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Small Model And Craft Hobby Shop In Suburban Leeds
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the HumberIdentity protected
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About this business
A three-person hobby shop in a Leeds suburb, selling model railways, kits, paints, tools and craft supplies, with mail orders taken through its website. It rents its shop and opened in 2021. Turnover has grown each year to £270k and adjusted EBITDA from £16k to £27k, so margins are improving from a low base. Net profit was £23k. At an asking price of £90k, below net assets of £131k, a buyer gets stock, fittings and a following among local modellers.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover up from £226k to £270k
- Asking price below net assets
- Run by three people
- Shop plus website orders
Reason for sale
The owner is relocating to Devon and would like the shop to stay open.
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 +2.3% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+3.5%)
- 2023 (+3.8%)
- 2024 (+3.3%)
- 2025 (+5.2%)
- 2026 (+2.3%)
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 7.1% in 2021 to 10.0% 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.