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Large Independent Garage In Suburban Cambridge
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East of EnglandIdentity protected
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About this business
Trading since 2011, this Cambridge garage services and repairs cars, vans, and electric and hybrid vehicles for local drivers and businesses from leased premises in the suburbs. It employs 34 people. Turnover has grown every year, from £1.97m in 2021 to £2.75m, and adjusted EBITDA has nearly tripled, from £124k to £338k, as margins widened. The asking price of £1.02m is below net assets of £1.15m. A buyer takes on a large, growing garage with a full team in place.
Key investment highlights
- Adjusted EBITDA up from £124k to £338k
- Turnover up every year since 2021
- Team of 34
- Asking price below net assets
Reason for sale
The founder wants to retire while the garage is at its strongest.
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 +7.2% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+5.6%)
- 2023 (+9.2%)
- 2024 (+6.4%)
- 2025 (+6.2%)
- 2026 (+7.2%)
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 6.3% in 2021 to 12.3% in 2026.
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.