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FMCG Distribution Business With 10 Staff In Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North EastIdentity protected

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FMCG distribution business with 10 staff in Newcastle

About this business

Distributes food, drink and household products to convenience stores, cafés and independent retailers across the North East. It has rented a Newcastle warehouse since starting in 2021 and employs 10 people. Turnover has crept up from £2.89m to £3.05m, while EBITDA has grown every year, from £343k to £434k, as the range shifted to better-margin lines. The asking price is £2.15m. A buyer gets a steady distribution business with rising profit and a small, efficient team.

Key investment highlights

  • EBITDA up 27% since 2021
  • Turnover of £3.05m
  • Team of 10
  • Net profit of £377k

Reason for sale

A group is selling the business as non-core.

Nothing flagged on the two questions buyers ask first

No flag

Revenue 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 (+0.4%)
    • 2023 (+0.6%)
    • 2024 (+2.0%)
    • 2025 (+0.5%)
    • 2026 (+1.9%)

    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 11.9% in 2021 to 14.2% 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.