The UK’s leading marketplace of small and mid-market businesses for sale
For over 30 years we have helped match thousands of business buyers and sellers resulting in total transaction deal flow in excess of £5 billion. Our members also receive updates on the latest distressed businesses and get exclusive acquisition insights and resources.
Your comprehensive overview of businesses for sale, the latest distressed business listings throughout the UK and acquisition insights.
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- View nearly all UK SME businesses for sale in one place, ensuring you don’t miss out on any potential opportunities.
- We receive new business listings daily from owner sellers, brokers and other intermediaries throughout the UK.
- Set your own precise criteria to receive customised daily email alerts, keeping you right up-to-date.
Sell a business
- List your business for sale with us and be seen by thousands of serious buyers today.
- There are no transactional costs, fees or commission to pay when selling your business, regardless of whether you are an owner, broker or other intermediary.
- As long as the company meets our minimum size criteria and is a genuine UK business for sale, it can be included on our site.
Businesses in administration
- Stay up-to-date with the latest distressed business opportunities. We list every UK company that falls into administration, liquidation or has a winding-up petition lodged against it.
- Our members have exclusive access to information on all UK distressed businesses, including direct contact details for any insolvency practitioners.
- Get the latest distressed business listings as soon as they are posted with our daily email alerts.
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Featured Businesses For Sale
Specialist Metal Stockholder w/Freehold
Very profitable, Midlands-based long-established specialist metal stockholder with freehold - offers invited for 100% share sale....
Unique Fair Trade Furniture Company
Unique Swedish designs, established fair-trade manufacturing base in Indonesia and proven national direct to customer marketing routes....
Highly Profitable Country House
The hotel is located on the northern outskirts of the local town of Lockerbie – a busy town serving the local community....
Profitable Wholesale Ironmongery & Plastics Company
The company trades from two leased sites. High quality customer service provided by a long serving and knowledgeable team....
All Manners of Stonework
The Company has expertise in all manners of stonework, which extends from its experienced banker masons through to its skilled management teams....
Machinery & Servicing Firm
For over three decades, this Midlands-based business has been a trusted name in the plant and machinery sector, serving a wide clientele....
Toy Shop with E-Commerce
Established in the 2000s by the previous owner, the company is a traditional customer service-focused toy shop, with two branches based in Greater London....
Golf Course with Multifaceted Income Sources
A rare opportunity to acquire an 18 hole golf course in lush Cheshire countryside benefitting from multiple income streams....
Luxury Jewellery Brand
Founded in Geneva in the 1970s, this boutique jewellery creation house has 40+ years of successful operations, servicing ultra-high net worth individuals globally....
Whether buying or selling a business keep up to date with the business acquisition market.
Save yourself time and energy by letting us do the research for you. We provide a comprehensive overview of the distressed business market, SME businesses for sale and daily acquisition news.
Each month, hundreds of companies for sale are listed with us by private owners, business brokers, accountants and intermediaries across the UK. There are also extraordinary opportunities for entrepreneurs to buy distressed businesses and assets. We publish daily listings of all UK companies in administration, liquidation and winding-up petitions.
Our email alerts, which can be customised to meet your personal search criteria, provide a daily summary of the SME companies for sale and the entire distressed business market, so you don’t even have to log in to stay up to date.
Latest publications
Despite an incredibly challenging trading environment and a difficult summer that has featured some high-profile casualties, there are green shoots of recovery in the retail sector. Amid all this, M&A activity in the industry appears to be strong...
Nearly half of all M&A deals involved some kind of dispute last year. We give you practical advice on how to prevent and resolve issues, maximising the chances of keeping both sides happy through to post-completion.
Now that the M&A market for online businesses has normalised following the bumper 2022 year, we take an in-depth look at the state of the industry in 2023. This includes an analysis of deal trends in each of the sub-sectors: e-commerce, SaaS and content.
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Acquisition Insights
Get access to our comprehensive catalogue of insights on every aspect of the industry. Our extensive resources include vertical industry analyses, guides on subjects including due diligence, buying distressed companies and assets, acquisition strategies and more.
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