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Retrofit And Efficiency Contractor With A Long Record In Cambridge
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, East of EnglandIdentity protected
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About this business
Insulation, window upgrades, heat pumps and solar installs for housing providers, landlords and homeowners across Cambridgeshire. The business has traded since 1995, employs 51 and leases suburban premises it could move from if needed. Turnover has drifted down from £5.9m to £5.5m over the last six years, yet EBITDA has climbed annually from £786k to £858k, a margin of about 16%. Net assets of £2.54m closely match the £2.55m asking price. A buyer gets a large installation team and a contractor with decades of local work behind it.
Key investment highlights
- EBITDA up each year since 2021
- 31 years trading
- Team of 51
- Net assets of £2.54m
Reason for sale
The founding directors are retiring after 31 years in charge.
One thing worth reading before you enquire
Worth a lookRevenue 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 directionWorth a look
Turnover is flat year on year but sits -6.8% below its 2022 peak.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+0.1%)
- 2023 (-1.4%)
- 2024 (-3.8%)
- 2025 (-1.4%)
- 2026 (-0.4%)
- Peak 2022 to latest 2026: -6.8%
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 13.3% in 2021 to 15.6% 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.