Up front budget: £150,000
Current turn over circa: £500,000
Cash offer: up to 1.3x GRF
Established since:
Locations: Merseyside
Additional Notes:
- Prepared to pay up to 1.3x GRF for the right businesses
- This firm has successfully acquired before demonstrating a proven track record
- This party has a very flexible approach to acquisitions and is open to retaining staff, offices and principals in consultancy arrangements post sale if appropriate
- Friendly, personable and flexible working culture
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 181173
Up front budget: £5,000,000
Current turn over circa: £50,000,000
Cash offer: Up to 7x EBITDA
Established since: 1990
Locations: West Midlands,East Midlands,East Riding of Yorkshire,South Yorkshire
Additional Notes:
- My client comes to the market looking for a people-centric firm that places importance and focus on supporting and developing a team to ensure a strong and well rounded culture going forward
- With nearly 10 acquisitions to date, this firm has refined and implemented a unique transition that helps gradually introduce the practice to the wider group which has added to their continuous 90%+ client retention, giving you peace of mind that you, your staff and your clients will receive a smooth and seamless integration
- Principal's are offered complete flexibility on their plans following an initial 12 month handover period allowing you and your partners to engineer an exit that works for all involved
- This firm benefits from a secured line of funding meaning they can move quickly when needed or progress at your pace
- My client offers extensive inhouse support and will handle the compliance side to running the practice along with HR, marketing and more, allowing you to focus on the areas you enjoy in your role
- Training, mentoring, unique career progression plans and more are offered demonstrating the support and opportunity offered to the team so they can take the next step in their career if they wish
This purchaser will pay a premium for the following...
- Turnover £2,000,000 +
- Full team in place ideally with a strong second tier
- Handover commitment from principal
- Employee focused approach
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 181130
Up front budget: £50,000
Current turn over circa: £40,000
Cash offer: up to 1.3x GRF
Established since: 2020
Locations: Greater Manchester
Additional Notes:
- Prepared to pay up to 1.3x GRF for the right opportunities
- Cash funded so can move forward at your own pace
- This firm despite being newly established has a fantastic reputation within the local area with many five star client testimonials on Google
- This firm prides itself on its personal and tailored service to clients and is more relationship driven than by fees
- Principal is AAT qualified
- Ideally looking to take on a block of fees or small sole trader/owner managed business
- Open to retaining staff and premises
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 181121
Up front budget: £150,000
Current turn over circa: £2,300,000
Cash offer: up to 1.3x GRF
Established since: 2017
Locations: Greater Manchester
Additional Notes:
- Prepared to pay up to 1.3x GRF for the right opportunities
- Cash funded so can move forward flexibly at your own pace
- This is multi-faceted firm dealing with accountancy, umbrella work and payroll
- Ideally looking for smaller blocks of fees or small general practices to grow their accountancy side
- Well qualified and experienced team in place who pride themselves on providing a professional, tailored and personal service to clients with plenty of capacity to take on additional work
- Due to the nature of the group, despite being a large firm the culture here is very personal and friendly ensuring longstanding client goodwill is protected
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 181084
Up front budget: £3,000,000
Current turn over circa: £17,000,000
Cash offer: Up to 1.5x GRF of 6x EBITDA
Established since: 2000
Additional Notes:
- My client is a well established practice that has seen fantastic organic growth over the past two decades and is eager to grow further through acquisition particularly across the Manchester, Oldham, Stockport, Warrington, Wigan, Liverpool and surrounding areas
- With cash ready and available this practice is able to move swiftly or at your pace
- This firm has a good track record across acquisitions that yield in excess of 90% retention and demonstrate the experience and knowledge available to ensure a smooth transition for all involved
- With a keen interest in growing their presence, my client would look to retain premises, branding, staff and more so from a clients perspective there would be very little if any change - this approach has contributed to their strong track record in acquisitions
- You will be offered the opportunity to stay on in a longer term role or leave after an initial one year handover, giving you flexibility to craft a bespoke exit to suit your needs. My client will also eagerly talk with firms who are perhaps not looking at retirement but could benefit from joining forces with a larger firm to benefit from their resources
- With a breadth of development paths available, this firm can offer your team the opportunity to advance their qualifications or undertake new/additional training
REQUIRMENTS:
- Minimum turnover £1,000,000
- Available to provide a minimum handover of one year
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 181083
Up front budget: £300,000
Current turn over circa: £1,200,000
Cash offer: up to 1.5x GRF
Established since: 2022
Locations: Greater Manchester
Additional Notes:
- Prepared to pay up to 1.5x GRF for the right businesses
- Cash funded so can move forward at your own pace
- This firm is very hands on with their clients priding themselves on their very personal and tailored service. All clients have a direct point of contact and they will make themselves available even at unsociable hours to assist with any problems
