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Growing Export And Trading Company In Sunderland

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North EastIdentity protected

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Growing export and trading company in Sunderland

About this business

An export and trading company in Sunderland that buys British-made goods, mainly industrial parts and consumer products, and sells them to distributors overseas. It has traded since 2017 from a leased warehouse on an industrial estate. Turnover has risen every year, from £3.94m in 2021 to £5.9m, and EBITDA has more than doubled, from £197k to £523k. A team of 14 handles buying, shipping paperwork, sales and the warehouse. A buyer gets a growing export book and a team that knows overseas markets and the documents that go with them.

Key investment highlights

Turnover up from £3.94m to £5.9m
EBITDA more than doubled to £523k
Leased warehouse
Team of 14

Reason for sale

The founder is moving abroad to be closer to the business's overseas customers.

Nothing flagged on the two questions buyers ask first

No flag

Revenue 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 +8.2% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+7.7%)
- 2023 (+7.8%)
- 2024 (+8.2%)
- 2025 (+10.1%)
- 2026 (+8.2%)
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 widened from 5.0% in 2021 to 8.9% 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.