Supplier & Manufacturer of Healthcare Equipment Company for Sale
- An outstanding opportunity to acquire a highly successful manufacturer and supplier of healthcare equipment servicing local authorities, the NHS, residential care homes and private customers.
- Based in the North of England, the company provides a range of specialist patient lifting products including ceiling and mobile hoists, profiling beds, stand aids and riser recliner chairs.
- The company also manufactures its own range of moving and handling products including patient lifting slings, handling belts and bed rail bumpers. The company manufactures a standard range of products but also has the capability to manufacture bespoke equipment to a customer’s specification.
- The company has over 150 customers with no one single customer accounting for more than 18% of the turnover.
- The company also provides equipment servicing with a team of field service engineers, 24 hour callout and a quick breakdown service for all contracted customers. The service contracts for customers range from 3-5 years in length.
- The business has grown significantly throughout the economic downturn and in the financial year to June 2014, turnover was c.£2.7m with an adjusted EBITDA of c.£585K (22%).
Products and Services
The company provides the following products as well as a comprehensive range of support services to maintain and repair them:
- Ceiling Hoists
- Mobile Hoists
- Standaids
- Patient Lifting Slings
- Moving and Handling Equipment
- Therapy and Changing Couches
- Bathing and Showering Equipment
- Bath and Pool Hoists
- Profile Beds
- Recliner Chairs
Employees
- 2 directors + 4 Key Managers (non-shareholding) and 40 staff.
Premises
- Recently acquired and refurbished high quality freehold premises consisting of approx. 15000 sq ft of manufacturing, showroom and office space. The Vendors preference is to retain the premises, so a new lease would be provided to the acquirer.
Reason for sale
- The Vendors believe that the long term growth prospects for the company would be better served by working within the infrastructure of a larger company. Both Vendors will support a full handover of the business into new ownership and one of them, the MD who is 50 years old, would also be susceptible to staying with the company on a long term basis.
Financial overview
Year ending 30th June | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
Sales revenue | £2,325,455 | £2,185,463 | £2,879,449 | £2,712,684 |
Net profit (before tax) | £524,966 | £485,831 | £392,626 | £501,338 |
Percentage | 23% | 22% | 14% | 18% |
Adjusted EBITDA | £508,666 | £473,245 | £420,645 | £585,043 |
Percentage | 22% | 22% | 15% | 22% |
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