Long Established Bodyshop & Accident Repair Centre, Kent

Overview

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a long-established, fully equipped car garage and bodyshop with over fifty years of continuous trading history in Kent. The business has built an outstanding reputation for quality workmanship and excellent customer service, attracting a loyal and diverse customer base spanning private motorists, insurance clients, and fleet operators, with particular expertise in prestige vehicle repairs.

The business is offered as a genuine turnkey acquisition, generating consistent revenue and strong profitability, and would suit an experienced hands-on operator or an ambitious buyer seeking an established platform in the automotive repair sector. The current owner is retiring, making this a compelling and straightforward succession opportunity.

Business Highlights

- Turnover of circa £330,000 with strong underlying profitability
- Over fifty years of trading history with deep-rooted local and regional reputation
- Diverse revenue streams including insurance repairs, fleet work, and private customers
- Comprehensive range of services including bodywork, alloy wheel refurbishment, colour coding, lease return preparation, restoration, and MOT failure welding
- Excellent online reputation with a 4.9-star Google rating driven by consistent word-of-mouth referrals
- All equipment and workshop inventory included in the sale
- Meaningful growth potential through social media marketing, an enhanced digital presence, and possible expansion to additional sites

Location

The business operates from a prominent, highly visible roadside location in Kent, benefiting from excellent road access and proximity to a busy industrial and retail environment. The county offers strong demand for quality automotive services across both private and commercial sectors. The precise location is disclosed on receipt of a signed NDA.

Premises & Tenure

The business operates from a well-presented workshop with high visibility, easy access, and a practical layout suited to the full range of services offered. All equipment and workshop inventory are included within the sale. The current setup also offers flexibility for relocation if required. The freehold workshop is also available, together with the business or separately, by negotiation.

Next Steps

Goodwins Business Brokers are acting exclusively on behalf of the vendor and invite serious enquiries from qualified buyers. The Information Memorandum is released on completion of a short NDA, which also confirms the precise trading location and full financial detail. Full details are available in the Information Memorandum.