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Growing Fast-Fit Chain With Freehold Sites Around Preston
Preston, Lancashire, North WestIdentity protected
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About this business
A fast-fit chain centred on Preston, fitting tyres, exhausts, brakes and batteries and offering servicing and air conditioning work. It has grown since 2013 and now employs 96, with its property held freehold in suburban locations. Turnover has risen every year from £8.09m to £11.6m. EBITDA has grown more slowly, from £1.41m to £1.61m, so margins have narrowed to about 14% as the business expanded. Net assets of £4.79m are close to the £4.85m asking price. A buyer gets owned property, scale and a clear task: lift margins on the extra volume.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover up 43% since 2021
- Freehold property in the sale
- Team of 96
- EBITDA of £1.61m
Reason for sale
The owners have agreed a planned exit after building the business since 2013.
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 +5.8% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+7.1%)
- 2023 (+8.7%)
- 2024 (+6.5%)
- 2025 (+9.3%)
- 2026 (+5.8%)
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 17.4% in 2021 to 13.9% 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.