Chemical products

Reference

S12574

Turnover

£25m to £50m

Sector(s)

Manufacturing, Miscellaneous, Service industries

Region(s)

UK Wide

Added

05 June 2025

Business description

The company offers an extensive range of chemical products and services, leveraging its extensive expertise in the chemical industry to produce innovative solutions for clients in a variety of sectors.
Utilising state-of-the-art in-house facilities, the company produces a unique range of branded products and offers invaluable outsourcing and white label production services for prestigious, blue-chip clients.
The company retains a highly experienced team with a deep understanding of chemicals, formulations and related regulations and legislation, with its commitment to quality ensuring that it stands apart from competitors.
The shareholders are offering the company to support their long-term exit strategy, facilitating the exit of the founding shareholders and supporting the continued growth of the business for the foreseeable future.

Highlights

• Offers an extensive selection of high-quality products, including speciality chemicals, homecare, decorating, pest control and woodcare products.
• Provides bespoke formulation, blending and distribution services on a white label basis. Clients include retailers, supermarkets and wholesalers.
• Products are offered under several established, trademarked brands.
• Operates on a predominantly national basis, working with clients across a broad range of commercial and industrial markets and maintaining excellent retention rates. Several relationships with key clients span over 10 years.
• Long-standing and highly experienced management team in place, all members of which will remain with the company in their current roles, post-sale.
• Operates from several strategically located leasehold and freehold premises in South West England, providing over 165,000 sq ft of operational space.

Financials

	Turnover (£'000)	Adjusted EBITDA (£'000)
2021 (Actual)	26,925	2,077
2022 (Actual)	29,217	2,128
2023 (Actual)	27,883	2,314
2024 (Actual)	27,475	1,974
2025 (Forecast)	31,705	2,373

• Achieved turnover in excess of £27.4 million in YE24, with an adjusted EBITDA of circa £2 million.
• Turnover on course to reach £31.7 million in YE25, with adjusted EBITDA exceeding £2.3 million.
• Possesses a wealth of assets, including freehold properties, plant, machinery, equipment and vehicles collectively valued at £7.3 million.
• The company operates with a divisional structure, which has enabled it to develop a diverse client base and opened up unique cross-selling opportunities supporting the long-term prosperity of the business.
• The size and breadth of the company’s client base ensures that it has no reliance on any key accounts.
• Own-brand, high-margin products represent a significant proportion of revenue.

Opportunities

Prospective purchasers