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Driving Instructor Franchise With Freehold Office In Edinburgh
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, ScotlandIdentity protected
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About this business
Rather than employing instructors, this Edinburgh business franchises its name, booking system and dual-control cars to self-employed instructors who pay a weekly fee. The model has run since 2019 from an owned suburban office, sold with the business, where seven staff work handling bookings, marketing and training. Turnover has eased from £698k to £640k, but adjusted EBITDA has risen to £98k. A buyer takes on the building and a network that earns fees rather than lesson income.
Key investment highlights
- Freehold office included
- Adjusted EBITDA up to £98k
- Franchise fee income
- Seven head office staff
Reason for sale
The owner is retiring and his family are not involved in the business.
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 edged down -2.4% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (-4.0%)
- 2023 (-0.3%)
- 2024 (-1.6%)
- 2025 (-0.2%)
- 2026 (-2.4%)
- Peak 2021 to latest 2026: -8.3%
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 11.7% in 2021 to 15.3% 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.