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Independent Suburban Cafe With Rising Profits In Cardiff
Cardiff, Cardiff, WalesIdentity protected
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About this business
A small independent cafe in a Cardiff suburb, serving breakfasts, sandwiches, soups and cakes to a mostly local trade, with a takeaway counter for morning coffee. Open since 2020, it rents its unit and employs 5. Turnover has crept up from £164k in 2021 to £180k, but EBITDA has doubled over the same years, from £17k to £34k. At £90k, the asking price suits a first-time buyer or an owner-operator looking for a manageable cafe on a lease. The concept could also be moved to new premises.
Key investment highlights
- EBITDA doubled since 2021
- Asking price of £90k
- Takeaway counter and table service
- Team of 5
Reason for sale
The owner is retraining as a teacher and is selling to make the change.
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 (-0.6%)
- 2023 (+2.5%)
- 2024 (+4.2%)
- 2025 (+1.7%)
- 2026 (+1.7%)
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 10.4% in 2021 to 18.9% 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.