← All businessesLogistics, Transport & Distribution / Food & Drink Distribution / Drinks distribution
Drinks Distributor With A Freehold Warehouse In Southampton
Southampton, Hampshire, South EastIdentity protected
Available
About this business
Distribution of beer, wine, spirits and soft drinks to pubs, bars, restaurants and independent shops along the South coast, from a freehold warehouse on a Southampton industrial estate. It has traded since 2019 and employs 7. Sales have fallen each year from £2.53m to £2.2m, with EBITDA easing from £262k to £233k, although the margin has held at around 11%. The freehold warehouse is included. A buyer would want to understand which accounts have reduced orders and whether they can be won back.
Key investment highlights
- Freehold warehouse included
- EBITDA of £233k
- Team of 7
- Margin of about 11%
Reason for sale
Both owners are retiring and would like a trade buyer to take on the accounts.
One thing worth reading before you enquire
Worth a lookRevenue 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 directionWorth a look
Turnover is flat year on year but sits -13.2% below its 2021 peak.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (-4.1%)
- 2023 (-1.0%)
- 2024 (-3.6%)
- 2025 (-3.3%)
- 2026 (-1.9%)
- Peak 2021 to latest 2026: -13.2%
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.
These are observations from the supplied figures, not a view on whether this business is worth buying. Nothing here predicts an outcome.
Computing valuation...
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.