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Growing Drinks Distributor Serving The Glasgow Licensed Trade
Glasgow, Glasgow City, ScotlandIdentity protected
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About this business
A drinks distributor delivering to bars, restaurants, hotels and off-licences across Glasgow from a rented industrial estate warehouse. It has traded since 2012 and employs 11 in sales, warehouse and delivery roles. Turnover has grown each year, from £2.13m to £3.4m, and EBITDA from £233k to £343k, around 10% of turnover. The asking price is £1.8m. The sale covers the lease, the vans and lorries and a growing book of trade accounts.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover up each year since 2021
- EBITDA of £343k
- Team of 11
- Trading since 2012
Reason for sale
The founder is relocating to Canada and wants a sale before the move.
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 +11.5% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+8.7%)
- 2023 (+11.5%)
- 2024 (+9.4%)
- 2025 (+7.8%)
- 2026 (+11.5%)
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.
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.