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Online Language Course Provider Run From Sheffield
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the HumberIdentity protected
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About this business
An online language business run from Sheffield since 2023, selling recorded courses and live group classes to adults learning for travel, work or family reasons. Customers sign up through its website and pay monthly or per course. Turnover has slipped a little from £564k in the first year to £520k, but EBITDA has edged up from £97k to £102k, so costs have been kept in line with sales. A team of 6 runs marketing, support and the tutor rota from home. There is no property to take on, and a buyer with marketing skills could lift sales again.
Key investment highlights
- EBITDA of £102k on £520k sales
- Monthly and per-course payments
- No premises, team of 6
- Asking price of £490k
Reason for sale
The founder wants to concentrate on a software business she also owns.
Read this before you enquire
MaterialRevenue 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 directionMaterial
Turnover has fallen in each of the last 3 years, most recently by -2.6%.
- 2023: baseline
- 2024 (-2.5%)
- 2025 (-2.9%)
- 2026 (-2.6%)
- Peak 2023 to latest 2026: -7.8%
4 years of turnover, 2023 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 17.2% in 2023 to 19.6% 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.