APPLEGREEN MERTHYR TYDFIL - LOWER HIGH STREET, CF47 8EB FORECOURT AND CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT WITH A GUARANTEE FROM CO-OP GROUP LTD - Allsop

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APPLEGREEN MERTHYR TYDFIL
LOWER HIGH STREET, CF47 8EB

FORECOURT AND CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT
WITH A GUARANTEE FROM CO-OP GROUP LTD
APPLEGREEN MERTHYR TYDFIL - LOWER HIGH STREET, CF47 8EB FORECOURT AND CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT WITH A GUARANTEE FROM CO-OP GROUP LTD - Allsop
APPLEGREEN MERTHYR TYDFIL                                                                                                                   FORECOURT AND CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT
LOWER HIGH STREET, CF47 8EB                                                                                                                      WITH A GUARANTEE FROM CO-OP GROUP LTD

    INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS
    ■■ Highly visible petrol filling station located on the main arterial road (A4054)    ■■ Annual retail spend in the store of £900,000
    ■■ The only PFS in the town centre with 8 pumps and a convenience store               ■■ Site area of 0.28 acres
    ■■ Let to Rochpion Properties (4) LLP, (t/a Applegreen) guaranteed by the excellent   ■■ Freehold
       covenant of Co-Operative Group Limited (5A1) with a further 8 years to expiry      ■■ Offers sought in excess of £1,825,000 (One Million Eight Hundred and
    ■■ No Breaks                                                                             Twenty Five Thousand Pounds) subject to the contract and exclusive of VAT.
    ■■ Current rent passing £116,679 pa subject to fixed annual increases of 2% pa           A purchase at this level reflects a net initial yield of 6.02% assuming
                                                                                             purchasers cost of 6.22%.
APPLEGREEN MERTHYR TYDFIL - LOWER HIGH STREET, CF47 8EB FORECOURT AND CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT WITH A GUARANTEE FROM CO-OP GROUP LTD - Allsop
APPLEGREEN MERTHYR TYDFIL                                                                                                                                                   FORECOURT AND CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT
LOWER HIGH STREET, CF47 8EB                                                                                                                                                      WITH A GUARANTEE FROM CO-OP GROUP LTD

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                                                                     LOCATION                                                               TENURE
                                                                     Merthyr Tydfil is situated in South Wales in the county of             Freehold.
                                                                     Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council. It is located 24 miles (38 km)
                                                                     north of Cardiff and 31 miles (49 km) north-east of Swansea.           DESCRIPTION
                                                                     The town is situated within close proximity to the junction of
                                                                                                                                            The property comprises a highly visible Forecourt and
                                                                     the A470, which links Cardiff in the south to Colwyn Bay in
                                                                                                                                            Convenience Store located directly to the South of Merthyr
                                                                     the north and the A465 which links Neath in the southwest to
                                                                                                                                            Tydfil, currently unopposed in providing Town Centre fuel
                                                                     Hereford in the northeast and the Midlands.
                                                                                                                                            provision.
                                                                     Merthyr Tydfil Railway Station provides regular rail services to
                                                                                                                                            The site is accessed from Lower High Street (A4054) providing
                                                                     Cardiff Central Station with an average journey time of 1 hour.
                                                                                                                                            8 pumps under a modern canopy.
                                                                     Cardiff International Airport is situated 33 miles (53 km) south
                                                                     of the town.                                                           The retail accommodation totals 1,145 sq ft and the site
                                                                                                                                            comprises a total area of 0.28 acres.
                                                                     SITUATION
                                                                                                                                            TENANCY
                                                                     The property is situated a 5 minute walk from the main Town
                                                                     Centre retailing provision, opposite a large Aldi supermarket          The property is let on a full repairing and insuring basis for a
                                                                     and adjacent to a Royal Mail depot.                                    term of 20 years from 21st June 2007 expiring on 20th June
                                                                                                                                            2027 (8 years to run) at a current rent of £116,679 pa.
                                                                     The surrounding commercial accommodation provides an
                                                                     element of walk-in retail trade.                                       The lease is guaranteed by Co-Operative Group Limited and
                                                                                                                                            benefits from fixed annual increases of 2% pa. -
                                                                                                                                            the next uplift is due in June 2020.

