Car Sparkle Galaxy Car Wash Business Plan — Appendix B: Assumptions & Capex Register

Series A R8.5m equity (Y1) + Series B R12m (Y3); R16.5m equity + R4m asset finance

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Assumptions & Capex Register

Capital expenditure register — Series A (R m)

Component

Amount

Treatment / life

Property leasehold improvements

1.8

Depreciated 5 years

Car wash equipment

2.6

Depreciated 8 years

Detailing equipment

0.7

Depreciated 6 years

Water recycling system

0.9

Depreciated 10 years (Section 12B eligible)

Customer lounge & office fit-out

0.5

Depreciated 6 years

IT systems & POS

0.3

Depreciated 4 years

Branding & marketing

0.5

Expensed

Working capital

1.2

Funds early operating cycles

Total (Series A)

8.5

Assumptions register

Parameter

Value / treatment

Repo / prime rate

7.0% / 10.5% (SARB, mid-2026)

Corporate tax

27%, assessed losses carried forward

Asset-finance rate

13.0% (prime + 250bps), Series B equipment

Funding

Series A R8.5m equity (Y1) + Series B R12m (Y3); R16.5m equity + R4m asset finance

Depreciation

Component; wash equip 8-yr, detailing 6-yr, recycling 10-yr, leasehold 5-yr, fit-out 6-yr, IT 4-yr

Working capital

6% of revenue (cash/card retail; fleet receivables)

Capacity

1 → 5 company sites; 120 → 560 cars/day; members to ~4,800

Revenue mix

Express 35% / detailing 30% / fleet 20% / membership 10% / retail 5%

Exit multiple

5×–9× EV/EBITDA (consumer-services / franchise)