THIS BUSINESS HAS OVER £20,000 OF EQUIPMENT INCLUDED AND 20 BOOKINGS IN 2025 AND 10 BOOKINGS INTO 2026, MAKING THIS AN UNBELIEVABLE OPPORTUNITY.
Occasions by Leigh is a well renowned events planning business operating throughout Yorkshire and Hull, predominantly around the North Lincolnshire area. The business has built up a longstanding relationship with customers and venues across the region and benefits from ongoing referrals. The business delivers exceptional planning services and holds a host of equipment, requiring no further investment for an incoming operator. The owners will benefit from weddings already booked for 2024, 2025 and 2026.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Proven Success: The business was established 12 years ago and, in this time, has built up a loyal customer base. The brand works with local venues and benefits from being attributed to their wedding packages, providing consistent and reliable ongoing trade. With bookings throughout 2024, 2025 and 2026 this opportunity offers an unrivalled forward order book.
Recognizable Brand: Trusted by venue partners, the brand has established itself as an effective event planning partner, tapping into a niche market and quickly becoming a well-known brand. The brand has established their own identity through their philosophy of excellence in customer service and a flair for venue design.
Excellent Growth Potential: The business operates through wedding/event directories and offers excellent scope to expand further into the retail sector, either through their own retail stores or through selling the service through additional venues throughout the UK. The brand lends itself to expansion throughout the UK through a franchised model.
Online Presence: Listed on wedding/event directories and extensive social media following produces the current sales and expands into brand building information for potential customers. The social media pages have been built up and established over the last 12 years, providing an unrivalled organic customer following.
Reliable Suppliers/Partners: Established partnerships for consistent referrals, with opportunities to expand the service offering to additional locations through attending networking events. The business has built up a large stock of wedding and decorations sourced from preferred suppliers.
Customer Loyalty: A dedicated customer base with recurring referrals made through directory services, social media, and partnering venues.
SERVICES
The business has extensive experience in delivering exceptional events, offering a light touch service through to a complete management of the event at hand, tailoring the service to each customer.
The business has built up an extensive stock of decor to cater for complete event overhauls including:
· Wedding Backdrops
· Flower Wall
· Wedding Arches
· Centre Pieces
· Post Boxes
· Room Uplighters
· Love Lights
· Table Skirtings
· Candy Cart
· Flower Crisp Wall
· And much more…
The business has invested extensively in their product offering which compliments the planning services, allowing for an all under one roof service to be offered in any venue a customer requires with over £20,000 of stock held to be included in the sale of the business.
MARKETING
Occasions by Leigh use directory site and social media platforms to generate their customer base, which have built up extensively over the last 12 years with over 1.87k followers on Facebook alone.
Attending wedding fayres at exhibition centres and partnering event venues is another key contributor to the growth of the business and provides ongoing brand awareness.
MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
The business is managed by the vendor and is run from home so can be easily relocated.
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
Occasions by Leigh has endless growth potential for an existing operator to bolt on or someone looking to enter the market with an established brand and customer base with this well-established business:
· Enhanced Digital Marketing
· Introduction of a Dedicated Website
· Additional Venue Partnerships
· Retail Environment Expansion
· Franchise the Business Model
FURTHER INFORMATION
Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to own and grow this unique business with an exceptional branding presence.
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