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The South East remains the third largest region of the UK, covering the counties of Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, and Berkshire. It continues to be home to the UK's two busiest airports: Heathrow and Gatwick. With its strategic location and close links to both London and mainland Europe, South East England maintains its position as the UK's second-largest regional economy after the capital city.
In 2024, the South East's economy has diversified further, with new growth sectors emerging alongside traditional strengths. The region's Gross Value Added (GVA) was estimated at £101.6 billion in 2023, accounting for 5% of the UK total. Key sectors now include life sciences, net zero technologies, digital creative industries, advanced manufacturing, food tech, modular construction, and agritech. The business landscape in the South East remains robust, with 1,351,756 companies registered in the region as of October 2024, representing 12.5% of all companies in the UK[5]. The most prominent business activities are Science (16.5%), Wholesale and Retail (11.6%), and ICT (10.8%). The IT sector is showing signs of recovery after previous declines. The region continues to be an attractive location for businesses, with Surrey ranking as the best area for business in the UK for 2024. The South East's workforce remains highly educated, with areas like Surrey boasting 53.3% of the population holding NVQ4+ qualifications.In 2024, the South East of England has experienced a dynamic year in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), marked by a notable increase in deal values despite a decline in volume. The region saw a total of 739 deals announced year-to-date, representing a decrease of nearly 21% compared to the previous year. However, the total deal value soared to £26.2 billion, up from £9 billion in the same period last year.
Opportunity to acquire a well-established and profitable business which offers their customers a ‘one stop’ professional level of service. The business has shown impressive levels of growth in recent years, with turnover increasing by almost 50% in t...
The opportunity to acquire the business and/or assets of a leading provider of renewable energy surveillance and security solutions. A pioneering business providing robust RE solutions to challenging and hostile locations, integrating solar technolog...
Fantastic opportunity to acquire a well-established and highly reputable construction business catering to high net worth clients across the South East of England. Known for its superior quality of workmanship and comprehensive service offerings, thi...
Established in the 2000s, the company specialises in an array of medical monitoring solutions within sterile services and endoscopy departments within the healthcare sector, using cutting edge cloud-based systems and cloud data storage.
The business was established in the 2010s, quickly outgrowing its original premises and moving into its current, larger workshop. The previous owner started the business in the South East of England 60 years ago from humble premises, gaining loyal cu...
Here is an excellent opportunity to acquire a well-established Kitchen, Bathroom, Bedroom installation and Office Supply company based near Colchester, a sea side town in the Tendring District. The company has an excellent reputation for quality and...
Here is an excellent opportunity to acquire an extremely profitable, well-established top-end butcher. The butchers are located in a popular seaside resort. The shop is busy throughout the year, with very few seasonal variations.
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An excellent opportunity to acquire an exceptional flooring company that crosses the divide from being just another company to become a high-end flooring company. The company showed an EBITDA of £186,000 last year.
This business was founded in 1965 and has built up a wealth of reputation across a large and loyal customer base, serving customer here in the UK and internationally.
This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a vehicle repair and MOT centre, which is currently operated from ideal premises in East London. First established in 2008, this business has experienced significant growth since its creation, whilst also g...
Established in 2012 this is a family operated, independent, electrical wholesaler based in Fleet, Hampshire which prides itself in supplying and distributing quality products with a friendly and knowledgeable customer service team; they have a large...
The company holds an enviable trading location within a demanded part of the South Coast of England. The company is currently part of a boatyard (not included in the sale) that strongly compliments the engineering division with a consistent flow of c...
An opportunity to acquire a reputable fire and flood recovery specialist that covers work across the UK. The company is highly accredited, being an associate member of the NNCA, BDMA, and IICRC, who have extensive experience working directly with los...
This professionally run business in central Buckinghamshire combines a recently updated and refurbished symbol group retail shop with a high-salary main post office.
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An independent, privately owned business, established nearly 40 years ago. The business provides first class repair and MOT services for most vehicle makes.
Offering to the market this leasehold food and wine shop situated in prime location of South Ruislip.
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This reputable South Ruislip wine and food shop is situated in a desirable area of South Ruislip. The lease is up for purchase.
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A beautifully presented restaurant situated in Worthing’s town centre, West Sussex. The restaurant is in the town centre and is a few minutes’ walk from Worthing’s seafront.
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This is a fantastic opportunity to acquire a superb restaurant in East Sussex set within a courtyard providing alfresco seating. The Lanes are in Brighton’s city centre and are a few minutes’ walk from the seafront and Palace Pier and are also a popu...
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The garage service, repair and carry out classes 1 to 4 MOT testing on motor vehicles, diagnostics and vehicle air conditioning and repairs of all car types.
Buy a company out of administration, at lower than market-valued prices. Enquire about assets that may be a result of a business falling into distress.
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