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Sustainability Reporting And Assurance Business In Glasgow
Glasgow, Glasgow City, ScotlandIdentity protected
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About this business
Set up in 2023, this Glasgow business prepares sustainability reports for companies and provides independent checks on the figures they publish. Its team of 14 includes analysts, assurance staff and project managers, based in leased suburban offices. Turnover has held at around £1.45m to £1.5m since it began, while EBITDA has grown each year from £218k to £255k, a margin of about 18%. The buyer takes on a team with specialist reporting skills and profits that have improved every year.
Key investment highlights
- EBITDA up every year since 2023
- Reporting and independent assurance
- Team of 14
- Leased suburban offices in Glasgow
Reason for sale
The founders have accepted an offer to join a national consultancy and are selling this business separately.
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.
- 2023: baseline
- 2024 (-3.2%)
- 2025 (+1.6%)
- 2026 (-1.8%)
- Peak 2023 to latest 2026: -3.4%
4 years of turnover, 2023 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 14.5% in 2023 to 17.6% 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.