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Commercial Vehicle Repairer With Rising Profits In Swansea

Swansea, Swansea, WalesIdentity protected

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Commercial vehicle repairer with rising profits in Swansea

About this business

Servicing and repair for vans, minibuses and small trucks, carried out from a leased workshop on a Swansea industrial estate. The business has traded since 2006 and has a team of 6. Since 2021 turnover has grown from £476k to £670k, and EBITDA has nearly tripled from £24k to £65k. Margins are still modest at about 10%, but the direction is clear. A buyer takes over the lease, the workshop kit and a customer list built over 20 years.

Key investment highlights

  • EBITDA up from £24k to £65k since 2021
  • 20 years trading in Swansea
  • Leased industrial unit
  • Asking £195k, net assets £222k

Reason for sale

The owner wants to retire and has no successor in the family.

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 rose +5.5% in 2026.

    • 2021: baseline
    • 2022 (+8.8%)
    • 2023 (+4.8%)
    • 2024 (+6.4%)
    • 2025 (+9.9%)
    • 2026 (+5.5%)

    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 5.0% in 2021 to 9.7% 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.