Buying a Post Office?
Are you
interested in buying a post office or need help with the Post Office’s
application and assessment process to operate the Post Office you would like to
buy? If so, please contact our team of experts.
There is strong interest in the Sub Post Office sector
at the moment and for good reason with many buyers attracted to the benefits of
being part of a national brand which is greatly valued by the local community
whilst providing a good living.
If you are interested in buying
a Sub Post Office you have certainly come to the right place to find out all
you need to know. We have a real in-depth knowledge of the sector and day after
day assist buyers with the Sub Post Office application and assessment process.
If you have any
questions regarding buying a Sub Post Office why not get them answered by
telephoning our expert Martin Humberstone or any of the Ernest Wilsons’ Sales
Negotiators on 0113 238 2900, whether or not you are buying
a Sub Post Office through Ernest Wilsons.
Are
you buying a Sub Post Office?
Do you need help with the Post
Office’s online Financial Assessment Application, Business Plan and assessment
interview process?
If so, you need worry no further,
here at Ernest Wilson we specialise in the sale of Sub Post Offices and in
helping people get appointed to run them.
Our Martin Humberstone has extensive experience in
completing the Post Office's online Post Office Financial Assessment
application and Business Plan that is required as part of the appointment
process. Like most things that you do day in and day out, they become familiar
and straightforward and the Subpostmaters online Post Office Financial
Assessment application and Business Plan process is just like that for Martin.
He appreciates though that this is not the case for the majority of buyers of
Sub Post Offices who face the application, business plan and presentational
interview for the first time. Martin in his personable and knowledgeable way is
more than happy to guide you through the whole process should you wish to use
our “Buying a Sub Post Office Support Service”.
Buying
a Sub Post Office Support Service
What
this includes:
- It includes preparing
your online post office financial assessment application and business plan
within the timescales required. this may involve talking to the outgoing
postmaster to obtain key information to input into the plan, liaising with
your accountant, credit broker/banker (if finance is being raised) and any
other stakeholders etc, where necessary, and if you wish us to.
- Going through this with
you “face to face*” or over the telephone or videoconferencing, ensuring
you fully understand and endorse it and it becomes / is “your application
and plan”, whereupon you submit the same to the post office with our
assistance.
liaising with the post office’s onboarding team as
required.
Including
assistance in preparing for the Post Office assessment interview:
- This includes preparing
in “draft” your post office powerpoint presentation for the interview.
- Going through this with
you “face to face*” in our offices or over video conference (should you be
some distance away*). you would have full editorial control – whilst the
presentation is prepared in advance for you, it is only “draft” as it is
important that the presentation represents you and your business as you
would wish it to. Thus, we shall amend it accordingly – it ips a bespoke
presentation for you.
- Providing you guidance as
to the format of the interview and the preparation you need undertake.
(* Even if you are some distance away Martin may,
if you prefer, travel to you to run through with you the interview presentation
face to face", with a pre-agreed payment.)
In essence we help and assist you with every aspect
of the Subpostmaster application process. You are not involved in any workshops
with other people or sent workbooks, this is a personal service, with direct
access to Martin Humberstone throughout the process who will do the heavy
lifting for you.
What
will it cost me?
“The charge for this service is
just £1,195.00 plus VAT, if you are buying a Sub Post Office through the Ernest
Wilson Business Transfer Agency.
If you are buying a
Sub Post Office through another Business Transfer Agency, or privately, then we
will still be glad to help but the charge is not discounted and thus would be
£1,395.00 + VAT.
You may well find
in your case that this cost is a pre-start up tax deductible expense and the
VAT is reclaimable in due course, assuming you need to register for VAT which
will depend on the Sub Post Office you are buying. Your accountant can advise
you on this aspect.
Payment is via
debit card or Bank Transfer.
The charges above
reflect the considerable hours absorbed and spent on each case and the quality
of service provided in meeting the Post Office’s application requirements. This
fee is often only a very small percentage of the overall purchase cost of the
property and business. After all without the Post Office appointing the
proposed buyer as the Post Office subpostmaster the purchase cannot proceed –
so this application process is a very important part of a Sub Post Office
purchase.
You may just
require assistance on part of the process, if so please do not hesitate to
telephone to discuss your requirements.”
Will
using this service guarantee my appointment a Sub-postmaster?
The short answer is “no” and you should immediately walk away and keep
your money if anyone does say they can guarantee that! Ultimately it is you
that will attend the Post Office interview not Martin and only the Post Office
make the decision as to who they will appoint as sub-postmaster. What we can
say is that you will be very well prepared, including delivering a fit for
purpose professional application and business plan and presentation, and we
shall do everything in our power to put you in the best possible position to be
appointed. our 95% success rate should give you comfort.
If you have any questions about
this highly successful service just give martin or any of the ernest wilsons'
sales negotiators a call on 0113 238 2900.