Prime Retail Warehouse & Trade Counter Investment - Hambridge Road, Newbury RG14 5EA
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investment summary • Newly constructed, retail warehouse and trade counter development. • U nit 1: Wickes Building Supplies Ltd – FRI lease for 20 years from 25th May 2018 (T.O.B. Year 10) • U nit 2: JP McDougall & Co (t/a DULUX Decorator Centre) - FRI lease for 10 years from 9th May 2018 (T.O.B Year 5) • U nit 3: Benchmarx (Travis Perkins plc subsidiary) – FRI lease for 10 years from 25th May 2018. • Prime trading location and offering Wickes’ latest trading format. • Total GIA of 37,869 sq ft (3,518 sq m). • Low aggregate commencing rent of £329,500 pa • E quates to £11.58 psf for Wickes and £7.61 psf for the Trade Counter accommodation (on rentalised areas). • WAULT of 17.7 years (9.32 years after T.O.B.’s). • 5 yearly upward only rent reviews to Market Rent (Wickes increase capped at 3% pa). • Offers in excess of £5,620,000, exclusive of VAT. • Net Initial Yield of 5.50 %, assuming 6.61% Purchaser’s Costs.
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and Southampton airport are 40 miles away, as are the achieved £12 psf. Business users such as Stryker and
ferry terminals in Southampton and Portsmouth. Vodafone occupy neighbouring properties.
The Newbury Retail Park caters for mainly Open A1 retail
and is 2 miles to the south, on the outskirts of town.
Occupiers include, TK Maxx, Boots, Currys, PC World,
Sports Direct, M&S Simply Food, Homebase and Argos.
Rents on the park range from £16psf to £30+psf.Description Accommodation
The property comprises a recently developed terrace The specification includes the following:
of a retail warehouse and two trade counter units Unit 1 - Wickes Sq M GIA Sq ft GIA
• Steel portal frame – 6.7m to underside of haunch.
with shared car parking for approximately 61 vehicles. Ground Floor Sales 1,865.77 20,083
To the rear of the Wickes unit is an external Outdoor • Insulated profiled steel cladding to external
First Floor Ancillary 123.00 1,324
Project Centre and dedicated service yard, both elevations and roofs.
Entrance Lobby 41.43 446
secured by 4m high, gated fencing. This is accessed via • The roof incorporates 15% roof lights.
an extensive concrete and gated service yard, shared Trading Mezzanine* 339.75 3,657
• Internal block-work to 2.66m. Full height
with the remaining two units. Fit-out works have block-work or ‘jumbo-stud’ partition walls. TOTAL 2,369.95 25,510
commenced on Unit 2 and the store will soon open
for trade. • 30 kN/m2 floor loading to concrete floor slab.
Unit 2 – Dulux D.C. Sq M GIA Sq ft GIA
• First floor staff accommodation within Unit 1,
Ground Floor 466.28 5,019
including a canteen, administrative offices
and W.C’s.
Unit 3 - Benchmarx Sq M GIA Sq ft GIA
• Steel framed and plywood decked mezzanine
storage level to Unit 3. Ground Floor 467.02 5,027
• Electrically operated roller shutter; sliding and Storage Mezzanine* 214.80 2,313
security shutter doors to service bays and TOTAL 681.90 7,340
entrance lobbies.
Total site area is approximately 2.18 acres (0.88 h.a.) with site
• Occupier led fit-outs, including trading coverage of 32%.
mezzanine bathroom and kitchen showroom area NB *The trading and storage mezzanines within Wickes and
to Unit 1 and showroom fit outs to Units 2&3. Benchmarx respectively are to be regarded as Tenant’s Fit-out Works
and will be disregarded at rent review or lease renewal.
Post Dulux fit-out CGITenure Tenant’s Covenant
Freehold Wickes Building Supplies Ltd (Reg. No:1840419) is a Benchmarx Kitchens & Joinery Ltd (Reg. No: 2780063)
wholly owned subsidiary of Travis Perkins plc and trades is a leading supplier of contract kitchens to the building
Tenancy from 244 stores . It is the UK’s fastest growing DIY retailer trade and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Travis Perkins
Unit 1 - Wickes Building Supplies Ltd will take a and the market leading online DIY proposition. The plc within its ‘General Merchanting’ division. It trades
20 year FRI lease from 25th May 2018 at an initial new trading format stores continue to drive an uplift from 183 units, 11 of which were opened in 2017 and
rental of £253,000 pa. (£11.58 psf on rentalised area) in divisional turnover and a 4.7% increase in sales was with further expansion programmed.
