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Large Agricultural Contracting Business Near Glasgow
Glasgow, Glasgow City, ScotlandIdentity protected
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About this business
Since 2004 this contractor has worked for farms and estates around Glasgow and the west of Scotland, handling silage, harvesting, slurry work, fencing and drainage. It runs from a leased rural yard and employs 22 people, including skilled machine operators. Turnover has grown every year to £2.6m and adjusted EBITDA to £306k. Net assets are £1.07m, much of it in machinery. The asking price is £800k. A buyer gets a busy contracting business with a trained team and a broad mix of seasonal and year-round work.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover up every year to £2.6m
- Team of 22 including machine operators
- Net assets of £1.07m
- Seasonal and year-round farm work
Reason for sale
The founding partners are retiring and have chosen to sell the business as a whole.
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 +3.3% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+2.0%)
- 2023 (+3.0%)
- 2024 (+3.3%)
- 2025 (+3.9%)
- 2026 (+3.3%)
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.