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Manned Guarding And Patrol Company In Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, West MidlandsIdentity protected
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About this business
A manned guarding business placing security officers at construction sites, retail units and industrial premises, with mobile patrols and key-holding for clients after hours. The 12 staff are based at an owned building on the outskirts of Stoke-on-Trent, which comes with the sale. Since 2021 turnover has risen every year, from £271k to £420k, and EBITDA from £71k to £86k, a margin of about 20%. Guarding work tends to run on rolling arrangements, so much of the income repeats month to month. A buyer gets steady growth and a property.
Key investment highlights
- Freehold base included
- Turnover up every year since 2021
- Guarding, patrols and key-holding
- Margin of about 20%
Reason for sale
The owner wants to focus on the property business he runs alongside it.
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 +9.7% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+8.5%)
- 2023 (+10.2%)
- 2024 (+8.0%)
- 2025 (+9.4%)
- 2026 (+9.7%)
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 narrowed from 26.2% in 2021 to 20.5% 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.