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Fast-Growing Permanent Recruitment Agency In Central Cambridge
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East of EnglandIdentity protected
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About this business
A small recruitment agency in the centre of Cambridge placing permanent staff in finance, legal support and office management roles. It opened in 2021 and owns a freehold office, which is included. Three people run the desk. Turnover has risen each year, from £220k to £380k, and adjusted EBITDA from £61k to £91k. A buyer gets a city-centre office and a business still growing quickly, with a small team that would need the founder's introductions during handover.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover up from £220k to £380k
- Freehold city-centre office
- Adjusted EBITDA of £91k
- Team of three
Reason for sale
The founder is moving into a senior in-house role with a former client.
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 +12.4% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+11.4%)
- 2023 (+11.0%)
- 2024 (+12.9%)
- 2025 (+10.1%)
- 2026 (+12.4%)
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 narrowed from 27.7% in 2021 to 23.9% 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.