Frequently Asked Questions

Business Sale Report is the UK’s leading independent business for sale and distressed business listing service. We provide our members with online and printed listings of businesses for sale in the UK, with turnovers in excess of £300,000. We also provide online listings for all UK businesses in administration, companies in liquidation & companies with winding up petitions against them.

For smaller businesses for sale with a turnover of under £300,000 please see our sister site BizSale.co.uk

We are not business brokers. We don’t take part in, nor profit from, the sale of any of the opportunities we list. We are independent researchers committed to searching the market for prospective acquisition opportunities for our members.

We have helped thousands of people capitalise on small to mid-market acquisitions and distressed business opportunities. Our members are always on the hunt for the right opportunities suited to their individual needs and range from people looking for a fresh start to serial entrepreneurs to property developers and large corporations. Below is a list of some of the types of people who use our service.

Monitoring the market for acquisition prospects within their industry that may offer growth potential to their existing business or offer complementary services. These directors typically have a strategy in place that prioritises acquisitions over organic growth. They sometimes use our service to look for competitors for sale or in distress so that they can purchase assets such as client banks, patents or machinery.

Entrepreneurs use the intelligence that we provide to find interesting new acquisition opportunities. They monitor the distressed alerts for businesses they think they can turn around, or from which they can buy assets, for example client banks or property. Entrepreneurs are often sector agnostic and will look at any deal that offers opportunity to exploit a value gap.

Accountants often find the Business Sale Report a cost effective way to monitor multiple acquisition opportunities at once, using our daily research to help inform them of market activity which they then use to better advise their clients or help them find acquisition opportunities.

Investors of all sizes, based both in the UK and internationally, have been using our services for years. Monitoring various acquisition opportunities and targeting those prospects that they feel will offer a good return on their investment. They typically prefer mid-market or larger enterprises with solid management and a good earnings track record.

Our service is ideal for anyone looking for great acquisition opportunities - from businesses for sale to the latest distressed business opportunities - get all the information you need in one place.

As a member you will receive access to the subscriber' section of our website and the monthly printed concise Business Sale Report, which details the latest businesses added to our database. When you subscribe you will be sent a username and password by email - this gives you access to the subscribers' section of the website.

Once logged in, you will have access to the following: Direct contact details for all businesses for sale (or their agents). Additional search filters so you can find businesses for sale by region, county or turnover. View and search the latest businesses in administration and view the direct contact details of the insolvency practitioner/s appointed. View and search the latest businesses in liquidation and view the direct contact details of the insolvency practitioner appointed. View and search the latest businesses with winding-up petitions lodged against them. The ability to post a free business wanted listing. This allows you to submit your requirements for desired businesses and have owners make contact with you directly. Access to our extensive list of guides and resources. Access to the digital edition of our monthly report. Access to the 'on the market' section, which contains information and commentary from the press and marketplace on large businesses for sale and proposed divestments of non-core divisions or subsidiaries.

You can also choose to receive: Daily email alerts for the latest businesses for sale. Daily email alerts for the latest businesses in administration. Daily email alerts for the latest businesses in liquidation. Daily email alerts for the latest businesses with winding-up petitions lodged against them.

Click here to view some examples of the information we present to our subscribers through our daily email alerts and on our monthly publication. Some of the information presented will differ slightly depending on the various companies in question however the overall layout will remain the same throughout.

Once you join, your username and password for the website will be emailed to you straight away. You will be able to use these to log in and access the member-only features on the website. The latest copy of the Business Sale Report printed publication will be posted to you together with your receipted invoice.

If you have requested to reset your password, you will receive an email from BSR with a reset link. If you do not see the email in your inbox, please check your spam folder. If you have not received the reset link, please contact our customer support team at info@business-sale.com

When you join, you will have access to the direct contact details for all of our business for sale listings, so you can make contact directly with the seller or their representative. Sellers often provide additional information on the business for sale that is only available to subscribers.

