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Small Pre-School And Childcare Setting In Preston
Preston, Lancashire, North WestIdentity protected
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About this business
A small pre-school in a Preston suburb offering sessional care and early education for children in the years before school, with funded places alongside paid sessions. Five staff run it from rented premises, and it has traded since 2017. Turnover has drifted down each year, from £183k in 2021 to £160k, with EBITDA easing from £23k to £20k. Margins are about 12.5%. A buyer would want to look at occupancy and fee levels. A hands-on owner with early years experience could run it directly.
Key investment highlights
- Trading since 2017
- Funded and paid sessions
- Asking price of £115k
- Team of 5
Reason for sale
The owner is retiring from childcare.
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 5 years, most recently by -3.0%.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (-2.2%)
- 2023 (-2.8%)
- 2024 (-2.9%)
- 2025 (-2.4%)
- 2026 (-3.0%)
- Peak 2021 to latest 2026: -12.6%
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.
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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.