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E-Commerce Fulfilment Operation With 203 Staff In Edinburgh
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, ScotlandIdentity protected
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About this business
E-commerce fulfilment operation on an Edinburgh industrial estate, picking, packing and shipping orders for online retailers since 2018. It works from leased warehousing and employs 203. Turnover has risen every year, from £10.5m in 2021 to £14.1m, and EBITDA is £1.24m, a margin of about 9%. Volume has grown faster than profit, which is common in fulfilment where labour and packaging costs rise with orders. The asking price of £3.85m is well below net assets of £5.65m.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover up 34% since 2021
- Asking price below net assets of £5.65m
- Team of 203
- Leased warehousing in Edinburgh
Reason for sale
The investors who backed the founders are selling their stake, and the founders are selling alongside them.
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 +5.3% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+7.3%)
- 2023 (+4.4%)
- 2024 (+6.2%)
- 2025 (+6.8%)
- 2026 (+5.3%)
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 10.2% in 2021 to 8.8% 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.