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Ready Meals Producer With A Rural Freehold Site Near Derby
Derby, Derbyshire, East MidlandsIdentity protected
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About this business
Cooks and packs chilled ready meals for farm shops, delis and local caterers from a freehold kitchen in the countryside near Derby. The business started in 2022 and has grown fast, with turnover up from £1.03m to £1.5m and EBITDA from £187k to £250k. It has 11 staff covering cooking, packing and delivery. The freehold property is part of the deal, and a new owner would have a profitable, growing food business with room in the kitchen to take on more volume.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover up 46% since 2022
- Freehold rural kitchen included
- EBITDA of £250k
- Team of 11 across kitchen and delivery
Reason for sale
The founders are moving to Scotland and want a buyer to take the business forward.
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 +8.4% in 2026.
- 2022: baseline
- 2023 (+9.5%)
- 2024 (+11.0%)
- 2025 (+10.7%)
- 2026 (+8.4%)
5 years of turnover, 2022 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 narrowed from 18.2% in 2022 to 16.7% 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.