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Aircraft Maintenance And Aftermarket Group In Cambridge

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East of EnglandIdentity protected

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Aircraft maintenance and aftermarket group in Cambridge

About this business

This Cambridge business maintains, repairs and overhauls aircraft components and supplies aftermarket parts to operators, lessors and other maintenance firms. It owns its freehold site in a suburban location and employs 155 people, including engineers, technicians and a stores team. Turnover has been steady at about £21.6m, with EBITDA moving up year after year from £2.63m to £3.54m. It has traded since 2015. A buyer takes on the freehold, a large skilled workforce and a business earning more each year from a stable level of sales.

Key investment highlights

  • Freehold site included
  • EBITDA up every year to £3.54m
  • Team of 155 engineers and staff
  • Turnover of £21.60m

Reason for sale

A group is selling the business to focus on its defence work.

Nothing flagged on the two questions buyers ask first

No flag

Revenue 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 (-0.3%)
    • 2023 (+2.0%)
    • 2024 (+1.4%)
    • 2025 (+1.1%)
    • 2026 (-0.5%)
    • Peak 2025 to latest 2026: -0.5%

    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 12.6% in 2021 to 16.4% 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.