PRIME INVESTMENT/ DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY GEFCO UK LTD, EUROHUB, GEDDINGTON, CORBY, NN18 8AA
Investment Summary Rare opportunity to acquire a substantial freehold site of 35 acres (14.16 hectares), currently used as a car storage facility with a 52,325 sq ft (4,860. sq m) modern industrial unit Located in an established industrial location on Eurohub Excellent transport communications being situated 0.4 miles (0.6 km) east of the and 8 miles ( km) north of the A14 which provides direct access to the M1, A1, M6, and M motorways. Let to Gefco UK Ltd with a parent company guarantee from Gefco SA on Full Repairing and Insuring (FRI) lease expiring 2th July 2021. The passing rent is 1,320,021.24 per annum exclsuive. Excellent ongoing asset management potential including future redevelopment. We are instructed to seek offers in excess of 16,250,000 (Sixteen Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds), reflecting a Net Initial Yield of.61% assuming purchaser s costs of 6.3%.
Location The location continually attracts major distribution operators given its access to 80% of the Uk s population within a 4.5 hour HGV drive time. Situated miles (16 km) north of Kettering and within easy access of major conurbations such as Leicester 25 miles (40 km) to the west, Northampton 24 miles (3 km) to the south and Peterborough 25 miles (40 km) to the east, Corby benefits from accessibility to an estimated catchment population within a 30 minute drive of 00,000 rising to approximately,000,000 within 60 minute drive. Given the proximity to labour, wages in the area are 18.3% lower than the UK average. Corby is surrounded by several major A roads providing excellent access to the national motorway network and major cities. London is approximately 0 miles (145 km) to the south and Birmingham 63 miles (1 km) to the west. Road connectivity is excellent with the connecting to the A14 which in turn provides direct access to the A1 (M) to the east and the M1 (Junction 1) and M6 Motorway interchange to the west. 4 A44 A448 M5 A41 A51 Corby is an established strategic distribution location in the heart of the East Midlands. Stow-onthe-Wold Cheltenham rd upon Trent M1 Loughborough Rugeley Melton 23 Mowbray Spalding Cannock 54 22 12 Stamford Wisbech a T8 T T6 Lichfield M42 Leicester 2 1 T5 T4 21a a Tamworth Oakham Peterborough Brownhills 21 M6 Toll on Walsall T3 Hinckley March 8 T2 2 1 M6 Nuneaton T1 1 6 1 Market 16 udley 5 4a 8 2 M6 Harborough A1(M) 4 ge M6 3 15 3 20 6 Coventry 2 M6 M1 BIRMINGHAM 1 5 1 CORBY 14 4 Kettering Ely 4 L 2 4a 1 18 3 3a M42 16 M45 1 sgrove Royal Huntingdon Wellingborough 5 Leamington Newm Warwick15 Spa 14 Redditch 14 M5 16 6 15a Northampton Cambridge12 12 15 Bedford Stratfordupon-Avon M40 1 a 8 Stroud 5 A42 A38 A40 A44 A38 A446 A42 A45 A444 A42 A44 A Banbury 5 A5 A45 A34 A6 A40 A4421 Oxford A60 A6 A14 A41 A4 A508 A5 A508 A421 A 6003 A45 A428 A606 A50 14 A418 A4 A616 A1 A5 A45 A421 A4 A6 A41 A6 A605 A14 A16 A1 A3 A1 A4 A428 A151 A602 A414 A141 A14 A505 M1 M 12 8 Bishop s Milton Keynes Luton Stevenage Stortford 8a 8 a Dunstable A1(M) 6 Hertford Aylesbury Hemel 5 4 Hempstead St Albans Harlow 8 M1 3 8a Ch 1 2 Hatfield 8 21 21a 22 M25 20 6 23 Amersham 1 24 25 26 2 A A A 1 A142 A141 A505 A120 A A4 A1 1 A
Situation The Subject property has direct access to Geddington Road (A66) with the Trunk Road approximately 0.5km to the south and Corby town centre 1km to the west. The Property is in an established commercial area just to the south of the main industrial areas of Weldon and Earlstrees Industrial Estates. A6 LEICESTER A6003 UPPINGHAM RD ROCKINGHAM RD WILLOW BROOKS Earlstrees Industrial Estate PHOENIX PARK WAY A1 PETERBOROUGH A66 Weldon Industrial Estate UPPINGHAM RD COTTINGHAM RD GAINSBOROUGH RD SOWER LEYS RD WESTCOTT WAY JUBILEE AVE COTTINGHAM RD OAKLEY RD OAKLEY RD GEDDINGTON RD GEFCO UK LTD A6086 DANESHOLM RD A66 OAKLEY RD COVENTRY A6003 STAMFORD RD
OAKLEY RD GEDDINGTON RD A6086
PRIME INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY Description The cars are parked on either tarmac or hardcore shale surfaces with a pre-delivery inspection unit (PDI) towards the front of the facility. The entire site benefits from a high level of security with a fence and lighting around the perimeter together with a gatehouse and barrier access on Geddington Road. The PDI facility is a late s industrial unit internally sub divided to provide a preparation workshop, body shop, mechanical workshop, washdown area and administrative offices. The unit is a steel portal frame construction with profile steel cladding beneath a coated profile metal sheet roof with % roof lights. The property has an eaves height of approximately 4m. The site is used for the storage and preparation/pre delivery inspection of Peugeot and Citroen cars. The preparation workshop has two roller shutter doors to the front elevation, five roller shutter doors to the side elevation, sodium lighting and exhaust extraction equipment. 