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The Business Sale Report is the UK's leading independent businesses for sale listing service, established in 1995.

Businesses for sale with a turnover in excess of £500k or a value in excess of £250k are supplied to us by business brokers, accountants and private vendors throughout the UK.

The Business Sale Report does not play any intermediary role and all contact numbers and addresses given are direct to the vendor or vendor's agent.

Buy a business

As a subscriber, you will have direct access to the live database of over one thousand medium to large companies for sale in the UK, segregated into industry categories.

There is no other single source for these listings. For over thirteen years we have built up a unique specialist research unit that meticulously examines every new business for sale listing, and regularly checks older entries.


Sell a business

If you wish to sell a business, you can list your business for free. Whether you are the owner or a business broker, please note that there is no charge whatsoever to list your business in the Business Sale Report. So long as the company meets our minimum size criteria, you may include as much information as you care to divulge.

To sell a business a business through us, go to our sell a business page.

Subscribers

The subscribers' section of our website is updated daily with new businesses for sale. In addition, subscribers are able to view and edit any businesses for sale that they may have submitted to us via our online management system.

Although a business for sale will not normally appear in two consecutive editions of the printed report, it will be kept on the subscribers' site for three months.

If you wish to buy a business from our listings section, or sell a business through our website then please visit our subscription page.

If you have any other queries then please take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions page.

All subscribers also receive a monthly printed report (see above) which summarises all the newly submitted businesses for sale by industry category. This is posted in the first week of each month.

business sale report donation to royal hospital neuro-surgery   Supporting Local & National Charities

Latest 3rd March 2009.

Publisher of the Business Sale Report, Chris St Cartmail (centre) presents its annual donation to Adam Gallacher, Events Manager, and Uta Hope, Director of Development, of the Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability. The hospital cares for and provides rehabilitation for people with brain injuries and neurological diseases.

Key Features

  • Contact business sellers directly
  • Email alerts of businesses in adminstration
  • Email alerts of businesses for sale
  • Latest M&A news
  • Monthly printed report
  • Make contacts in your industry
  • Free to list businesses for sale
  • Business wanted section

2009 is the year to buy distressed and insolvent businesses.

Read our guide on how entrepreneurs can profit from buying businesses in trouble here.
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