The Club Cafe/Breakfast Club 219 Moulsham Street Chelmsford Essex CM2 0LR

The Club Cafe/Breakfast Club
219 Moulsham Street
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 0LR

Freehold Long Let Leisure Investment

Let to Catsteps Cafes Ltd t/a The Club Cafe (part of The Breakfast Club)
15 year lease until September 2036 (no breaks)
Important upward only rent review in September 2026
Total approx. floor area of 386.18 sq m (4,157 sq ft)
Busy town centre location close to Meadows Shopping Centre, Bond Street Shopping Centre and High Chelmer Shopping Centre
Nearby occupiers include Pizza Express (adjacent), Be At One (adjacent), KFC, Taco Bell, Boots and Moss Bros
VAT free investment

Lot
17
Auction
26th March 2026
Rent
£70,000 per Annum Exclusive
Important upward only rent reviews in September 2026 and 2031.
Status
Available
Guide*
£895,000
Auction Venue
Live Streamed Auction

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Freehold Long Let Leisure Investment

Let to Catsteps Cafes Ltd t/a The Club Cafe (part of The Breakfast Club)
15 year lease until September 2036 (no breaks)
Important upward only rent review in September 2026
Total approx. floor area of 386.18 sq m (4,157 sq ft)
Busy town centre location close to Meadows Shopping Centre, Bond Street Shopping Centre and High Chelmer Shopping Centre
Nearby occupiers include Pizza Express (adjacent), Be At One (adjacent), KFC, Taco Bell, Boots and Moss Bros
VAT free investment

Lot 17
Auction 26th March 2026
Rent £70,000 per Annum Exclusive Important upward only rent reviews in September 2026 and 2031.
Status Available
Guide* £895,000
Sector
Restaurant, Leisure
Auction Venue
Live Streamed Auction

Property Information

Location

Miles: 24 miles south-west of Colchester, 42 miles north-east of London
Roads: A12, A130, A414
Rail: Chelmsford Railway Station (35 minutes to Liverpool Street)
Air: London Stanstead Airport, London City Airport

Situation

The property is prominently situated in a prime retail and leisure trading position on Moulsham Street in Chelmsford Town Centre. The property benefits from being close to Meadows Shopping Centre, Bond Street Shopping Centre and High Chelmer Shopping Centre. Nearby occupiers include Pizza Express (adjacent), Be At One (adjacent), KFC, Taco Bell, Boots, Moss Bros and a range of other national and independent restaurants, retailers and bars.

Tenure

Freehold.

Location

Miles: 24 miles south-west of Colchester, 42 miles north-east of London
Roads: A12, A130, A414
Rail: Chelmsford Railway Station (35 minutes to Liverpool Street)
Air: London Stanstead Airport, London City Airport

Situation

Tenure

Freehold.

Description

The property comprises a cafe/restaurant arranged over the ground, first and second floors and benefits from an outside dining area to the front. The Tenant also benefits from an additional seating area on the street used by way of a license between the Tenant and the Council.

Further details on the Tenant and photos of the property can be found here - https://thebreakfastclubcafes.com/chelmsford/

VAT

VAT is not applicable to this lot.

EPC

The EPC will be available to view online in the solicitor’s legal pack.

Description

VAT

VAT is not applicable to this lot.

EPC

The EPC will be available to view online in the solicitor’s legal pack.

Tenancy & Accommodation

Floor	Use	Floor Areas Approx sq m	Floor Areas Approx sq ft	Tenant	Term	Rent p.a.x.	Rent Review
Ground First Second	Cafe/Bar Cafe/Bar/Ancillary Ancillary	131.27 149.66 105.25	(1,413) (1,611) (1,133)	CATSTEPS CAFE LTD t/a The Club Cafe (The Breakfast Club) (1)	15 years from 02/09/2021 until 01/09/2036	£70,000 (2)	02/09/2026 02/09/2031
Total		386.18	(4,157)			£70,000

(1) Catsteps Cafes Ltd was established in September 2012 and trade under the brand names of The Breakfast Club and The Club Cafe, currently operating from 15 locations across the south east in Soho, Hackney, Angel, St Pancras, Seven Dials, Gatwick Airport and Oxford amongst others as well as bars in London Bridge and Spitalfields. (www.thebreakfastclubcafes.com). For the year ending 31/03/2025, Catsteps Cafes Limited reported a Turnover of £18,050,388 and an Operating Profit of £399,643 (Annual report and financial statements as published at Companies House 18/02/2026).
(2) The Landlord holds a 3 month rent deposit of £16,250 plus a sum equal to VAT.

If you are the successful bidder, Acuitus requires a separate payment of £1,500+VAT as a buyer's administration charge payable to Acuitus Limited upon exchange of contracts. A VAT receipt will be provided upon payment.