Opportunity · TB-1156
Specialist technical recruitment consultancy, South East
Professional services · Technical recruitment · South East
Business name withheld until information release is approved.
Business summary
A niche recruitment consultancy placing engineering and regulatory specialists into life sciences and advanced manufacturing employers. The business combines permanent search with a growing contract desk and holds preferred-supplier status with several long-standing clients.
Fee income splits roughly 62% permanent search and 38% contract, with the contract desk providing a recurring monthly margin. The consultancy operates a specialist model with consultants aligned to defined technical disciplines rather than geography. Client relationships average seven years and several are governed by preferred-supplier agreements. The founder retains a small personal billing desk which is being transitioned.
Financial summary
Figures are as presented by the seller and reviewed by The Brokerage.
- Turnover band
- £1m–£2m
- Turnover
- £1,860,000
- EBITDA
- £392,000
- Adjusted EBITDA
- £441,000
- Guide price
- £2,100,000
- Price basis
- Enterprise value for a 70% shareholding
Three-year summary
2024 — turnover £1.86m, EBITDA £0.39m 2023 — turnover £1.62m, EBITDA £0.31m 2022 — turnover £1.44m, EBITDA £0.27m
Recurring / contracted revenue
38% from retained and contract placements
Investment highlights
- Preferred-supplier status with nine long-standing clients
- Contract desk producing recurring monthly margin
- Average client relationship of seven years
- Consultant retention well above sector norms
- Fee income per consultant consistently above £160k
Transaction
- Preferred transaction type
- Majority stake
- Reason for sale
- The founder is seeking a partner to fund growth while retaining a continuing interest in the business.
- Owner post-sale intention
- Intends to remain in the business for at least three years.
- Growth opportunities
- The contract desk has been built without dedicated back-office investment and can be scaled materially. An adjacent regulatory affairs discipline has been tested successfully but not resourced.
Controlled information
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Business identity and trading address
Registered legal name, company number and full address.
Detailed financial information
Statutory accounts, management information and the adjustment narrative.
Customer concentration
Named customers, contract terms and revenue distribution.
Key staff and contracts
Management structure, key personnel and material agreements.
Supporting documents
Seller-supplied documentation released through the Deal Room.
Opportunity record
- Reference
- TB-1156
- Region
- South East
- Business type
- Private limited company
- Trading tenure
- 10–20 years
- Employees
- 11–25