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Reptile And Aquatics Shop With Its Own Unit In Cambridge
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East of EnglandIdentity protected
Available
About this business
Reptiles, tropical fish and the tanks, lighting and feeds to keep them are the trade of this specialist shop on a retail park in Cambridge. It opened in 2022 in a freehold unit, which is included, and has three staff. Sales have grown quickly, from £224k to £340k, but adjusted EBITDA is £22k, so the margin is thin. At £75k, the asking price is about half of net assets of £148k, which gives a buyer the property at a low entry cost.
Key investment highlights
- Freehold unit included
- Turnover up from £224k to £340k
- Asking price £75k
- Reptiles and tropical fish
Reason for sale
The founder is moving to a full-time zookeeping role and cannot run the shop as well.
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 +10.4% in 2026.
- 2022: baseline
- 2023 (+10.7%)
- 2024 (+9.7%)
- 2025 (+13.2%)
- 2026 (+10.4%)
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.