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Decommissioning And Waste Services Firm On A Rural Edinburgh Site
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, ScotlandIdentity protected
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About this business
Provides waste characterisation, packaging and handling support for decommissioning projects, along with the paperwork that goes with them. It has traded since 2015 from a freehold rural site near Edinburgh and employs 9 people. Turnover has risen each year, from £816k in 2021 to £1.25m, and EBITDA from £162k to £196k. The asking price of £600k includes the freehold. A buyer gets a small specialist team, owned premises and a growing record of work.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover up 53% since 2021
- Freehold rural site included
- EBITDA of £196k
- Team of 9 specialists
Reason for sale
The owner is retiring and has planned the sale for some time.
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 +9.2% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+8.9%)
- 2023 (+8.9%)
- 2024 (+9.6%)
- 2025 (+7.9%)
- 2026 (+9.2%)
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 narrowed from 19.9% in 2021 to 15.7% 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.