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City-Centre Free House In Cambridge With The Freehold
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East of EnglandIdentity protected
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About this business
An independent pub in the centre of Cambridge, owned freehold, serving cask ales, local ciders and a short food menu to residents, academics and tourists. It has traded since 2018 and employs 11. Sales have eased from £673k to £620k since 2021, yet EBITDA has risen every year from £71k to £82k, a margin of about 13%. The building is included. Whoever buys it gets a central pub with no brewery tie and room to rebuild turnover.
Key investment highlights
- Freehold pub in central Cambridge
- EBITDA up each year since 2021
- Team of 11
- Asking price of £305k
Reason for sale
The owner is selling to focus on a small brewery he has started.
One thing worth reading before you enquire
Worth a lookRevenue 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 directionWorth a look
Turnover is flat year on year but sits -7.9% below its 2021 peak.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (-2.5%)
- 2023 (-2.6%)
- 2024 (-1.4%)
- 2025 (-0.2%)
- 2026 (-1.4%)
- Peak 2021 to latest 2026: -7.9%
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 10.5% in 2021 to 13.2% 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.