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Ready Meals Manufacturer With 30 Staff On A Rural Site Near Birmingham
Birmingham, West Midlands, West MidlandsIdentity protected
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About this business
Produces chilled and frozen ready meals for regional wholesalers, farm shops and a growing list of food service accounts. Since starting in 2022 it has added sales each year, from £3.4m to £3.95m, and EBITDA has moved up from £413k to £486k. Production runs from a leased unit in the countryside outside Birmingham, where 30 people cook, pack and dispatch. The asking price is £2.1m against net assets of £1.36m. A buyer gets steady growth, trained staff and equipment worth £857k.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover of £3.95m, up 16% since 2022
- EBITDA of £486k
- Leased rural kitchen near Birmingham
- Fixed assets of £857k
Reason for sale
The owners want to retire to the coast and have 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 +5.2% in 2026.
- 2022: baseline
- 2023 (+5.5%)
- 2024 (+3.5%)
- 2025 (+1.2%)
- 2026 (+5.2%)
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.
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.