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Aquatics And Tropical Fish Shop With Freehold In Plymouth
Plymouth, Devon, South WestIdentity protected
Available
About this business
A specialist aquatics shop on a Plymouth retail park, selling tropical, coldwater and marine fish, aquariums, pond equipment and live plants. It has traded since 2008 from a freehold unit that comes with the business, and three people staff it. Sales have grown every year, from £271k to £370k, but adjusted EBITDA has stayed around £33k, so the extra sales have not yet reached profit. A buyer with fishkeeping knowledge would own the unit and could work on margins.
Key investment highlights
- Freehold unit included
- Turnover up from £271k to £370k
- Trading since 2008
- Team of three
Reason for sale
The owner is retiring and would like the shop to stay in the hands of a fishkeeper.
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 +5.7% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+6.6%)
- 2023 (+6.9%)
- 2024 (+6.1%)
- 2025 (+6.7%)
- 2026 (+5.7%)
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 11.8% in 2021 to 8.9% in 2026.
These are observations from the supplied figures, not a view on whether this business is worth buying. Nothing here predicts an outcome.
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.