SOLD! Highly Profitable Sustainable Design and Energy Efficiency Consulting Business

For the qualified party, the seller will accept an upfront payment of $800,000 PLUS further monthly payments of $80,000 over 12 months. 

This consultancy business has provided the existing owner with a great income and flexible lifestyle. After operating for 12 years, he is ready to seek a new direction and wants to do something different. He offers to assist the new owners with training and transition to ensure a smooth takeover. 

This business specialising in providing independent reports on energy efficiency compliance and Ecologically Sustainable Development (“ESD”). This is an area of increasing demand due to regulatory changes and awareness in our society. The business is positioned to provide high-quality, helpful and efficient services to assist architects, designers, homeowners, builders and developers across Australia in satisfying regulatory building and planning permit requirements at a competitive price.

Adjusted income EXCLUDES any government grants and Jobkeeper payments to the business.

Highlights:

• Strong history of yearly profit to the current owner, even during FY2020 and FY2021 with the COVID trading restrictions. 
• Very high margin adjusted profit to working owner of $677,900 (FY2021) and $824,000 (FY2022)
• The business generates its revenue across activities in residential and commercial property development, new construction or renovation. 
• Type of compliance reports include energy efficiency report for both residential and commercial buildings and sustainable design reports.
• Majority of engagements are generated from existing portfolio of clients or referrals
• Streamline operation with all systems and processes in place
• Business can easily be relocated as business currently operates from a home office 
• Majority of clients are architects, designers, builders and developers across Australia
• The reports can be signed off by an owner or employee or external consultant with the recognised qualification (such as Certificate IV in Home Energy Efficiency and Sustainability)

The business can be structured to operate under different models depending on the skills, experience, and qualifications of the new owner. 

• Continue “as is” to enjoy a flexible lifestyle (and operate from anywhere with reliable telecom and broadband access ) for a person with ESD experience and qualification
• “Plugin” for an existing engineering consultancy business seeking to take over a portfolio of clients and grow the “sustainability” niche
• A business person seeking an opportunity in the growing environmental/compliance niche that can be structured to operate using employees and external consultants

The Owner is planning to gradually transit over the next 12 months and will consider offering a qualified purchaser the opportunity to buy this business based on an upfront payment of $800,000 at the settlement with a further $80,000 x 12 monthly installments.

Alternatively, the business is for sale at an upfront price of $1,550,000