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Vocational And Safety Training Provider In Portsmouth
Portsmouth, Hampshire, South EastIdentity protected
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About this business
Started in 2022, this Portsmouth provider runs vocational and compliance courses for the trades and industry: construction site safety, working at height, plant operation, and electrical and gas refresher training. It trades from leased premises with classrooms and practical workshop space in a suburban area. Its 33 staff include instructors, bookings and administration. Turnover has risen every year, from £1.62m in 2022 to £2.15m, and EBITDA has more than doubled, from £150k to £325k. A buyer takes on a fast-improving business whose margin has moved from about 9% to 15%.
Key investment highlights
- EBITDA more than doubled since 2022
- Turnover up every year to £2.15m
- Classrooms and practical workshop space
- Staff of 33
Reason for sale
The founding partners have built it to the size they planned and want to sell while it is growing.
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 +6.0% in 2026.
- 2022: baseline
- 2023 (+7.7%)
- 2024 (+7.4%)
- 2025 (+8.4%)
- 2026 (+6.0%)
5 years of turnover, 2022 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 9.3% in 2022 to 15.1% 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.