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Technical Textile Manufacturer With Freehold Factory, Cambridge

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East of EnglandIdentity protected

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Technical textile manufacturer with freehold factory, Cambridge

About this business

This Cambridge manufacturer makes technical textiles, including filter fabrics, protective covers and coated materials, for industrial, medical and laboratory customers. It has traded since 2001, owns its factory on an industrial estate and employs 77 people. Turnover has held steady at about £7.2m, while adjusted EBITDA grew in each year, reaching £1.22m from £977k. Net profit was £1.04m. A buyer gets the freehold, specialist production lines and an experienced workforce; the plant could relocate if needed.

Key investment highlights

  • Freehold factory included
  • Adjusted EBITDA up from £977k to £1.22m
  • Team of 77
  • Trading since 2001

Reason for sale

The owning group is selling to focus on its consumer brands.

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 is flat year on year.

    • 2021: baseline
    • 2022 (+0.3%)
    • 2023 (-0.2%)
    • 2024 (+2.0%)
    • 2025 (-0.1%)
    • 2026 (+0.2%)

    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 13.9% in 2021 to 17.0% 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.