THE site of a beach restaurant which closed suddenly last year is under offer – with the deal expected to be completed “imminently”.
The Nude Beach site at La Haule – one of two formerly run by Nude Food – went on the market for prospective new operators last month.
Along with another site at La Pulente, it became available in the wake of the sudden collapse of the business, which ceased trading in late November. Prospective operators were being offered the chance to take on the lease, which involved an unspecified acquisition fee, as well as £20,000 in annual fees covering the lease and licence.
Jonathan Quérée – of Quérée Consultants, the company marketing the sites – said they had already reported considerable interest in both properties.
He confirmed yesterday that the site was “under offer”, with the deal “in lawyers’ hands and due to complete imminently”.
He added: “In addition to the rent, a substantial ingoing has been negotiated.”
“We need to maintain confidentiality of the client at this time,” he continued.
The venue at La Pulente, formerly Nude Dunes, is also available for outright sale at an undisclosed price.
The “Nude” business, founded by Lucy Morris and Jackson Lowe, started with Nude Town in St Helier in 2016 and, then opened Nude Beach at La Haule, just outside St Aubin, in 2019.
Following interest from investors, the company then moved to acquire the former toilet block site at La Pulente and develop Nude Dunes, a construction project that ran 18 months longer than anticipated due to Covid-related delays.
The venue was marketed for sale in early 2023 for £3.5 million but the company did not succeed in securing new investment. Nude Dunes finally opened last June, operating for five months before the company ceased trading and appointed Grant Thornton to handle the liquidation process.
