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Refurbishment And Fit-Out Contractor In Southampton

Southampton, Hampshire, South EastIdentity protected

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Refurbishment and fit-out contractor in Southampton

About this business

A refurbishment and fit-out contractor working on offices, shops, dental surgeries and rental properties around Southampton and the Hampshire coast. Its freehold workshop and store on a trading estate transfers with the business. A staff of 6 manages jobs and carries out finishing work, bringing in trades as needed. Sales have crept up year on year to £1.25m and EBITDA to £258k, healthy margins for this kind of work. A buyer takes on a profitable, compact contractor with its own base and a mix of commercial and residential customers.

Key investment highlights

  • Freehold workshop and store in Southampton
  • EBITDA of £258k on £1.25m turnover
  • Offices, shops and rental properties
  • Team of 6 managing trades

Reason for sale

The owner is taking up a director role at a larger contractor and cannot run both.

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 rose +2.5% in 2026.

    • 2021: baseline
    • 2022 (+2.3%)
    • 2023 (-0.6%)
    • 2024 (+3.5%)
    • 2025 (-0.7%)
    • 2026 (+2.5%)

    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 19.6% in 2021 to 20.6% 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.