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Access Control And Door Entry Specialist In Suburban Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North EastIdentity protected
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About this business
Founded in 2021, this Newcastle business designs, installs and services access control for offices, student housing, healthcare buildings and industrial sites, from simple fob readers to networked systems spanning whole estates. It employs 27 people from leased premises in the suburbs. Growth has been rapid: turnover has risen from £1.45m to £2.5m since 2021 and adjusted EBITDA has almost doubled, from £226k to £427k. A buyer gets a fast-growing installer with a trained team and maintenance work building up alongside new installs.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover up from £1.45m to £2.5m
- Adjusted EBITDA nearly doubled since 2021
- Team of 27
- Asking price £1.27m
Reason for sale
The founders want to realise some value now and are open to staying on for a handover.
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 +10.4% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+12.2%)
- 2023 (+11.9%)
- 2024 (+11.5%)
- 2025 (+11.4%)
- 2026 (+10.4%)
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 15.5% in 2021 to 17.1% in 2026.
These are observations from the supplied figures, not a view on whether this business is worth buying. Nothing here predicts an outcome.
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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.