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HGV And Vocational Driver Training School With Freehold In Liverpool

Liverpool, Merseyside, North WestIdentity protected

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HGV and vocational driver training school with freehold in Liverpool

About this business

A Liverpool driver training business teaching HGV, minibus and van licences and running the periodic training that professional drivers need to keep working. Since 2018 it has owned its suburban premises, with a yard and classroom, and the freehold is included. Ten staff deliver the courses. Turnover has stayed around £760k, while adjusted EBITDA has risen from £108k to £146k. A buyer gets the property, the training fleet and steady repeat demand from employers.

Key investment highlights

  • Freehold yard and classroom
  • Adjusted EBITDA up from £108k to £146k
  • Team of ten
  • Turnover steady around £760k

Reason for sale

The owners have reached retirement and want to sell to someone who will keep the instructors.

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.

    • 2021: baseline
    • 2022 (+2.8%)
    • 2023 (-2.4%)
    • 2024 (+1.7%)
    • 2025 (+0.9%)
    • 2026 (-0.8%)
    • Peak 2025 to latest 2026: -0.8%

    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 14.5% in 2021 to 19.2% 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.