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Off-Licence And Drinks Store In A Portsmouth Shopping Centre
Portsmouth, Hampshire, South EastIdentity protected
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About this business
This drinks retailer trades from a freehold unit in a Portsmouth shopping centre, selling wine, beer, spirits and soft drinks to shoppers and taking orders for parties and events. It opened in 2021 and employs 30 people. Turnover has grown every year to £3m and adjusted EBITDA has nearly doubled, from £150k to £271k. Margins remain typical of drinks retail, at about 9%. The asking price is £650k, which is below the net assets of £1.35m, and the freehold unit is part of the sale.
Key investment highlights
- Freehold unit in a shopping centre
- Adjusted EBITDA up from £150k to £271k
- Turnover of £3m with 30 staff
- Asking price below net assets
Reason for sale
The owners are concentrating on their wholesale drinks business and are selling the shop.
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 rose +6.1% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+3.8%)
- 2023 (+4.0%)
- 2024 (+3.9%)
- 2025 (+5.2%)
- 2026 (+6.1%)
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 6.3% in 2021 to 9.0% 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.