These are the strategic gaps we close — the ones that cost real money when they are ignored.
Buying into a franchise gives you a system but takes your margin. Staying independent keeps your margin but requires you to build the system. We model both.
Your rent is your biggest fixed cost after wages. Lease term, rent reviews, make-good clauses, and fit-out amortisation all affect your real cost of occupancy.
Coffee shops sell on a multiple of weekly take plus goodwill. But only if the books are clean, the lease is assignable, and the margins are demonstrable.
Every deliverable is principal-signed. Not delegated, not templated — built for your situation.
You understand your cost structure, your lease exposure, and what the business is actually worth. Decisions are made from numbers, not instinct.
“When I decided to sell, they had the books so clean the buyer's accountant had nothing to question. Settlement took three weeks.”
— Former coffee shop owner, Marrickville
Fresh milk purchased as an ingredient is GST-free. However, the hot coffee you sell using that milk is subject to GST. Your bookkeeping needs to distinguish between GST-free purchases and GST-inclusive sales — otherwise your BAS will be wrong.
Industry benchmark for a coffee shop is 25–35% of revenue on cost of goods (beans, milk, food, packaging). If you are above 35%, pricing or waste is likely the issue. We track this monthly so you catch drift early.
Valuation typically uses a multiple of adjusted net profit or a multiple of weekly sales, depending on the market. Clean books, a transferable lease, and demonstrated margins are what buyers pay a premium for. We prepare all three.