Businesses For Sale Suffolk

Axis Partnership are Suffolk based business brokers who assist clients to buy and sell businesses. Although we operate nationally, with businesses for sale throughout the UK, our base is in East Anglia. Consequently, we currently have many businesses for sale in Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex in a variety of industrial sectors.

Click the links below to search for companies for sale in East Anglia.

Buying a Business in East Anglia
For those looking for companies for sale, East Anglia has plenty to offer. While many perceive the region, especially Suffolk and Norfolk, to be inaccessible to London and focused mainly on agriculture and tourism, this underestimates the diversity of commercial activity, as well as the quality of transport and communication links available.

For instance, the region includes two international airports (Stansted and Norwich) and two major ports (Harwich and Felixstowe), all of which generate significant commerce. And although the region contains no motorways (except the M25 on the southern Essex border), it is well linked to the Midlands via the A14 and A47, and to London via the A12. There is also a fast train line to London through Ipswich and Norwich which carries commuters and freight.

Ipswich, the county town of Suffolk, is an especially active commercial hub as it lies on the intersection of the A14 (linking the port of Felixstowe to Cambridge and the Midlands) and the A12 (linking it to London). So, for instance, a haulage and distribution company based just outside Ipswich would be well placed to pick up high volumes of work coming from the docks and requiring distribution to London and nationwide.

There is also a great deal of intellectual commerce in the region, with the University of East Anglia in Norwich and a hi-tech corridor between Ipswich and Cambridge along the A14. BT’s research and development centre is based here and attracts a lot of highly skilled IT and engineering personnel in to the area. There are many hi-tech start-ups in the area as communications are excellent and not too far from London, while the cost of premises is much lower than London or other cities.

If you want to look slightly further afield than Suffolk, the rest of East Anglia (Norfolk and Essex) also offers some great business opportunities. Norfolk is further away from London and can therefore offer even better value in terms of acquisition costs and property prices. And, like Suffolk, it offers a great work/life balance with good access to some beautiful rural and coastal areas, including the famous Norfolk Broads. For some sectors, of course, being away from the hustle and bustle and having access to lower property prices and scenic locations can be a definite advantage. Residential care homes would be a perfect example of this.
Suffolk and Norfolk are both popular retirement locations, resulting in a higher than average elderly population – a great location for agencies specialising in domiciliary care or nursing care.

Those who really want to be closer to London can pick from several major towns in Essex, such as Chelmsford and Colchester, with large populations and short journey times into London.

So what types of businesses are available in Suffolk, or more widely in East Anglia?

Recent Businesses for Sale Suffolk
Here are a few recent examples of businesses for sale in Suffolk which were on our books in the healthcare, manufacturing and service sectors.

EMI Residential Home. Turnover £850, net profit £95k
Manufacturer of Baby Changing Facilities. Turnover – £360k, gross profit – £130k
CCTV and Maintenance Company.
Removal & Storage Company. Turnover – £270k

Recent Companies for Sale East Anglia
Here are some recent examples of other companies for sale in East Anglia more widely, in the healthcare, cleaning, property management, logistics and service sectors.

Domiciliary Care Company. Turnover – £900k, adjusted profit – £110k
Private Ambulance Service. Turnover – £375k, profit – £120k
Residential Lettings Business. Turnover – £330k
Cleaning Company. Turnover – £1.4million, gross profit – £400k
Litho Printing Company
Haulage & Storage Company. Turnover – £4.6million, adjusted profit – £610k
Office Design & Installation Company. Turnover – £440k, adjusted profit – £148k
Finance Training Company
Civil Engineering & Building Contractors.

How Axis Partnership Can Help You Buy Businesses in Suffolk and East Anglia
If you are looking for companies for sale in East Anglia, there are two ways Axis can help.

The easiest way is to register with us and tell us the type of business you are interested in acquiring and/or the specific area you would like the business to be located. We are based in Suffolk and therefore have good local knowledge of what businesses are up for sale in the area. When a company comes up for sale that is a good match for your requirements, we will contact you immediately.

However, if you have very specific requirements and would prefer not to hope and wait, or if you have a specific company in your sights, we offer a “find and target” service to our retained buyers. The service involves us gathering your detailed requirements, proactively searching for companies which satisfy those requirements and the approaching companies on your behalf to find out if they are interested in selling. If so, Axis arranges introductions and mediates the negotiation process to secure a deal.

To find out more about how Axis can help you find a business in Suffolk or East Anglia, or to sell your business, please contact us or register your requirements.