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Speciality Food Producer On A Rural Site Near Derby
Derby, Derbyshire, East MidlandsIdentity protected
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About this business
Makes premium chilled and ambient food products, such as sauces, chutneys and deli lines, for independent shops and wholesale buyers. Started in 2022, it has grown turnover each year from £3.86m to £4.4m, though EBITDA has drifted down from £471k to £427k as ingredient and energy costs rose. The business has 27 staff and works from a leased production unit in a rural spot outside Derby. A buyer gets a growing order book and kitchen capacity, along with the job of passing rising costs on through pricing.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover of £4.4m, up every year
- Leased rural production unit near Derby
- Team of 27 in production and dispatch
- Asking price of £1.8m
Reason for sale
The owners are relocating to be closer to family in the south of England.
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 +3.7% in 2026.
- 2022: baseline
- 2023 (+2.9%)
- 2024 (+3.8%)
- 2025 (+3.0%)
- 2026 (+3.7%)
5 years of turnover, 2022 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 12.2% in 2022 to 9.7% 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.