Cakes on Carthew
About this opportunity
For the first time in 20 years, the highly regarded Cakes on Carthew—a top-rated Townsville patisserie / cake shop providing cake design with out of the box thinking, known for its 4.8-star rating and reviews praising freshness, creativity and consistency. Cakes on Carthew is offered to the market as a business sale and freehold property package.
Established in 2006 and operated by the same husband and wife team since inception, this business is celebrated for its exceptional made from scratch cakes, strong community reputation, loyal and generational customer base.
This is a unique chance to purchase a property that combines commercial premises and a residence under one title. The freehold site consists of a well-kept 622?m² block and a sturdy 136m² rendered-brick commercial building, with five designated customer parking spaces and a private carport for personal use.
Business Story
The ground floor comprises of a fully equipped commercial bakery supported by a versatile air-conditioned secondary living / office / utility zone. This includes a laundry, built in storage, a bedroom, large office, and a wheelchair accessible bathroom—ideal for staff amenities or additional operational flexibility. Above the business, the primary residence (93.7?m²) delivers additional value with a three bedroom, one bathroom layout, enclosed veranda living spaces, and air conditioning to main areas. It is structurally sound and privately accessed via a rear staircase.
The business operates entirely within normal daytime hours — no night baking, no 3am starts, and no seven day grind. With minimal overheads, strong margins, and the ability to be run by two people, it’s an ideal acquisition for a couple, a baker/decorator team, or an operator looking to step into a well established, low stress, high reward enterprise.
The current owners intentionally maintain a lifestyle focused model: closed Sundays, closed public holidays, and closed for a full month every year to recharge. A new owner can immediately unlock growth by, adding a cafe, delivery services, expanding the product range, or introducing online ordering — all of which the market is ready for.
After two decades of success, the passionate owners are simply ready to retire. Their legacy is a thriving, respected, impeccably maintained business with a spotless compliance record and a reputation that consistently attracts new and repeat customers. Cakes on Carthew is a rare blend of profitability, lifestyle, and long term stability — backed by a freehold asset in a high growth regional city. Opportunities like this don’t come around often.
To secure your future in this compelling baked good business located in a well-positioned regional Queensland location, reach out to us today. Reach out to us today, we are here to support you in exploring this exciting business venture.
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Denny brings a distinguished career spanning corporate management, national and international FMCG organisations, and hands on ownership of multiple small businesses. His background includes extensive experience in operational management, sales and marketing leadership, franchise management, and the successful ownership and operation of motels, courier services, and supermarket businesses.
Recognising a gap in the market for a communicator with deep operational insight and genuine commercial understanding, Denny established his business broking practice in 2007. Drawing on decades of combined corporate and small business experience, he has elevated the standard of business brokering through the creation of the Business Sales Group—comprising of NQ Business Sales, CQ Business Sales, FNQ Business Sales and SEQ Business Sales.
Today, the Business Sales Group operates as a highly automated, technology driven organisation, delivering exceptional reach, rapid response times, and a consistently professional product. This modern platform has set new benchmarks in efficiency, presentation, and buyer engagement.
Denny’s focus remains unwavering: to support both sellers and buyers throughout the transaction process and deliver outcomes that are fair, transparent, and commercially sound. He continues to grow the business footprint while embracing the latest technologies to ensure clients receive a premium, high quality service.
Phil started his working career in purchasing with large and multi-national companies in Sydney.
A family relocation to Bowen in 1974 was the catalyst to owning his own business.
Phil has been in various businesses from Pest Control to Delicatessen/Takeaway and has for the last 39 years built a wholesale business that has served Bowen, Whitsundays, Mackay and the Coalfields, from 1 truck and himself to 6 trucks and 15 employees.
This has given Phil a very solid knowledge of the area from Bowen to Rockhampton and what it takes to thrive in business there.
Phil has a strong knowledge of business and business practices built through the process of growing his own business as well as time spent on State Franchise Council and dealing with the many changing government policies in those 39 years.
The process of selling his own business has shown Phil the real need for a locally based business broker, easily contacted and heavily focused on the Central Queensland area, which has led to his involvement in CQ Business Brokers.