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Hedge Cutting And Grassland Contractor Near Manchester

Manchester, Greater Manchester, North WestIdentity protected

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Hedge cutting and grassland contractor near Manchester

About this business

A three-person contractor based at a small freehold yard outside Manchester, cutting hedges, topping, mowing and baling grass and maintaining verges for farms, landowners and parish councils. It has traded since 2009. Turnover has eased from £361k to £330k, but adjusted EBITDA has edged up to £52k as costs were held down. The asking price is £150k and the yard comes with the business. A buyer gets steady seasonal work and the equipment to do it.

Key investment highlights

Freehold yard included
Trading since 2009
Run by three people
Adjusted EBITDA of £52k

Reason for sale

The owner is retiring and has no one in the family to hand the work to.

One thing worth reading before you enquire

Worth a look

Revenue 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 directionWorth a look
Turnover is flat year on year but sits -8.6% below its 2021 peak.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (-0.3%)
- 2023 (-2.2%)
- 2024 (-3.4%)
- 2025 (-1.8%)
- 2026 (-1.2%)
- Peak 2021 to latest 2026: -8.6%
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 13.0% in 2021 to 15.8% 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.