Shropshire pre-school sold to experienced operator

Established in 2002 years ago, Whitchurch Pre-School is a ‘Good’ rated day nursery with a great reputation for providing quality childcare to up to 65 children. It is located on a busy business park in the Shropshire town of Whitchurch, and benefits from the improved funding and housing developments in the area.

The setting was previously owned by Julie Allmark for 15 years and was brought to market to allow her to retire.

Following a confidential sales process with Jassi Sunner at Christie & Co, it has been sold to Hannah Vyse, who previously owned a small group of nurseries as a joint venture and sold it a few years ago to focus on her young family. Now moving to Shropshire, she wanted to ease back into the sector with a small acquisition and with the target of growing a group.

Julie Allmark, former owner of Whitchurch Pre-School, comments, “I bought the nursery back in July 2010. As I was previously the manager before taking ownership of the nursery, I developed it from the ground up, but as the owner, I was able to develop our service and the building further to benefit the many families using our service. Deciding to sell was a very difficult decision. I felt the need to re-evaluate my work/life balance and a change of pace after being a part of the nursery for over two decades in one capacity or another. Going forward, I wish for WPSN to continue to flourish under its new ownership. I’m sure there will be changes which will positively impact the development of the nursery.”

Hannah Vyse, the new owner of Whitchurch Pre-School, comments, “I was really interested in this setting due to its great location and superb potential. I’d like to develop further on from the hard work which Julie and the team had put into the setting and to create a further community around the nursery and what it has to offer to the families of Whitchurch and the surrounding areas.”

Jassi Sunner, Associate Director – Childcare & Education at Christie & Co, comments, “The sale of Whitchurch Pre-School is a great example of the breadth of buyers on our database. Although this was a smaller day nursery business and set in a rural location, we still attracted a range of interest. With over 15 enquiries and a range of offers, my client accepted the offer from Hannah as she was very experienced and felt the business would be best placed in her capable hands. Although there were difficult aspects to the deal, we were able to navigate and work closely with both sides to get to completion in good time. We wish Julie all the best with her retirement from the sector, and we hope to work with Hannah in the near future as she returns to the childcare sector.”

Whitchurch Pre-School was sold for an undisclosed price.

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For further information on this press release, contact:
Phoebe Hill, Associate Director – Corporate Communications
P: 07540 063 598 or E: phoebe.hill@christie.com

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