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Car Service And Repair Chain With Cambridge Workshops
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East of EnglandIdentity protected
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About this business
This Cambridge business runs service and repair workshops on leased industrial units, looking after cars and vans for private drivers, local firms and lease companies. It has traded since 2018 and employs 21 people. Turnover has stayed at about £2.25m, while adjusted EBITDA has gone up annually, £190k to £243k, with margins widening. Net profit was £194k. The asking price of £725k is below net assets of about £1m. A buyer takes on a stable, improving business with the scope to grow turnover again.
Key investment highlights
- Adjusted EBITDA up from £190k to £243k
- Leased industrial estate workshops
- Team of 21
- Asking price below net assets
Reason for sale
The shareholders are retiring together and have agreed to sell the whole business.
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 is flat year on year.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (-0.2%)
- 2023 (+1.6%)
- 2024 (+0.4%)
- 2025 (-2.5%)
- 2026 (+1.3%)
- Peak 2024 to latest 2026: -1.3%
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 widened from 8.5% in 2021 to 10.8% 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.