1 6 3.0m RH SS BE Wier ER EM 41 E OV GR 3 33 15 Chy 55 1 21 2.0m 18 2 in Dra Depot ON WELD 5.1m 2 33 30 32 GEDD INGTO in Dra Industrial Estate Und SCOTT ST JAMES The office and amenity block comprise administrative offices, canteen and separate WC facilities for works and office staff. The office specification includes suspended ceilings, recessed lighting and gas central heating. Club ST JAMES N 1 Accommodation ETL Tanks ST JAMES ETL Electricity Sub Station The property has been measured in accordance with the RICS code of measuring practice and provides the following Gross Internal Floor Area: Depot Pond Pond ETL El Sub Sta War ST LUKE'S d Bdy Facto ry Industrial Estate Pond Description sq m sq ft Industrial Estate ETL Depot Warehouse/Office 4,860. 52,325 Def Dis ma ntle d Rai lwa y The site area is approximately 35 acres. 0m 50m 0m 150m Ordnance Survey Crown Copyright 2016. All rights reserved. Licence number 0022432. Plotted Scale - 1:2664
Tenure Freehold Tenancy The property is let in its entirely to Gefco Uk Ltd with a parent company guarantee from Gefco SA for a term of 20 years from 30th July 2001, expiring 2th July 2021 (approximately 5.25 years unexpired) on a full repairing and insuring lease. There are no further reviews. The current passing rent is 1,320,021.24 pax. The lease is excluded from the security and tenure provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act 154. Covenant The company was founded in 14 and is based in Courbevoie, France with operations worldwide. GEFCO S.A. provides integrated logistics solutions and is one of the top in its field in Europe. The company specialises in outbound automotive logistics and inbound overland logistics, customs and tax representations, storage, pre-delivery inspection, post-production operation, vehicle customization, merchandise transportation, vehicle distribution, sourcing, vehicle preparation and renovation, containers management, sales and marketing. It serves industrial, automotive, two-wheeler, aeronautic, electronic, consumer goods, and business-tobusiness markets in France and internationally. Gefco UK Ltd (registration number 015444) summary of accounts over the last three years can be seen below: 2014 000 20 000 20 000 Gefco SA (parent company guarantee) recent accounts are as follows: 2012 000 Turnover 3,3,000 3,602,000 Current Operating Income 5,500,000 Net Profit 55,000 43,000 Total Assets 1,36,500 1,332,500 2012 000 Turnover 146,83 8,6 6,6 Pre-tax Profit 6,51 1,5-461 Net Assets 12,61 8,56,680 As of December 20, 2012, GEFCO S.A. sold 5% of its business to Russian Railways RJD for 800m. The remaining 25% is owned by PSA Peugeot Citroen.
VAT We understand that the property is elected for the purposes of VAT. It is proposed that the transaction will be structured by way of a transfer of a going concern. EPC An EPC is available upon request. PROPOSAL We are instructed to seek offers in excess of 16,250,000 (Sixteen Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds), reflecting a Net Initial Yield of.61% assuming purchaser s costs of 6.3%. COMPANY PURCHASE The property is held in an off shore spv which is available to purchase. Additional information is available on request. Additional Information Should you require any further information or wish to carry out an inspection please do not hesitate to contact either: BCMRE St Christophers House St Christophers Place London, W1U 1NZ T: 020 366 8400 John Reavley 020 366 8404 E: jreavley@bcmre.com Andrew Barrs 020 366 8408 E: ab@bcmre.com Will Wynn-Williams 020 366 84 E: www@somerfordinvestment.com Misrepresentation Act: These particulars are issued, without responsibility on the part of the vendor, BCMRE, or any of their respective employees or agents and serve only as an introductory guide to the premises. No part of them constitutes a term of a contract or a statement or representation upon which any reliance can be placed. Any person with an actual or prospective interest in the premises must satisfy themselves as to any matter concerning the premises by inspection, independent advice or otherwise. Neither BCMRE, nor any of their employees or agents have authority to make or give any representation or warranty as to the premises whether in this report or otherwise. Unless otherwise stated all figures quoted are to be considered exclusive of VAT. The plans are published for convenience of identification only, and although believed to be correct, their accuracy is not guaranteed and does not form part of any contract. Design and produced by PLP London T:020 3 30 plplondon.com