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Forestry And Timber Contractor With A Freehold Yard Near Edinburgh
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, ScotlandIdentity protected
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About this business
Fells, thins and extracts timber for woodland owners and sells logs and firewood from its own freehold yard in the country outside Edinburgh. Trading since 2014, it has grown sales quickly, from £215k in 2021 to £340k, and EBITDA from £16k to £24k. Margins are slim at about 7% because harvesting is machine and fuel heavy. There are 4 staff. The asking price of £85k is close to net assets of £84k, so a buyer pays little more than the value of the yard and kit.
Key investment highlights
- Freehold rural yard included
- Turnover up 58% since 2021
- Asking price close to net assets
- Team of 4
Reason for sale
The owner is retiring from heavy outdoor work.
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 +10.4% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+8.4%)
- 2023 (+10.7%)
- 2024 (+10.1%)
- 2025 (+8.5%)
- 2026 (+10.4%)
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.
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.