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Building Energy Management Specialist In Suburban Cambridge
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East of EnglandIdentity protected
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About this business
A small specialist that sets up and maintains building management systems and heating controls for offices, laboratories and colleges around Cambridge. It has a team of 3, leases suburban premises and has traded since 2019. Turnover has held at about £370k each year, with EBITDA rising slowly from £41k to £45k, a margin of about 12%. Most work is servicing existing systems, which keeps income regular. A buyer with controls experience could add new installations to grow it.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover steady at about £370k
- Team of 3
- Margin of about 12%
- Asking price of £135k
Reason for sale
The owner is moving to Australia and wants to sell before leaving.
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 (+0.5%)
- 2023 (+0.0%)
- 2024 (-1.1%)
- 2025 (+1.6%)
- 2026 (-0.5%)
- Peak 2025 to latest 2026: -0.5%
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 11.1% in 2021 to 12.2% 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.