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Freehold Tyre And Exhaust Centre On A Preston Retail Park
Preston, Lancashire, North WestIdentity protected
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About this business
Trading since 1992, this tyre and exhaust centre owns its premises on a retail park in Preston, where shoppers' cars and passing traffic bring steady walk-in work. It employs 10 and also handles brakes, batteries and MOT preparation. Turnover has sat at about £1.35m for six years. EBITDA has risen gradually from £100k to £119k, a margin near 9%. Net assets of £414k are above the £355k asking price, and the freehold is included. A buyer gets a long-standing local presence and a visible site.
Key investment highlights
- Freehold retail park premises
- 34 years trading
- Net assets of £414k
- EBITDA up to £119k
Reason for sale
The family owners are retiring and their children have other careers.
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 is flat year on year.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+0.2%)
- 2023 (+0.3%)
- 2024 (-0.6%)
- 2025 (+1.0%)
- 2026 (+1.0%)
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 7.5% in 2021 to 8.8% 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.