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Decommissioning Services Business Owning Its Offices In Aberdeen
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, ScotlandIdentity protected
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About this business
This Aberdeen business plans and manages the decommissioning of offshore wells, pipelines and topsides, providing engineers, project managers and specialist tooling to operators and contractors. It owns freehold offices and a workshop in a suburban area and employs 22 people. Turnover has edged up from £4.17m in 2021 to £4.45m, but EBITDA has fallen from £853k in 2022 to £668k as project margins tightened. Margins are still around 15%. A buyer gets the freehold, the team and the tooling.
Key investment highlights
- Freehold offices and workshop
- Turnover of £4.45m
- Margins of around 15%
- Team of 22 engineers and managers
Reason for sale
The shareholders are selling as part of a long-planned exit from the sector.
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 +2.6% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+3.2%)
- 2023 (-0.6%)
- 2024 (+3.0%)
- 2025 (-1.6%)
- 2026 (+2.6%)
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 narrowed from 19.8% in 2021 to 15.0% 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.