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Perimeter Security Contractor For Critical Sites, Plymouth
Plymouth, Devon, South WestIdentity protected
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About this business
This Plymouth contractor designs and installs perimeter protection for sensitive sites, including high-security fencing, vehicle barriers, gates, detection systems and the maintenance that follows. Founded in 2017, it employs 68 people and works from a leased office and yard in the suburbs; the business could move. Turnover has held at about £7m, while adjusted EBITDA has climbed steadily, from £585k to £988k, on better margins. Net profit was £807k. A buyer takes on a skilled installation workforce and a steady flow of project and service work.
Key investment highlights
- Adjusted EBITDA up from £585k to £988k
- Team of 68 installers and engineers
- Turnover steady at about £7m
- Fencing, barriers and detection
Reason for sale
The parent group is refocusing on its manned guarding division and is selling this business.
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 is flat year on year.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (-1.3%)
- 2023 (+1.1%)
- 2024 (+1.3%)
- 2025 (+0.5%)
- 2026 (-0.2%)
- Peak 2025 to latest 2026: -0.2%
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 8.5% in 2021 to 14.1% 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.