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Large Energy Consultancy Serving Commercial Clients From Cardiff
Cardiff, Cardiff, WalesIdentity protected
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About this business
A consultancy advising commercial property owners, public bodies and manufacturers on energy procurement, compliance reporting and efficiency projects. It has operated since 2008 from leased suburban offices in Cardiff and employs 60. Turnover has risen every year from £4.56m to £6.85m, and EBITDA from £491k to £643k, a margin of about 9%. Net assets of £2.59m are well above the £1.93m asking price. A buyer gets a large team of consultants and analysts and a business that has kept growing.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover up 50% since 2021
- Team of 60
- Net assets of £2.59m
- Trading since 2008
Reason for sale
The shareholders have reached their planned exit date and want to sell to a larger firm.
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 +8.2% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+9.6%)
- 2023 (+9.3%)
- 2024 (+8.2%)
- 2025 (+7.2%)
- 2026 (+8.2%)
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.
EBITDA margin narrowed from 10.8% in 2021 to 9.4% in 2026.
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.