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Regional Wholesale Bakery On A Sunderland Industrial Estate
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North EastIdentity protected
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About this business
A Sunderland wholesale bakery making sliced bread, buns, pies and sausage rolls for retailers, school caterers, contract caterers and independent shops across the North East. Its 77 staff work from a leased production site on early and night shifts. Turnover has eased from £8.93m in 2021 to £8.3m, while EBITDA has risen to £1.45m, showing the business earns more from a slightly smaller book. A buyer gets a profitable regional producer with a full team and settled delivery routes.
Key investment highlights
- EBITDA up to £1.45m on £8.3m sales
- Team of 77 across early and night shifts
- Supplies caterers and shops in the North East
- Leased site on a Sunderland estate
Reason for sale
The food group that owns it is selling to focus on its chilled ready meals business.
One thing worth reading before you enquire
Worth a lookRevenue 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 directionWorth a look
Turnover is flat year on year but sits -7.1% below its 2021 peak.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (-1.8%)
- 2023 (+0.3%)
- 2024 (-2.2%)
- 2025 (-2.6%)
- 2026 (-1.0%)
- Peak 2021 to latest 2026: -7.1%
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 17.4% in 2026.
These are observations from the supplied figures, not a view on whether this business is worth buying. Nothing here predicts an outcome.
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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.