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APPLEGREEN MERTHYR TYDFIL - LOWER HIGH STREET, CF47 8EB FORECOURT AND CONVENIENCE STORE INVESTMENT WITH A GUARANTEE FROM CO-OP GROUP LTD - Allsop
COVENANT INFORMATION
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Rochpion Properties (4) LLP
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Applegreen is one of the major petrol forecourt retailers in the Republic of Ireland
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           with a significant growing presence in the UK. The group currently operate out
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           of 158 sites in the UK alone and 472 worldwide. For the year end 2018, group
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           revenue increased by 41% to D2.0bn, profits increased by 55% to D282.3m with
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Adjusted EBITDA increasing by 46% to D58.1m.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Furthermore, in Q4 of 2018, Applegreen acquired a majority stake in ‘Welcome
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Break’, the second largest motorway service operator in the UK.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           A summary of Rochpion Properties (4) LLP accounts are below:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          6th January 2018           31st December 2016               2nd January 2016
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Turnover                                 £482,000                        £364,000                     £703,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Pre Tax Profits                          £973,000                     £6,866,000                   £1,905,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Total Net Worth                      £84,686,000                     £83,713,000                  £76,848,000

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Co-Operative Group Food Limited
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The Co-Operative Group is the fifth largest food retailer in the United Kingdom,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           operating from over 2,500 local convenience and medium sized stores. The
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           group is also the largest UK funeral services provider in the UK, a major general
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           insurer and a growing legal services business. The Group employs over 70,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           people across the various business lines with over 4.65 million active members,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           accounting for 33.5% of total food turnover
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The group’s overall revenue in 2018 was £10.2bn, significantly increasing from
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2017 (£8.9bn). The Group is undergoing rapid expansion in the wholesale market
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           following the recent acquisition of Nisa and five-year commercial deal to supply
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Costcutter Supermarkets Group. When combined with independent co-operative
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           societies, The Co-Operative Group now supply over 7,700 stores nationwide.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           A summary of Co-operative Group Limited’s accounts are below:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          6th January 2018           31st December 2016               2nd January 2016
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Turnover                         £9,470,000,000                  £9,472,000,000               £9,301,000,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Pre Tax Profits                      £72,000,000                  -£132,000,000                   £23,000,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Total Net Worth                  £2,191,000,000                  £2,298,000,000               £2,006,000,000

           EPC
           EPC is available in
                                                        VAT
                                                        The property is elected for VAT and it is
                                                                                                                              PROPOSAL
           the dataroom.                                anticipated the transaction will be treated                           Offers sought in excess of £1,825,000 (One Million Eight Hundred and
                                                        as a transfer of a going concern (TOGC).
                                                                                                                              Twenty Five Thousand Pounds) subject to the contract and exclusive of VAT.
           DATA ROOM
           For access to the Allsop Marketing Data Room, please use the following link:
                                                                                                                              A purchase at this level reflects a net initial yield of 6.02% assuming
           https://datarooms.allsop.co.uk/register/merthyr                                                                    purchasers cost of 6.22%.

           For further information or to make arrangements for viewing please contact:

           Ronnie Morgan                                     Alex Butler
           020 7543 6808                                     020 7543 6722
           ronnie.morgan@allsop.co.uk                        alex.butler@allsop.co.uk                     allsop.co.uk

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be relied on as statements or representations of fact; and (c) the vendor/lessor does not make or give, and neither Allsop LLP nor any of its members or any person in its employment has any authority to make or give, any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to the property. The only representations, warranties,
undertakings and contractual obligations to be given or undertaken by the vendor/lessor are those contained and expressly referred to in the written contract for sale or agreement for lease between the vendor/lessor and a purchaser or tenant. 2. Prospective purchasers or tenants are strongly advised to: (a) satisfy themselves as
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