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Materials And Component Testing Laboratory In Suburban Leeds
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the HumberIdentity protected
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About this business
A testing laboratory carrying out tensile, fatigue, hardness and non-destructive tests on metals, composites and welded parts for defence and aerospace manufacturers. Fourteen staff work from a leased laboratory in a Leeds suburb. It opened in 2019.
Sales have climbed each year, from £1.0m in 2021 to £1.6m, and adjusted EBITDA from £141k to £205k. Net profit is £169k. The asking price of £625k covers the test equipment and the lease, and a team used to running the laboratory day to day.
Key investment highlights
- Turnover up 59% since 2021
- Tensile, fatigue and non-destructive testing
- Team of 14
- Asking price of £625k
Reason for sale
The founders are moving overseas and want to sell before they go.
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 +10.0% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+7.8%)
- 2023 (+10.5%)
- 2024 (+11.7%)
- 2025 (+8.8%)
- 2026 (+10.0%)
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 14.0% in 2021 to 12.8% 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.