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Full-Service Advertising Agency With 21 Staff In Suburban London

London, Greater London, LondonIdentity protected

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Full-service advertising agency with 21 staff in suburban London

About this business

Handles strategy, creative and media buying for consumer and business brands, working from a leased office in outer London. The agency began in 2022 and employs 21 people. Turnover has held between £2.75m and £2.87m, while EBITDA has crept up each year from £327k to £348k as the team shifted towards retained accounts. Net assets stand at £913k against an asking price of £1.7m. A buyer gets a settled agency of a useful size, with a full creative and media team already working together.

Key investment highlights

  • Turnover of £2.75m
  • EBITDA up each year to £348k
  • 21 staff in creative and media
  • Net assets of £913k

Reason for sale

The founders are leaving to start a consultancy and want the agency in safe hands.

Nothing flagged on the two questions buyers ask first

No flag

Revenue 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.

    • 2022: baseline
    • 2023 (-2.5%)
    • 2024 (+0.5%)
    • 2025 (-2.1%)
    • 2026 (-0.2%)
    • Peak 2022 to latest 2026: -4.2%

    5 years of turnover, 2022 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 11.4% in 2022 to 12.7% 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.