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Franchised Car Dealership On A Cardiff Industrial Estate
Cardiff, Cardiff, WalesIdentity protected
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About this business
A franchised car dealership in Cardiff selling new and used cars for a manufacturer, with servicing, parts and finance alongside. It trades from a leased showroom and workshop on an industrial estate, employing 30. Turnover has stayed between £15.1m and £15.8m since 2021, and EBITDA has climbed in each of those years, from £1.47m to £2m, a margin of about 13%. Any sale will need the manufacturer's approval of the new owner. The asking price is £6m.
Key investment highlights
- EBITDA up every year to £2m
- Sales, servicing, parts and finance
- Team of 30
- Turnover of £15.1m
Reason for sale
The dealer group that owns it is selling to concentrate on its other brands.
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 (+0.8%)
- 2023 (-0.7%)
- 2024 (-1.8%)
- 2025 (-1.1%)
- 2026 (-0.7%)
- Peak 2022 to latest 2026: -4.2%
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 9.4% in 2021 to 13.2% 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.