- This firm offers the full range of accountancy services for their clients including R&D, tax consultancy, business consultancy and more
- Very flexible acquisition strategy so happy to retain principals post sale in consultancy arrangements or the usual warm exit strategies
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 181080
Up front budget: £100,000
Current turn over circa: £450,000
Cash offer: up to 1.2x GRF
Established since:
Locations: Greater Manchester
Additional Notes:
- Prepared to pay up to 1.2x GRF for the right businesses
- This firm has acquired before successfully demonstrating a proven track record
- This firm prides itself on its personal and tailored service for clients, with a hands on approach and open lines of communication
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 181075
Up front budget: £100,000
Current turn over circa: £400,000
Cash offer: up to 1.5x GRF
Established since: 2021
Additional Notes:
- Prepared to pay up to 1.5x GRF for the right businesses
- Cash funded so can move forward at your own pace
- Acquired on two occasions successfully demonstrating a proven track record
- This principal is an award winning tax advisor with over 18 years experience in the industry that is both ACCA and CTA qualified
- This firm has the capabilities to offer audits
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 181069
Up front budget: £1,000,000
Current turn over circa: £10,000,000
Cash offer: flexible
Established since: 1994
Additional Notes:
- This acquirer is a specialist R&D Tax Credit firm specifically looking to acquire R&D firms only.
- They are cash funded so can move forward quickly and flexibly at a pace to suit your needs
- This firm has acquired before successfully demonstrating a proven track record
- Full team of qualified and experienced staff in place with plenty of capacity to take on additional work
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 181064
Up front budget: £150,000
Current turn over circa: £400,000
Cash offer: up to 1.5x GRF
Established since: 2023
Locations: Cheshire
Additional Notes:
- Prepared to pay up to 1.5x GRF for the right opportunities
- Cash funded so can move forward flexibly at your own pace
- This is an ACCA firm and Xero certified advisor
- This firm has a real strength in tax, business advisory and software implementation
- This firm has boasted exceptional organic growth in the past 18 months demonstrating their excellent level of service
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 181060
Up front budget: £100,000
Current turn over circa: £200,000
Cash offer: up to 1.5x GRF
Established since: 2013
Locations: Greater Manchester
Additional Notes:
- Prepared to pay up to 1.5x GRF for the right businesses.
- Cash funded so can move forward at your own pace and find a flexible exit strategy to suit your needs.
- This firm has a non-equity partnership with a much larger firm turning over several million pounds meaning they have access to a great pool of resources with plenty of capacity to take on additional work.
- Happy to retain staff members to ensure continuity
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 181055
Up front budget: £500,000
Current turn over circa: £2,000,000
Cash offer: up to 1.4x GRF
Established since: 2010
Additional Notes:
- Prepared to pay up to 1.4x GRF for the right businesses
-Cash funded so can move forward flexibly and entirely at your own pace
- Over 40 offices across the UK so open to consider opportunities nationally (inclusive of England, Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland)
- Full team of over 20 experienced and qualified staff in place including AAT, ACCA and more who all take pride in providing a very personal yet professional and tailored service to clients
- This business has grown thus far solely organically through mostly word of mouth referrals
- This firm boasts five star rating by their clients on Trust Pilot with hundreds of testimonials demonstrating their client centric approach
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 181047
Up front budget: £10,000,000
Current turn over circa: £200,000,000
Cash offer: Up to 8x EBITDA
Established since: 1980
Additional Notes: - Well established, experienced acquirer coming to the market with a view to finding fast growing and modern firms to join their group
- Will eagerly retain you and your team giving you peace of mind very little will change for the clients, contributing to retention rates going forward
- Extensive acquisition experience with retention rates sitting in excess of 97% demonstrating their understanding of a successful transition
- My client will offer additional support and resources to help you develop the firm further whilst also removing the stress and compliance of running a business
- They will pay a premium for practices that have a turnover north of £1,500,000 with a strong management team in place and profitability of 35% and above
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 181036
Up front budget: £500,000
Current turn over circa: £1,800,000
Cash offer: up to 1.2x GRF
Established since:
Locations: Lancashire
Additional Notes:
- Prepared to pay up to 1.2x GRF for the right businesses
- Cash funded so can move forward flexibly at your own pace
- Acquired on multiple occasions with a successful proven track record with retention in excess of 95%
- This firm is relationship focused and client centric to ensure quality goodwill is protected
- Happy to retain staff and premises for the right opportunities
- Very strong reputation in the local area having been established well over 50 years with chartered status
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 180995
Up front budget: £200,000
Current turn over circa: £700,000
Cash offer: up to 1.3x GRF
Established since: 1996
Locations: Greater Manchester
Additional Notes:
- Prepared to pay up to 1.3x GRF for the right businesses
- This firm prides itself both on its high levels of technical proficiency but also its more bespoke, flexible and client orientated level of service fostering very strong relationships with their clients.
