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Newsagent And Post Office Group With 53 Staff In Sheffield
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the HumberIdentity protected
Available
About this business
Operates newsagent and post office counters, along with groceries and essentials, from leased premises in suburban Sheffield. It has traded since 2012 and employs 53 people. Turnover is steady at about £6.8m, and EBITDA has risen from £258k to £294k, though margins are thin at about 4%. The asking price of £800k is far below net assets of £3.03m. A buyer gets a large retail operation with significant assets.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover of £6.8m
- Net assets of £3.03m
- 53 staff
- Asking price of £800k
Reason for sale
The family owners are retiring after 14 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 is flat year on year.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (-0.5%)
- 2023 (+1.1%)
- 2024 (-0.5%)
- 2025 (+0.8%)
- 2026 (-1.9%)
- Peak 2025 to latest 2026: -1.9%
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.
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.