The company is a regional distributor for a major performance‑automotive brand, supplying performance components and selected upgrades. It also provides fully homologated high‑performance vehicles based on a popular sports‑car platform, and supports owners with complete performance models and individual upgrade components that enhance looks, driving dynamics and vehicle capability.
Key Aspects
- Unique Certification Capability: It is one of the limited number of businesses in its region with approval to certify and build enhanced high‑performance vehicles under recognised second‑stage manufacturing regulations.
- Individual Branding: All newly produced models are registered under the company’s own marque rather than the base manufacturer, reflecting their distinct regulatory and brand status.
- International Media Recognition: The business has received strong positive coverage from well‑known automotive and mainstream media outlets across multiple European markets.
- Industry‑Backed Products: Its products are recognised and endorsed by respected automotive industry bodies and organisations, including selection for national safety and quality awareness campaigns.
- High Recurring Revenue: With customers regularly returning to upgrade their vehicles over time, 67% of business is through repeat customers.
- Efficient Cross‑Border Distribution: With warehousing in multiple countries, the business offers fast delivery, simplified logistics, reduced customs friction, and competitive pricing compared with overseas suppliers.
- Performance‑Led Engineering: The company’s products deliver proven real‑world performance advantages, and its complete vehicle builds offer handling and capability levels beyond cosmetic‑focused competitors.
- Scalable Supply Chain: Backed by a responsive manufacturing partner with in‑house production capacity, the business can increase output quickly to meet spikes in demand.
Opportunities
- Expansion of Performance Parts Offering: With regulatory approvals already secured, the business plans to broaden its performance‑parts range across major European markets through its dedicated EU entity.
- Integrated Installation and Aftersales Services: With installation and aftersales work currently being outsourced, acquirers with in‑house workshop or service network capabilities can increase customer lifetime value.
- Product Innovation: There is scope to upgrade existing customers' UK and European registered cars to the company's specification, adding them to its official build registry and creating an additional revenue stream beyond new vehicle sales.
- European Market Growth: Current regulations allow for significant annual production volumes across Europe, and the business is exploring partnerships with potential dealers to expand into additional European regions.
- Scaling Enhanced Vehicle Sales: With exclusive rights to produce certified high‑performance vehicles based on the latest platform, an acquirer could scale production and broaden sales across Europe using its automotive expertise.
- UK Market Opportunity: With no dedicated dealer presence for its performance vehicle range in UK, there is a clear opportunity to establish domestic distribution and capture unmet demand within a core automotive market.
- Sales & Marketing Expansion: There is strong potential to grow the customer base through targeted marketing initiatives aimed at strengthening brand visibility and driving higher revenue.
Entity A
Turnover - €838k
Adj. EBITDA - €122k
Entity B
Turnover - £257k
Adj. EBITDA - £36k