- This firm has acquired successfully on three occasions now demonstrating a proven track record.
- This is a chartered firm with a very strong reputation in the local area proven by their continued organic growth without the need for marketing.
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 180959
Up front budget: £250,000
Current turn over circa: £600,000
Cash offer: up to 1.3x GRF
Established since: 2005
Locations: Lancashire
Additional Notes:
- This is a chartered and well established firm across the Lancashire area boasting an excellent reputation due to their personal, tailored and client orientated approach.
- This firm has acquired before successfully with almost 100% retention rates demonstrating a proven track record
- This is a cash funded acquirer who can move forward entirely at your own pace to find a flexible exit strategy to suit your needs
- Will happily retain staff to ensure as much continuity for clients as possible
- Prepared to pay up to 1.3x GRF for the right businesses
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 180939
Up front budget: £100,000
Current turn over circa: £300,000
Cash offer: Up to 1.3x GRF
Established since: 2011
Locations: Shropshire
Additional Notes:
- Prepared to pay up to 1.3x GRF for the right businesses.
- Cash funded so can move forward at your own pace.
- This firm is an advisory led and detail oriented practice with average fees sitting around £2000+. We tend to find clients settle better with the likes of such experienced and client orientated firms.
- This firm has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in tax with the principal being CTA qualified.
- Ideally looking for smaller portable blocks of fees or smaller sole practitioners to acquire but flexible for the right opportunities.
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 180914
Up front budget: £60,000
Current turn over circa: £120,000
Cash offer: up to 1.5x GRF
Established since: 2017
Locations: Cheshire
Additional Notes:
- Prepared to pay up to 1.5x GRF for the right businesses.
- This firm prides itself on its level of service to clients building strong and long lasting client relationships through a more traditional approach of face to face interaction. The principal regularly travels to visit clients across the UK.
- This firm has grown from scratch through word of mouth referrals without any advertising or marketing.
- This is a young and dynamic firm who embraces online cloud software, hence able to handhold clients for a smooth transition towards MTD.
- Ideally looking for a small and portable block of fees or a smaller traditionally run practice to take on board.
- Happy to consider retaining staff and premises.
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 180913
Up front budget: £250,000
Current turn over circa: £850,000
Cash offer: up to 1.3x GRF
Established since: 2004
Additional Notes:
- Prepared to pay up to 1.3x GRF for the right business
- This firm boasts in particular a real strength in management accounts with expertise with clients turning over tens of millions of pounds
- My client prides themselves on the added value, advisory and consultancy services they provide with a strong focus on pushing clients to achieve their goals
- This firm strongly embraces online cloud software ensuring they can offer a smooth and seamless transition for clients as we move closer towards MTD particularly those clients who need a bit more handholding throughout this.
- This is a modern firm with a creative and forward thinking yet down to earth approach
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 180875
Up front budget: £150,000
Current turn over circa: £400,000
Cash offer: up to 1.5x GRF
Established since: 2015
Additional Notes:
- Prepared to pay up to 1.5x GRF for the right business
- Cash funded so can move forward quickly at your own pace
- This client strongly focuses on the quality of service they provide their clients with particular strengths leading in the advisory, management accounts and consultancy areas
- My client boasts successful acquisitions experience with almost 100% retention on their last project
- Interested in taking on a remote, portable block of fees or a locally based small practice. Will happily retain quality and experienced members of staff
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 180828
Retiring Accountant
Unit 6
Highfield Business Park
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 2RN
01765 698 699
