About BSR

Business Sale Report was created by Chris St Cartmail in 1995. Frustrated that it was so hard to find private businesses for sale, Chris wanted to help other business buyers save time and energy when looking to make an acquisition.

He then went on to create the most comprehensive listing of private businesses for sale ever produced in the UK by establishing relationships with business brokers, intermediaries and other industry leaders. Back then, we started out as a fax-back service aimed to get information on businesses for sale listings to our subscribers instantly. Our service quickly became established as a high-quality source of unique business sale information.

Supporting Local & National Charities

Chris St Cartmail (centre), presents our 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

Today Chris is still Managing Director of Business Sale Report, which is now of course online, as well as in print. Our experienced Business Sale Report team continues to expand the network of business buyers and sellers, and sources new companies for sale daily to give its members the inside edge when seeking their perfect acquisition.

Our focus has never changed; we still provide a range of services aimed to give our subscribers instant access to the latest intelligence on the M&A market. We list hundreds of new businesses for sale every month and are meticulous in ensuring that business for sale listings are as accurate as possible.

But we haven't stopped there - we now publish daily listings of all businesses that have gone into administration, liquidation and winding up petitions across the UK, providing an access point for anyone interested in capitalising on competitors facing financial difficulty. We also have a comprehensive 'off-market' database called the Company Lens, that allows targeting prospecting for acquisition targets by industry type, size and other parameters.

Over the years, we have established a marketplace used daily by buyers and sellers to find businesses for sale, list businesses for sale or simply to keep up to date with M&A market.

If you're seriously looking to buy or sell a business in the UK, get the inside edge and join today.