We can only display the details that sellers provide to us. The sale of a company is often a very confidential process and the seller will sometimes feel that news of the sale may affect morale or trading levels. So, on occasion, you may be required to sign an NDA, provided by the vendor, to get more detailed information.

As a subscriber you will be able to search our database of distressed businesses and view extra information including the company name and registered office. For our administration and liquidation listings we provide contact details for the insolvency practitioner appointed to the business.

Finding a niche opportunity or a business in a very specific location is often not an easy task; it requires time, patience and access to the right sources

The businesses listed on our website represent just one small part of our full service, we specialise in finding acquisition opportunities for our subscribers. Once we know what you are looking for we can advertise your requirements through various mediums, contacting our extended network of sellers and having them join the search. Instead of spending hours painstakingly searching online in the hope that you will stumble across something meeting your needs. Subscribe and utilise our team of experienced researchers with access to a network built up over 25 years and designed specifically to find and attract quality acquisition opportunities.

As a member you can access services like our Business Wanted adverts, which is perfect for attracting the attention of private business owners undecided about the sale of their business.

Take a look at some of the businesses our subscribers are currently looking for in our Business Wanted section.

Yes, you can join up on a short term monthly membership package available for those who don't want to commit to a full year. As a monthly member you will gain full access to member-only content including seller contact details, distressed business listings and daily alert services.

Our monthly membership has no minimum term, and you can cancel it at any point after the first month. That way you get a proper chance to see how the service works and start to see the wealth of information that comes through on a daily basis.

Due to the confidential nature of the information disclosed, we cannot offer any free trial access. However, our monthly subscription package will allow you to test the service on a paid basis for 30 days.

The reason sellers list businesses with us is because they trust in the quality of our buyers. Our members all pay a subscription fee to access sellers’ contact details and our research, which represents a certain level of commitment to their acquisition search.

We have an established network of sources including private independent business owners, top UK business brokers, accountants, insolvency practitioners and various others. If you are seriously considering making an acquisition then get in touch to find out how we can help.

The Business Sale Report is a unique online listings aggregator service. We save our members hundreds of hours of research as they can view a comprehensive overview of the business for sale and distressed business market all in one place. Members receive daily email alerts with the latest opportunities, enabling them to contact sellers & insolvency practitioners as new opportunities go onto the market. You also have access to our Off-Market Lens for identifying UK trading companies by a number of criteria, in order to create a shortlist for a more pro-active approach.

We receive business for sale listings from thousands of business owners as well as brokers, including small niche brokers, corporate finance boutiques, accounts and insolvency practitioners resulting in coverage of a broad range of businesses from thousands of sources. Some of these sources list their company sale opportunities exclusively with us as we don’t charge any extra fees or commission to sell businesses through our site.

Our listings are checked regularly by our researchers. When we are made aware that a business has been sold or taken off the market we update our listings straight away. We do not list sold businesses as advertisements to draw people in - all of our listings represent real acquisition opportunities ready to be purchased.

Our businesses for sale listings come from a wide range of sources including: private sellers, business brokers, corporate finance boutiques, agents, financial advisers, accountants, legal advisers, insolvency practitioners and from our own research efforts.

We have been around since 1995, and in that time we have established strong relationships with almost everyone in the industry. Vendors and agents are not charged to list their businesses on our website or publication, so our listings are truly comprehensive and come from a wide range of sources. We also have a dedicated team of researchers who spend their time uncovering just about every business that comes up for sale in the UK.

Our businesses for sale listings come from a wide range of sources including: private sellers, business brokers, corporate finance boutiques, agents, financial advisers, accountants, legal advisers and insolvency practitioners.

We have been around since 1995, and in that time we have established strong relationships with almost everyone in the industry. Vendors and agents are not charged to list their businesses on our website or publication, so our listings are truly comprehensive and come from a wide range of sources. We also have a dedicated team of researchers who spend their time uncovering just about every business that comes up for sale in the UK.

If you have found a business or businesses that you are interested in and would like further details we recommend that you subscribe to the service. You will receive the direct contact details for the business for sale (or their agent) and all the other businesses listed with us.

