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INDUSTRY
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BUSINESS SUMMARY
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Art Gallery
Confidentially offered for sale
Ref No: AH046
Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Asking price; £175,000 + Stock
The Gascoigne Gallery is located in the affluent spa town of Harrogate. It was founded by the current owner over 10 years ago and moved to its present site in 2002,were it now sits in its enviable surroundings.
The gallery prides itself on the quality of the artwork it attracts and over the past five years such famous names as Picasso, Dahli ,Turner and Hockney have all been featured.
Customers are pleasantly surprised at the informal and warm ambience that the owner,his wife and staff have created, giving a relaxing and non pretentious atmosphere to this lovely town centre gallery.
Paintings sell from as little as £40 up to £15,000 giving a full mix and breadth of work.
Exhibitions are changed every three weeks making sure that there is a good mix of styles available on display, and the vendor has joined the Art Councils “Own Art” campaign allowing buyers, interest free loans to purchase artwork from the gallery
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BUSINESS FINANCIALS
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GENERAL COMPANY INFORMATION |
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Organization Structure: |
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Headquarters/Main Location: |
Home Based
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Time on lease/mortgage: |
N/A
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Is Business Relocatable? |
No |
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MARKET OUTLOOK/COMPETITION
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| The business has been very active in marketing itself. The owner frequently talks and is featured in local and regional newspapers by the art critics with a number of press releases also having been printed.
They have a superb up to date website which is an excellent vehicle to promote the gallery and the increase in traffic on the site grows each week.
Regular monthly mail outs are sent to the galleries database of circa 2,500 customers and advertising in the local press is taken out at the start of each new exhibition |
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DETAILS ABOUT THE SALE
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Support & Training
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The current owner would be keen to help with a smooth changeover . |
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Reason for Selling
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The owner would like to retire. |
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Is Management Willing to Stay?
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No
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Are You An Intermediary?
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No
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Web Site Design
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