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Precision Sheet Metal And Machining Subcontractor In Coventry
Coventry, West Midlands, West MidlandsIdentity protected
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About this business
A subcontract engineering company cutting, folding, welding and machining parts and enclosures for defence and aerospace equipment makers. It employs 16 people in rented industrial premises in Coventry and dates from 2008.
Sales have risen every year, by half since 2021 to £1.85m, and adjusted EBITDA has risen from £168k to £225k. Margins have stayed around 12%. Net profit is £195k and the asking price is £675k, which includes the machinery.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover up 50% since 2021
- Sheet metal, welding and machining
- Team of 16
- Trading since 2008
Reason for sale
The managing director is retiring and the other shareholders want to sell together.
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 +9.6% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+10.0%)
- 2023 (+8.3%)
- 2024 (+6.5%)
- 2025 (+8.1%)
- 2026 (+9.6%)
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 13.6% in 2021 to 12.2% 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.