularly as an when they return to their home countries or as and when they take a well earned holiday. Summer, Christmas and New Year are peak seasons – Christmas is always fully booked months beforehand. There is always a waiting list for cancellations over the Christmas period. More than 50% of the lodges and catteries are booked for the festive season of 2020 already. There is never a day where no clients whatsoever have their animals boarded. Every month in 2020 has a booking in writing already (as of 12th Jan 2020). The business currently does not close – it is open 365 days a year. Fully licenced legal pet facility (both opening licence & agriculture & fisheries license). As well as an authorised traces facility (for pets that require commercial transportation by law). These licences are not easy to obtain so are a real benefit to be part of the business and purchased as part of an on-going concern. Dog training in various formats brings in additional income… Classes and 1-on-1’s on or off site. Extra income streams include; grooming, off site walks/hikes/reservoir visits, socialisation/play times, training and even a doggy day out! 'House' manufactured, super premium dog food has big growth potential. Currently only sold on site and in a few suppliers, it could be stocked in many more vets and independent suppliers. The pet shop selling mainly dog related accessories is currently mobile and could be increased, if desired. Dog grooming service have huge potential for growth. Courses and seminars bring in on average €12,000 per annum but were stopped in 2019 due to the ill health of the current owner’s mother (lack of time). Advertising is not necessary because word of mouth & good use of social media has always been enough. The Facebook page has over 11,000 followers and the business has a website. Relationships with some very well respected animal transporters who request their clients to have their animals with this business for the paperwork to be completed prior to travel are in place. SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures) are in place. Experienced staff member will remain in place to assist as required with the take-over. The sale comes with a small van to ensure business continues as normal while the change of ownership takes place and all the equipment required to continue the seamless running of the business will remain. The main house will be left partly furnished and the guest/staff cottage will remain fully furnished and equipped. Personal items will be removed. An inventory of contents will be organised to go alongside the sale. Additional vehicles available for sale Large van and a 4 x 4 vehicle. Viewing the property and discussing the business The current owner/seller of the property/business will meet with any buyers who are potentially interested and she will conduct the viewings. She is incredibly capable and knowledgeable, having grown the business to what it is from so little. You will be in safe hands if you wish to purchase the business and home too because a thorough hand-over will be given, plus a fully experienced and trained member of staff will stay on plus the gardener/handy-man who visits once per week if required.
