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Smart Repair Workshop For Scuffs And Dents In Exeter
Exeter, Devon, South WestIdentity protected
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About this business
Smart repair covers the small jobs that do not need a full bodyshop: bumper scuffs, light dents, alloy wheel refurbishment and paint chips. This Exeter workshop has done that work since 2007 from a rented industrial estate unit, with a team of 4. Customers are local drivers, car dealers preparing stock and some fleet work. Turnover has held close to £250k for six years while EBITDA has climbed from £35k to £43k, so margins have improved without extra volume. A buyer takes on the lease, the equipment and a settled team who already run the bookings.
Key investment highlights
- EBITDA up every year since 2021
- Margin of about 17% on £250k of sales
- Leased unit on an Exeter industrial estate
- Trading since 2007 with a team of 4
Reason for sale
The founder is retiring and no family member wants to take the workshop on.
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.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (-1.3%)
- 2023 (+3.4%)
- 2024 (+0.8%)
- 2025 (+1.6%)
- 2026 (-0.4%)
- Peak 2025 to latest 2026: -0.4%
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 14.6% in 2021 to 17.2% 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.