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Vehicle Service And Repair Chain Based In Oxford
Oxford, Oxfordshire, South EastIdentity protected
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About this business
This Oxford-based chain services, repairs and MOTs cars and vans for private drivers, fleets and local businesses, working from leased workshops on industrial estates. It has traded since 2016 and employs 82 people, from technicians to service advisers. Turnover has edged up to £8m, while adjusted EBITDA went from £697k in 2021 to £1.35m, as margins have improved each year. Net profit was £1.15m. A buyer takes on a sizeable operation with trained staff and room to add further workshops.
Key investment highlights
- Adjusted EBITDA up from £697k to £1.35m
- Team of 82 technicians and advisers
- Servicing, repairs and MOTs
- Net assets of £2.48m
Reason for sale
The investors who backed the founders are selling, as planned when they first invested.
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 (+1.5%)
- 2023 (+0.5%)
- 2024 (+1.0%)
- 2025 (+2.8%)
- 2026 (+0.8%)
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 9.3% in 2021 to 16.9% 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.