Businesses for Sale London

London, in general, is riding out the recession fairly well, with property prices holding steady and London businesses for sale receiving considerable interest from buyers. The forthcoming London Olympics is creating a good general buzz, which is helping to maintain a generally optimistic business atmosphere within the city. But even without the Olympic boost, London remains a sound location from which to run a business, benefitting from the sheer number of prospective customers, both business and residential, present in the city. Here we give an overview of companies for sale in London by sector.

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Healthcare Businesses for Sale London
With more than 7.5 million residents in the Greater London area, healthcare companies based in London have a ready-made, relatively prosperous customer base. While London may not seem like the most obvious choice of location to retire compared to the many seaside and scenic locations in the rest of the UK, many people choose a London retirement or nursing home in order to stay close to family and friends. Care homes for the elderly are therefore plentiful, as are agencies providing domiciliary care to people in their own homes. In addition, you will find a good choice of specialist healthcare services such as homes providing facilities for learning disabled children and adults, as well as dementia and mental illness care.

Here are a few of the healthcare companies for sale in London recently on our books:

Unique Live-In Care Agency – Turnover £230k, Profit £99k
Established Care Agency – Turnover £1.4million, Profit £300k
Specialist Domiciliary & Nursing Agency – Turnover £1.5million, Profit £480k
Niche Supported Living & Domiciliary Agency – Turnover £1.5million, Profit £280k

Recruitment Businesses for Sale London
London is home to a large number of businesses requiring skilled and specialist staff of all kinds. There are therefore many recruitment companies based in London, catering for this need. London recruitment companies can offer very general recruitment, but there are also many smaller companies specialising in a particular sector such as marketing, technology, childcare or sales. Specialist recruitment businesses for sale in London are therefore attractive to larger recruitment chains looking to expand expertise into a sector, or to large companies wanting to bring recruitment function in-house as a way of managing recruitment costs. Here are a few examples of recruitment companies for sale recently in London.

Office Staff Recruitment Agency – Turnover £2.1million
Marketing Recruitment Agency – Turnover £300k, Profit £160k
Childcare & Domestic Household Recruitment Agency – Turnover £320k, Profit £120k
Sales & Telemarketing Recruitment Company – Turnover £350k

Property Management Businesses for Sale London
London is home to large numbers of office blocks and other commercial premises, as well as residential apartment blocks, all requiring maintenance and management. So it is no surprise to find many property management companies based in the capital. A property management company with an established client base offers a steady income stream for a new owner, even in recessionary times, since even if one client moves out of a building there is usually someone else wanting to take over the space. Here is one example of a property management company for sale in London that was recently on our books.

Multi Branch Property Management Company – Turnover £400k

Commercial Cleaning Businesses for Sale London
The presence of large numbers of commercial offices in London also creates a high demand for commercial cleaning. These offer a good opportunity for investors as single contracts can be large (e.g. for a multi-story office building) and can run for many years, offering good income stability. Commercial cleaning is also a fairly portable business, and so there is good scope for finding business elsewhere in the capital, or even further afield. Here are a couple of commercial cleaning companies for sale in London that we dealt with recently:

Impressive Cleaning Company – Turnover £500k, Profit £150k
Prestigious Cleaning Company – Turnover £2.9m, Profit £600k

Packaging Businesses for Sale London
London can make a good location for packaging businesses due to its central position in terms of transport in and out of the UK. Raw or unpackaged products can easily be brought in from elsewhere in the UK or from abroad, and then packaged in or close to London ready for onward distribution. Locations close to major motorways such as the M25, or major international links such as Heathrow or London docks, are especially advantageous. Here is one recent example of a packaging company for sale in London.

Unique Packing & Distribution Company – Turnover £340k

Logistics Businesses for Sale London
Many logistics companies, much like packaging companies, are attracted to the London area as a base due to the generally buoyant business and consumer markets, as well as the excellent transport links to the rest of the UK, Europe and the rest of the world.

Service Businesses for Sale London
Where there are businesses, there will also be a need for associated services to help them function on a day to day basis. Service businesses of all kinds, but especially niche services catering for specialist clients, abound within the London area. London can often be a proving ground for innovative and cutting edge services, and service companies for sale in London can often be of great interest to prospective buyers looking for business ideas which have the potential for wider future takeup.

How to Find Companies for Sale London
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