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Design And Build Main Contractor In Southampton
Southampton, Hampshire, South EastIdentity protected
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About this business
A main contractor based in suburban Southampton delivering design-and-build projects for schools, churches, care homes and small commercial clients, usually managing the whole job from groundworks to handover. It leases its offices and has 11 employees, mostly site managers, quantity surveyors and estimators. Sales have risen in each of the last few years to £2.15m, while EBITDA has gone from £313k in 2021 to £566k, which shows strong control of costs. The asking price of £4.1m reflects that profit growth.
Key investment highlights
- EBITDA up every year to £566k
- Team of 11 site and commercial staff
- Schools, churches and care home projects
- Turnover of £2.15m
Reason for sale
The managing director is planning retirement and has been preparing the company for a sale.
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 +2.5% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+2.1%)
- 2023 (+6.1%)
- 2024 (+2.0%)
- 2025 (+5.2%)
- 2026 (+2.5%)
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 17.4% in 2021 to 26.3% in 2026.
These are observations from the supplied figures, not a view on whether this business is worth buying. Nothing here predicts an outcome.
Computing valuation...
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.