The reason we list more unique business opportunities than anyone else is because our sellers know that we do not give their details out to everyone who enquires; they know that all the leads they get from our listings are from serious buyers.

To access full details of any business listed on our website you will need to become a member. We list hundreds of new businesses every month, and if you’ve seen one business of interest there will be similar opportunities on our site that also fit your search criteria. If you’ve already seen a good opportunity, why not try our monthly membership for only £40?

When looking to buy a business, it is important not to become too focused on one ‘perfect’ opportunity. Most buyers realise that they will have to look at multiple opportunities before settling on the right one.

If you have forgotten your password, or just want to change / reset it:
1. go to the log-in page: https://www.business-sale.com/login
2. Click "Forgotten your password?"
3. Enter the email address that you registered with on BSR's website and click "Submit."
4. An email will be sent to you with a reset link. Check your inbox, bin/spam, and junk folders in the next 5 minutes.
5. Reset your password by following the instructions, and then enter the new login information on the login screen.

Try resetting your password:
1. go to the log-in page: https://www.business-sale.com/login
2. Click "Forgotten your password?"
3. Enter the email address that you registered with on BSR's website and click "Submit."
4. An email will be sent to you with a reset link. Check your inbox, bin/spam, and junk folders in the next 5 minutes.
5. Reset your password by following the instructions, and then enter the new login information on the login screen.
Remember, your user name is the email address you used to register with us.

Your user name would normally be the email address that you registered with when you paid for your subscription with Business Sale Report.

More information about the business is available to BSR members. In some instances the asking price may not be revealed until you have signed an NDA with the owner or his/her intermediary.

More information about the business is available to BSR members. In some instances the location may not be revealed until you have signed an NDA with the owner or his/her intermediary.

More information about the business is available to BSR members. In some instances the beneficial owner may not be revealed until you have signed an NDA.

We have listings from both brokers and owners on our website. Every week you will also get an email with the summary of "confidential" listings. These are not businesses available directly on our website. Most of such listings would be listed by owners.
The number of listings provided by owners directly can vary on a month-to-month basis. We recommend that you update your email preferences after creating a BSR account, so you are notified as soon as a new business appears on our platform.
As a BSR member, you also have access to additional search filters.
If you wish to only speak to one broker, or exclude any parties from your search, you can do so by selecting them under a filter called "By Vendor".

We have listings from both brokers and owners on our website. Every week you will also get an email with the summary of "confidential" listings. These are not businesses available directly on our website. Most of such listings would be listed by owners.
The number of listings provided by owners directly can vary on a month-to-month basis. We recommend that you update your email preferences after creating a BSR account, so you are notified as soon as a new business appears on our platform.
As a BSR member, you also have access to additional search filters.
If you wish to only speak to one broker, or exclude any parties from your search, you can do so by selecting them under a filter called "By Vendor".

We have listings from both brokers and owners on our website. Every week you will also get an email with the summary of "confidential" listings. These are not businesses available directly on our website. Most of such listings would be listed by owners.
The number of listings provided by owners directly can vary on a month-to-month basis. We recommend that you update your email preferences after creating a BSR account, so you are notified as soon as a new business appears on our platform.
As a BSR member, you also have access to additional search filters.
If you wish to only speak to one broker, or exclude any parties from your search, you can do so by selecting them under a filter called "By Vendor".

Please send an email with your request to info@business-sale.com from the email address you used to register with, and we will process the cancellation for you.

Please send an email with your request to info@business-sale.com from the email address you used to register with, and we will process the cancellation for you.

We guarantee the quality of our database. New listings are added every day and businesses are not kept on the database longer than 90 days, unless specifically requested by the vendor and/or telephone verified by our researchers. If it so happens that you do find a business listing that is no longer for sale, please let us know by sending an email to info@business-sale.com.

We provide an ongoing service focused on delivering our subscribers with the latest acquisition opportunities on the market, and we would recommend that as a subscriber you continually monitor our resources for new businesses for sale, as great opportunities come through every day.