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Large Cold Chain Distributor With A Freehold Depot In Coventry
Coventry, West Midlands, West MidlandsIdentity protected
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About this business
A large chilled and frozen distribution operation serving food manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers from a freehold depot on a Coventry industrial estate, well placed for national routes. It has traded since 2000 and employs 71. Turnover has grown every year from £18.75m to £22.3m, with EBITDA rising from £2.57m to £3.1m, a margin close to 14%. Net assets stand at £8.6m, including £4.48m of fixed assets such as cold storage, trailers and vehicles. The buyer would own the depot outright and inherit a long trading record.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover of £22.3m
- EBITDA up 21% since 2021
- Team of 71
- Freehold depot included
Reason for sale
The founding shareholders are retiring and have planned this sale for some years.
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 +3.1% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+2.0%)
- 2023 (+5.9%)
- 2024 (+2.3%)
- 2025 (+4.3%)
- 2026 (+3.1%)
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.
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.