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Executive Search Practice With A Freehold Office In Preston
Preston, Lancashire, North WestIdentity protected
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About this business
An executive search firm in Preston finding directors and senior managers for owner-managed companies and charities across the North West, paid by retained fees. It has traded since 2004 from a freehold office in a suburb, and three people run the searches and research. Turnover has been steady around £530k and adjusted EBITDA has improved from £48k to £64k. A buyer takes on a long-standing practice and its office, and would want the founder's help in handing over relationships.
Key investment highlights
- Retained senior and board-level searches
- Freehold suburban office
- Trading since 2004
- Adjusted EBITDA up from £48k to £64k
Reason for sale
The founder is retiring and will support a handover period.
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 +2.3% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+2.2%)
- 2023 (+1.2%)
- 2024 (+0.4%)
- 2025 (-1.5%)
- 2026 (+2.3%)
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 widened from 9.5% in 2021 to 12.1% in 2026.
These are observations from the supplied figures, not a view on whether this business is worth buying. Nothing here predicts an outcome.
Computing valuation...
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.