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Long-Standing Food Processor With A Freehold Unit In Leicester
Leicester, Leicestershire, East MidlandsIdentity protected
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About this business
Since 1975 this Leicester business has prepared and packed food products, including cooked meats, pastries and savoury fillings, for bakers, sandwich makers and caterers. It owns its unit on an industrial estate freehold and employs 10. Turnover has edged up from £1.76m to £1.9m since 2021, and EBITDA from £169k to £195k, roughly a tenth of sales. The £650k asking price is below net assets of £781k. As the business is relocatable, the line could go to other premises.
Key investment highlights
- 51 years trading
- Freehold unit included
- Net assets of £781k
- EBITDA up to £195k
Reason for sale
The second-generation owners are retiring and their children have chosen other careers.
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 +2.2% in 2026.
- 2021: baseline
- 2022 (+3.1%)
- 2023 (-0.3%)
- 2024 (+3.2%)
- 2025 (-0.3%)
- 2026 (+2.2%)
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.