The lease will be in the Vendor’s standard format; reported by the ‘Consumer Division’ of Travis Perkins for The company has a 2A1 D&B Rating and summaries
incorporating a Tenant’s Option to Break at Year 10 Y/e Dec 2017. This builds on a 6.4% ‘like-for-like’ increase from their accounts for the three previous trading
(on 6 months notice) and five yearly upwards only to Y/e Dec. 2016. years are:
rent reviews to Market Rent. Increases at each rent The company has a 5A1 D&B Rating, representing a
review will be capped at the equivalent of 3% pa “minimum risk of business failure” and summaries from Pre-Tax
i.e. a maximum increase of 15.93%. Accounts Turnover Net Worth
their accounts for the three previous trading years are: Profit
Unit 2 - J.P.McDougall & Co Ltd (t/a Dulux Decorator 31/12/2016 £135m £9.9m £5.89m
Centre) have take a 10 year FRI lease from 9th May 2018 Accounts Turnover Pre-Tax Net Worth
at an initial rental of £45,000 pa (£8.97 psf). The lease is Profit 31/12/2015 £109m £6.91m (£2.13m)
in the Vendor’s standard format; incorporates a Tenant’s 31/12/2016 £1,213m £65.4m £316m 27/12/2014 £90m £2.26m (£9.31m)
Option to Break (on 6 months notice) and an upwards
only rent review to Market Rent at Year 5. 26/12/2015 £1,104m £60.1m £414m
Travis Perkins plc is the UK’s leading company in the
Unit 3 - Benchmarx Kitchens & Joinery Ltd will take 27/12/2014 £1,039m £68.8m £355m builders’ merchanting and home improvement markets,
a 10 year FRI lease from 25th May 2018, at an initial with 20 businesses trading from over 2,000 sites. It
rental of £31,500 pa (£6.27 psf). The lease will be in reported a 3.5% increase in Group turnover for Y/e 31st
the Vendor’s standard format and incorporating an J.P. McDougall & Co Ltd t/a Dulux Decorator Centre
Dec.2017 to £6.43bn, adjusted EBITA of £380m and total
upwards only rent review to Market Rent at Year 5. (Reg No: 254941) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Akzo
Assets of £5.14bn.
Nobel NV (Market Cap. €19.21 bn) and is a key part of
Planning its Decorative Paints UK & Ireland unit. The company
sells paint products and accessories from 194 retail and
Detailed planning consent (14/00485/COMIND) was trade units throughout the UK and has an N1 D&B rating.
granted on 13th June 2014 for 3 units: Unit 1 (Class B8/ Summaries from their accounts for the three previous
A1) including mezzanine and associated Outdoor Project trading years are:
Centre and Secure Compound, Unit 2 (Classes B2, B8 with
trade counter and ancillary showroom and sui generis Pre-Tax
tile merchant) including mezzanine, Unit 3 (Class B8 Accounts Turnover Net Worth*
Profit
with trade counter and ancillary showroom) including
mezzanine, access and servicing arrangements, car 31/12/2016 £169.75m £5.46m (£50.72m)
parking, landscaping and associated works. 31/12/2015 £167.76m £146,000 (£34.83m)
The sale of goods across the three units is restricted to
“DIY, home improvement and building material / items, 31/12/2014 £167.23m £7.09m (£39.1m)
including tools and tiles, within class B8”. *Includes Pension Liabilities
NB. Small area of service yard has now been excluded from the holdingEPC
The units have been rated as follows:
Unit 1 – A-23
Unit 2 – B-28
Unit 3 – A-24
Copies of the Energy Performance Certificates are
available on request.
VAT
The property has been elected for VAT and the
transaction will be treated as a TOGC.
Proposal
Seeking offers in excess of £5,620,000 (Five Million, Contact
Six Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds) for the For access to the dataroom or to arrange an
freehold interest, subject to contract and exclusive inspection, please contact:-
of VAT. This price reflects a Net Initial Yield of
5.50%, assuming standard Purchaser’s Costs and Paul Yeadon
SDLT of 6.61%. cpy@hsmuk.com • DDI: 020 7318 1931
Andy Taylor
art@hsmuk.com • DDI: 020 7318 1934
DISCLAIMER
Messrs Hoddell Stotesbury Morgan Ltd for themselves and for the vendors of this property whose agents they are give notice that:- (i) the particulars are set out as a general outline only for the
guidance of intending purchasers and do not constitute, nor constitute part of, an offer or contract; (ii) all descriptions, dimensions, references to conditions and necessary permissions for use and
occupation, and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct but any intending purchaser should not rely upon them as statements or representations of fact but should
satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them; (iii) no person in the employment of Messrs Hoddell Stotesbury Morgan Ltd has any authority to make or give
any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property. (iv) unless otherwise stated all rents or prices quoted are exclusive of VAT which may be payable in addition. (v) Messrs Hoddell
Stotesbury Morgan Ltd has not made any investigations or otherwise of any issues concerning pollution and potential land, building, air or water contamination. Prospective purchasers must
undertake their own enquiries and satisfy themselves in this regard. Date: May 2018.You can also read