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Paid Search Agency With Its Own Office In Central Inverness

Inverness, Highland, ScotlandIdentity protected

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Paid search agency with its own office in central Inverness

About this business

A paid search agency that runs pay-per-click campaigns for Highland tourism, retail and trade businesses. It owns its office in Inverness city centre, which is part of the sale, and employs seven people. It has traded since 2009. Turnover has been broadly level, between £494k and £522k across the last six years, while adjusted EBITDA has crept up from £86k to £98k. Net profit is £84k. A buyer gets steady earnings, the freehold office and a team rooted in the local market.

Key investment highlights

  • Freehold city-centre office included
  • Adjusted EBITDA up from £86k to £98k
  • Team of seven
  • Asking price of £320k

Reason for sale

The owner is retiring and the staff are not in a position to buy.

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 is flat year on year.

    • 2021: baseline
    • 2022 (+2.2%)
    • 2023 (+0.2%)
    • 2024 (+2.0%)
    • 2025 (+1.2%)
    • 2026 (-0.4%)
    • Peak 2025 to latest 2026: -0.4%

    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 17.4% in 2021 to 18.8% 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.