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Cruise And Holiday Travel Agency In Suburban Southampton
Southampton, Hampshire, South EastIdentity protected
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About this business
A travel agency focused on cruises and tailor-made holidays, with 12 staff selling by phone, online and from a leased suburban shop in Southampton to customers across Hampshire. It started trading in 2021.
Bookings have held at around £3.3m a year, while adjusted EBITDA has climbed from £199k to £239k. Margins are slim at 7%, as is normal when most income is passed on to holiday providers. Net profit is £204k and the asking price is £800k.
Key investment highlights
- Cruise and tailor-made holiday specialist
- Adjusted EBITDA up from £199k to £239k
- Team of 12
- Leased suburban shop
Reason for sale
The directors are selling to concentrate on their corporate travel business.
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 is flat year on year.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+0.0%)
- 2023 (+2.1%)
- 2024 (-2.3%)
- 2025 (+1.3%)
- 2026 (+1.0%)
- Peak 2023 to latest 2026: +0.0%
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 6.1% in 2021 to 7.1% 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.