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Small Environmental Monitoring Business In Derby
Derby, Derbyshire, East MidlandsIdentity protected
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About this business
A small Derby business that monitors noise, dust and air quality for construction sites, quarries and industrial operators, installing equipment, collecting data and writing the reports clients need. A team of 4 runs it from leased suburban premises, though nothing ties the work to that location. Turnover has grown every year from £243k in 2021 to £350k, and EBITDA has climbed from £19k to £53k as more work has run through the same equipment. It has traded since 2020.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover up every year to £350k
- EBITDA up from £19k to £53k
- Team of 4
- Monitoring equipment included
Reason for sale
The owner is relocating to the north of Scotland for family reasons.
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 +6.7% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+9.5%)
- 2023 (+7.1%)
- 2024 (+7.4%)
- 2025 (+7.2%)
- 2026 (+6.7%)
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 7.8% in 2021 to 15.1% 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.