
- Established 1997
- 2 businesses – own brand vehicle batteries & leading brand garage equipment
- 9 excellent domain names
- Very rapid turnover growth – around 44% current year
- Projected turnover circa £1 million
- Projected Net Profit over £330,000
- High growth rate expected to continue
- Limited technical knowledge required, readily acquired
- Retirement sale
- Vendor willing to stay on in a consultancy role for a lim…

- Operating in the Rock/Polzeath area
- 21 up-market houses
- Established 1995
- Many long standing landlords
- Mostly repeat business
- Year round trade
- Operates from home
- Turnover £71,866
- Net profit £55,576
- Genuine scope for expansion
- The only specialist firm in the area
- Retirement sale
- Extended handover period available
MARKETING PRICE : £100,000

- Well known specialist supplier.
- Ideal addition to established business
- Excellent growth potential.
- Attractive & effective marketing identity.
- Suitable for easy relocation.
- TURNOVER £321,237
- GROSS PROFIT £134,593
- NET PROFIT £69,932
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £90,000

- Established 35 years
- Mainly office cleaning
- Quality customer list
- Around 45-50 contracts
- Turnover £234,000
- Net profit £60,000
- Retirement sale – extended handover offered
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £70,000

- Only backpackers hostel in the town
- Above average quality hostel
- Operated entirely by management
- Loyal, highly regarded staff
- Excellent location
- Accommodation for 34 in small ‘dorms’ & double bedrooms
- 1 staff flat, 1 staff bedroom
- Deliberately trading below V.A.T. threshold
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £499,950

- No close competitors
- Leading brands stocked
- Large premises with new lease or freehold available
- Turnover £411,590
- Net profit over £77,500
- New legislation expected to boost turnover
- Retirement sale
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £120,000

- Established 7 years
- All corporate clients U.K. based
- Operating from home office
- All contacts by e-mail, fax, phone etc.
- No staff
- Turnover £123,000
- Net profit £116,000
- Reason for sale – other business plans
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £125,000

- Product & information display equipment
- Made to own design (design & manufacturing sub-contracted)
- Ordering from mailshots & brochures by phone, fax or e-mail
- Established 1990
- Owner (not full time) + 1 employee
- Little stock
- Low overheads
- National operation & impressive customer base
- Turnover £203,014
- Gross Profit margin 42%
- Net profit £49,000 (part time owner)
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £80,000

- Established by current owners 1990
- Wide range of applications
- Specialises in high value short runs
- Extremely well equipped
- Operates from modern industrial unit
- Turnover above £200,000
- Gross profit margin over 60%
- Net profit over £100,000
- Personal sale reason
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £250,000

- Established 1980
- Excellent reputation with owners & the trade
- Fully equipped for any job
- Turnover around £155,000
- Gross profit margin over 41%
- Net profit in excess of £37,000
- 1,200 sq.ft. leasehold premises
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £50,000

- Based in prosperous west Dorset
- 18,000 sq.ft. refurbished period building & further modern building 15,000 sq.ft. + mezzanine
- 4 vehicles
- Turnover £320,000
- Net profit £119,000
- Retirement sale
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £125,000

- Established 1999
- Sole dealership rights for U.K. & Ireland
- Unique imported equine product, supplying distributors, retailers & end users
- Selling to growth market with 45% annual growth on main product line
- Small stock
- Current owners run business from home premises
- Turnover £217,000
- Gross margin 32.7%
- Net profit £45,000
- Scope to raise prices
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £125,000
- Mainly specialising in the motor trade
- All production sub-contracted to order
- Easily run business operating from home
- Can be relocated anywhere within operating area
- Established over 20 years
- Loyal customer base (around 2,000)
- No marketing for new customers undertaken (real scope)
- Turnover approximately £240,000
- Net profit over £60,000
- Retirement sale
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS ABOVE £85,000

- Established 1983 – still owned by founding family
- Customers throughout U.K., mainly industrial/commercial companies
- Turnover above £100,000 and rising
- Net profit approaching £60,000
- Skills can be transferred within reasonable time – further assistance from vendors offered
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £75,000

- Long established
- Limited competition
- Loyal customers
- Downsized for personal preference – scope to grow
- Not hi-tech. Readily transferable skills
- Extended handover & training offered
- Steady turnover just over £100,000
- Net profit £75,000
- Retirement sale
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £75,000

- Taking £45,000
- Long established
- Excellent trading location close major supermarket
- Year round trade with strong seasonal boost
- Reasonable hours – real scope to open longer hours if required
- Retirement sale
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £150,000

- Established by current owners 1993
- Covering North Cornwall & a small area of Devon
- Personal care & domestic services
- Private & local authority clients
- More work available but has operated within personal comfort zone
- Excellent reputation with medical & social services sectors
- C.S.C.I. registered
- Turnover comfortably above £300,000
- Net profit around £100,000
- Real scope for expansion
MARKETING PRICE : OFFE…

- Superbly located on major industrial/trading estate
- Family run. Known for personal service
- Steady annual increases in turnover – £230,000
- Net profit over £80,000
- Leasehold premises
- Retirement sale
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £150,000

- Established 1978
- Over 220 clients
- Growing client list. No client or trade dominant
- Attractive, well located, period office in Cornwall
- Fee income £90,000 p.a.
- Net profit approaching £60,000
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £100,000

- Established by current owners 10 years ago
- Publishing the results of school poetry competitions and selling to parents etc. Also adult poetry competition book
- Large potential market place. Reputation for quality of books
- Publishing & distribution only. Printing & packing sub-contracted
- Operating from owners’ home
- Turnover £79,459
- Net profit £32,776
- Retirement sale
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £50,000

- Established 1987
- Steadily growing turnover
- Turnover (net of V.A.T.) £343,000
- Net profit £73,000
- Opportunity for further growth
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £110,000

- Established over 100 years
- Fine reputation for quality of produce supplied
- Excellent customer list – 90% catering, 10% retail
- Good location edge of Plymouth
- Substantial growth under current ownership
- Turnover £866,450 but on course to hit £1 million
- Gross profit margin 32%
- Net profit £80,000
- 3,000 sq.ft. Leasehold unit
- Genuine sale reason – emigration
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £150,000

- Established 1994
- Authorised distributors for Hewlett Packard
- Around 500 loyal customers
- Turnover £448,000
- Gross profit margin 29%
- Net profit £92,100
- No marketing recent years
- Premises on lease. Capacity for double the turnover
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £160,000

- Established 1975
- Quality fabrication work
- Mainly supplying the food, tobacco and petro-chemical industries
- Nearly 9,000 sq.ft. leasehold premises (with freehold option)
- Turnover £720,000
- Net profit £78,000
- Retirement sale
MARKETING PRICE : OFFERS AROUND £150,000