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Industrial And Driving Staffing Agency In Sunderland City Centre
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North EastIdentity protected
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About this business
A large Sunderland staffing business supplying temporary warehouse operatives, drivers and production workers to manufacturing and logistics employers. It has traded since 2003 from a leased city-centre office and has 21 permanent staff running recruitment, compliance and payroll. Turnover has risen every year to £8.70m, though adjusted EBITDA has eased from £1.66m to £1.41m as pay rates rose. Net assets are £3.98m. A buyer gets volume, a long trading history and a strong balance sheet.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover up every year to £8.70m
- Adjusted EBITDA of £1.41m
- Net assets of £3.98m
- Trading since 2003
Reason for sale
The shareholders have agreed a planned exit after building the business since 2003.
Nothing flagged on the two questions buyers ask first
No flagRevenue going backwards and one client being too much of it are the two things that end most deals in due diligence. Both are shown here up front, from the figures the seller supplied.
- Revenue directionNo flag
Turnover rose +2.4% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+3.6%)
- 2023 (+5.1%)
- 2024 (+4.3%)
- 2025 (+5.3%)
- 2026 (+2.4%)
6 years of turnover, 2021 to 2026, as supplied by the seller.
- Client concentrationNot stated
The seller has not declared what share of revenue the largest clients represent.
No declaration supplied. Client concentration cannot be derived from accounts.
EBITDA margin narrowed from 23.3% in 2021 to 16.2% in 2026.
These are observations from the supplied figures, not a view on whether this business is worth buying. Nothing here predicts an outcome.
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What happens next
Submit an enquiry to the seller. Once they approve it, you sign a non-disclosure agreement and gain access to the information memorandum, the financials and a secure deal room with the seller.