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Plumbing And Heating Trade Supplier On A Doncaster Estate

Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the HumberIdentity protected

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Plumbing and heating trade supplier on a Doncaster estate

About this business

A plumbing and heating merchant selling boilers, radiators, pipe, fittings and bathroom ware to installers across South Yorkshire, from a trade counter and warehouse on a leased industrial unit in Doncaster. It has 11 staff and began trading in 2021. Turnover has slipped from £3.18m to £3.0m, while adjusted EBITDA has edged up from £189k to £215k. At about 7%, the margin is thin, which is normal for a merchant. Net profit is £181k and the asking price is £775k.

Key investment highlights

  • Boilers, radiators and bathroom ware
  • Adjusted EBITDA up from £189k to £215k
  • Team of 11
  • Trade counter with warehouse

Reason for sale

The parent group is selling to focus on its electrical wholesale branches.

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 -5.6% below its 2021 peak.

    • 2021: baseline
    • 2022 (-2.5%)
    • 2023 (-0.3%)
    • 2024 (-1.6%)
    • 2025 (-0.4%)
    • 2026 (-0.9%)
    • Peak 2021 to latest 2026: -5.6%

    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 5.9% in 2021 to 7.2% 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.