Begbies Traynor completes Daniells Harrison Surveyors acquisition

Begbies Traynor Group, the business recovery, financial advisory and property services consultancy, has completed the acquisition of Daniells Harrison Surveyors LLP in a £2m deal.

In addition, the acquisition includes a maximum cash earn out of £1.25m subject to meeting growth targets over the five year period post completion.

Daniells Harrison is a firm of chartered surveyors employing 27 staff who will integrate with Eddisons, the group’s property advisory and transactional services division. The team provides valuation and property consultancy services to a wide range of clients across the south coast of England from offices in Fareham, the Isle of Wight, Bournemouth and Hailsham.

In its financial year ended 31 March 2021, Daniells Harrison generated revenue of £2.1m (unaudited) and normalised pre-tax profits of £0.4m. Trading has been maintained at these levels in the current financial year to date. It had net assets of £0.5m (including £0.3m cash) as at 31 March 2021.

Begbies said its strategy is to increase the scale and quality of its businesses both organically and through value-accretive acquisitions, enabling increased shareholder value through the delivery of strong, sustainable financial performance.

Since the creation of the division through the acquisition of Eddisons in December 2014, the group has built a “strong track record” of acquisitions that have met these criteria. This strategy has increased the scale of the division from annual revenue of c£13m at inception to a current run rate of c£26m, together with strong and growing profitability.

The acquisition is in line with our strategy, as the Daniells Harrison team will extend the geographical coverage of the division which has now broadened from its original northern base, to include London and Eastern England as well as now the South Coast.

Anthony Spencer, director at Eddisons, said: “I am very pleased to welcome the Daniells Harrison team to Eddisons, which extends our geographical coverage across the South Coast. They are a highly experienced team with a proven track record in delivering high quality professional advice. We continue to seek further opportunities for expansion across the UK.”

Ric Traynor, executive chairman of Begbies Traynor Group, added: “The acquisition of Daniells Harrison is in line with our strategy to develop our property advisory and transactional services division, by increasing both its scale and market position, as well as the scope of its service offering and geographical coverage.

“Daniells Harrison has excellent relationships with a broad range of clients which have been developed over many years and we are very much looking forward to working with them.”