Professional service business

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

Established, profitable UK companies with a capable team in place — priced for motivated sellers.

The numbers

Our acquisition criteria

Financial Profile

  • Annual revenue: £250K – £3M
  • EBITDA: £150K – £1M
  • Registered UK limited company (Ltd) only
  • Purchase price: 1.5x – 3x EBITDA
  • Consistently profitable trading history

Existing Management

  • Capable team running day-to-day operations
  • Business not dependent on the current owner
  • Owner stepping back is fine and expected
  • Documented processes and systems

Proven Marketing

  • A marketing function that actually works
  • In-house, external or owner-driven is fine
  • Documented and transferable to a new operator
  • Clear, repeatable source of new customers

Right Fit Seller

  • Motivated: retirement, health or burnout
  • Open to a smooth, respectful transition
  • Often open to seller financing
  • Cares about the team and legacy
Where we're looking

Sector focus, ranked by fit

Cleaning
Primary focus

Cleaning

Direct experience within our group and low technical-expertise dependency. Priority on healthcare and care-facility cleaning contracts.

Domiciliary / Home Care
In parallel

Domiciliary / Home Care

Real, current experience within the group. More regulated (CQC), offset by our existing care-sector knowledge.

Facilities Management
Secondary

Facilities Management

Built on transferable skills — institutional safety and civil engineering. Pursued opportunistically alongside our primary sectors.

Also sourcing

Adjacent spin-off sectors

Alongside our primary sectors, we actively source in adjacent areas that map onto the group's combined experience in cleaning, civil engineering, care and institutional security.

Waste removal & skip hirePest controlGrounds maintenanceWashroom & hygiene servicesCommercial laundryScaffoldingPlant & equipment hireGroundworks & drainageManned security & keyholdingCCTV & alarm installationCare staffing agenciesNon-emergency patient transport

Not a fit

When we're not the right buyer

We believe in transparency. Decacord is likely not the right fit when:

  • The owner is the business — no team to run it without them
  • Marketing is entirely undocumented or non-existent
  • The company is a sole trader or informal partnership (not a Ltd)
  • Early-stage or pre-profit with no proven revenue
  • Significant unresolved legal, financial or regulatory issues

Geography

United Kingdom

We focus on businesses based in the United Kingdom. Our group's relationships and operational knowledge are strongest here, which is exactly where we can add the most value.

Does your business fit?

If your business matches these criteria and you're considering your options, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.

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