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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.
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- 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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SubscriberThanks to BSR I have finally ended the search for my first company acquisition. A corporate finance boutique listed ‘Project Jasper’ on BSR and it caught my eye immediately, as it seemed to tick all the right boxes, including industry niche, turnover of around £4 million and EBITDA of between £500k and £1m. The deal did take nine months to finally get signed, but I have to say I am really very excited and happy with the purchase.
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SubscriberSince we subscribed to Business Sale Report, our M&A activity has increased several fold, and been made much more easy. Generally a very useful publication.
Featured Businesses For Sale
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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....
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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
A trend of consolidation is emerging within the UK estate agency sector. Some agencies are strategically pursuing mergers and acquisitions to seize opportunities in the buoyant residential lettings segment, while others are feeling the effects of market pressures...
Insurance M&A in the UK and Europe has reached new heights this year, pushed by booming activity in the broking subsector, increasing private equity dealmaking and add-on and bolt-on acquisitions made by consolidation platforms. We look at concerns that the number of potential targets will fall...
The strength of the UK film and TV industry has helped to attract inward M&A activity and investment, from industry behemoths like Amazon and Netflix to market entrants. We take a look at how consumer tastes are morphing and what this means for media and entertainment M&A in the UK.
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