What a buyer sees
EC ENGLISH MANCHESTER LIMITED
Other education n.e.c. · Cambridge · 08310754
16staff · FY2023
14years trading
—oldest owner on file
£1kcash at bank
Your turnover is on public record
filed£2.9Mfor the year to 2023
Unusual at this size, and it works in your favour: a buyer is reading your number rather than guessing at one.
What your filings show moving
Staff16
202112 → 162023
Cash at bank£1k
2021£0k → £1k2023
How you sit in your trade
slowest tenth typical fastest tenth youSales per employee£182,475above almost all
£9,186£51,936£164,653
Debtor daysdays66in the top quarter
1233108
Creditor daysdays12
81528
Stock daysdays0below almost all
419161
Each spread is companies in the same trade and size that did publish a turnover. Creditor days are shown but not marked: neither end of that one is plainly good.
What a buyer would ask 5
- The newest accounts on file are 32 months oldAnyone looking at the company today is reading a year that has already ended. Whatever has improved since is invisible.
- One director on the registerA buyer's first question about a company run by one person is what happens to it if that person stops. It is usually the first thing priced.
- A director resigned in the past yearA buyer will ask why, and will hear the answer from somewhere. Better from you.
- Debtor days run high for your tradeYours is 66 against 33 for the middle of 38 comparable companies. That gap is working capital a buyer has to fund on day one, and it comes off the price.
- No website on file against the companyThe first thing anyone does with a company number is look for the business behind it. Finding nothing is its own answer.
What a buyer would like 2
- Sales per employee better than three quarters of your tradeYours is 182,475 against 51,936 for the middle of 61 comparable companies.
- Stock days better than three quarters of your tradeYours is 0 against 19 for the middle of 82 comparable companies.
What the register says
Owners
Nobody recorded with significant control.
Directors
- 56since 2012
| Year to | Turnover | Staff | Cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-31 | £2.9M | 16 | £1k |
| 2022-12-31 | £1.9M | 15 | £0k |
| 2021-12-31 | £1.0M | 12 | £0k |
A rough bracket, and why it is only that
0.4–0.9× sales£1.2M£2.6M
The turnover range is fitted on UK companies that did file one. The multiple is a published sector average from Dutch mid-market deals, not from your own numbers and not from your own market. Treat this as the opening bracket of a conversation, not a valuation.