The UK’s built environment relies on continuous cleaning, hygiene, and safety testing. These services are required across offices, schools, GP practices, logistics hubs, and public buildings, creating stable, contract-driven demand through all market cycles.
Critical Facilities Services is highly fragmented: thousands of owner-operators, limited digital infrastructure, and consistent succession needs. This creates scope for margin uplift and disciplined consolidation under long-term ownership.
Before we spend a pound on accountants orsolicitors, every business must pass two tests. Test1 — Survivability: Can this business run without theseller within 90 days? We find the person whoactually controls day-to-day delivery — thescheduler, service manager, or lead supervisor —and confirm they are not a single point of failure. Ifthey are, we either build their retention into the dealor we walk away. Test 2 — Financeability: Doesthis business generate enough cash to repay anacquisition loan, even if revenue drops 20%? Wemodel the numbers ourselves before we approachany lender. We only present a credit case we havealready stress-tested. We reject 85–90% ofbusinesses we look at. The ones that pass bothtests — we complete.
Return profile and financial projections areavailable to capital partners on request.
Contact: partnerships@aysancapital.com
If you own a contracted service business and you're thinking about what's next — whether that's a year away or five years away — a 20-minute conversation costs nothing. We are discreet. We move quickly. We only pursue opportunities where there is a genuine fit. No pressure. No obligation.
