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Freehold Nursery Group Across Leicestershire
Leicester, Leicestershire, East MidlandsIdentity protected
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About this business
A nursery group founded in 2013 that owns its suburban premises around Leicester, giving a buyer property as well as the business. It employs 298 people and provides full day care and funded places for babies, toddlers and pre-school children. Turnover has risen every year, from £7.13m in 2021 to £10.4m, and EBITDA from £1.03m to £1.33m, though the margin has narrowed slightly to about 13%. Net assets are £2.47m. A buyer gets scale, owned buildings and steady growth.
Key investment highlights
- Freehold premises included
- Turnover up every year to £10.4m
- Workforce of 298
- Net assets of £2.47m
Reason for sale
The shareholders are selling to an incoming owner as part of a planned succession.
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 +9.3% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+8.8%)
- 2023 (+7.7%)
- 2024 (+8.8%)
- 2025 (+4.7%)
- 2026 (+9.3%)
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 narrowed from 14.5% in 2021 to 12.8% 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.