Specialist B2B Industrial Labelling & Identification Business.

Business overview

The business serves a broad range of commercial customers across facilities management, construction, engineering, electrical, fire safety, manufacturing and industrial maintenance. It has built a practical market position based on durable, application led products where clarity, resilience and reliability matter.

The opportunity suits both an owner operator seeking a high quality standalone business and a strategic acquirer looking for a complementary bolt on with clear commercial and operational synergies.

Investment highlights

Established trading history with consistent revenue performance. Attractive seller's discretionary earnings of circa £165,000 per annum. Broad business to business customer base with practical repeat order characteristics. Large installed database with clear reactivation potential. Strong gross margins supported by an outsourced production model. Asset light and fully relocatable operating structure. No reliance on any single major customer. Clear opportunity to enhance margins through integration or scale.

Financial performance

FY23 turnover £329,568 with gross profit £142,826. FY24 turnover £334,522 with gross profit £136,915. FY25 turnover £346,062 with gross profit £151,242. The current year forecast is turnover of £370,000 with gross profit of £180,000, reflecting a more efficient trading profile.

Products and operating model

The business supplies a mix of standard and bespoke identification products including asset labels and tags, electrical and safety labels, test and inspection labels, engraved labels, industrial labels, domed labels and custom signage.

Operations are lean and straightforward. Front end sales and order flow are managed through an owner led model, while production is outsourced through established supplier relationships. The business does not rely on dedicated trading premises, supporting a flexible and highly manageable operating structure.

Growth opportunities

A strategic acquirer with existing plant, production capability or premises should be well placed to internalise part of the supply chain, improve gross margin and unlock additional operating efficiencies beyond current outsourced levels. The installed customer database also offers clear reactivation potential.

Transaction

The opportunity is available by way of a sale of up to 100 per cent of the issued share capital, with vendor support available for an appropriate handover and transition.

Next steps

Further information is available to selected parties subject to execution of a non disclosure agreement. All enquiries should be directed through EXITS.co.uk quoting project reference EX00343.