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HR Advice And Training Consultancy In Suburban Leicester
Leicester, Leicestershire, East MidlandsIdentity protected
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About this business
This Leicester consultancy advises employers on employment law, policies, absence management and difficult staff issues, and runs management training courses. It has traded since 2008 from leased suburban offices with a team of 7. Turnover has stayed close to £570k for six years, while EBITDA has grown from £49k to £68k, a margin of about 12%. At £270k, the price reflects modest but improving profit. A buyer could add services such as payroll or recruitment support to grow the client base.
Key investment highlights
- EBITDA up 39% since 2021
- 18 years trading
- Team of 7
- Asking price of £270k
Reason for sale
The partners are going separate ways after 18 years and have agreed to sell.
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 (-0.8%)
- 2023 (-2.7%)
- 2024 (-0.5%)
- 2025 (+1.6%)
- 2026 (-1.6%)
- Peak 2021 to latest 2026: -4.0%
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 8.2% in 2021 to 11.9% 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.