Up front budget: £300,000
Current turn over circa: £2,500,000
Cash offer: 1.25x
Established since: 1985
Locations: Flintshire,Denbighshire,Conwy,Anglesey,Wrexham
Additional Notes:
- Experienced acquirer with over 95% retention on previous acquisitions. This acquirer therefore has a proven track record and will aim for the top levels of retention, allowing you to receive your full installment payments
- Representing the true integrity of the practice, this acquirer recommends that any principal looking at exit strategies sits down with one of the previous retired owners to gain an understanding of how this firm handled the transition
- Despite the large size of the business, every client has access to the partners and can contact them when required resulting in top retention levels and high client referrals of at least 1 per week
- Keen to bring on existing staff members, particularly those with experienced accounting staff into their relaxed while committed and driven culture
- Will retain premises during the transition phase, but ultimately is looking for portable opportunities in North Wales
- Services all of the client base face-to-face and their service is described as always available, proactive and honest
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177807 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £80,000
Current turn over circa: £200,000
Cash offer: 1.4x
Established since: 2014
Locations: Gwynedd,Anglesey,Conwy,Denbighshire
Additional Notes:
- This acquirer has tripled the turnover of their business in the last 2 years from providing a partner-led, hands-on and always contactable service to clients which would be replicated to your clients in any purchase
- Premises retention will be considered in addition to portable opportunities
- Staff members will fit in well with the laid-back, flexible and approachable culture with a particular need for qualified/ experienced accountants
- Longer and extended handovers would be considered
- Depending on the size of acquisition, the acquirer would pay up to 75% upfront for the right business
- Your clients would benefit from undivided attention by the principal on an ongoing basis ensuring minimal client attrition
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177809 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £100,000
Current turn over circa: £300,000
Cash offer: 1.4x
Established since: 1999
Locations: Blackpool
Additional Notes:
- Experienced acquirer with over 95% retention on previous acquisitions
- Will retain premises/staff members if applicable
- Has a new partner that would take on all client relationships personally
- Will keep branding and fee structure the same
- Will respond to emails/ phone calls and have meetings out of standard office hours
- Cash funding available
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177765 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £200,000
Current turn over circa: £100,000
Cash offer: 1.6x
Established since: 2015
Locations: Cheshire
Locations: Leek,Crewe,Congleton
Additional Notes:
- Built up the practice to £100,000 predominantly in the last 2 years after moving full-time demonstrating the fast growth from high quality client referrals
- Provides all clients with unlimited phone and email support for no extra fee and would treat your clients in the same way
- Qualified individual with nearly 20 years of experience within accountancy
- Will retain premises and staff members if desired as well as offering longer principal handovers
- Will retain fee charging structure and improve the digital side of the business where relevant
- Genuine acquirer with copious amounts of testimonials avaialble upon request
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177740 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £400,000
Current turn over circa: £700,000
Cash offer: 1.4x
Established since: 2014
Locations: Castle Douglas
Additional Notes:
- Organic growth of 20% or over YOY for the last 5 years demonstrating the success of the friendly and approachable client service
- Highly adept with technology and will therefore support your clients resulting in minimal clawback provisions
- Offers a myriad of services including financial services and will therefore ensure that all of your clients needs are met
- Experience with both medical clients as well as contractors and would take on opportunities with either of those specialisms as well as general practice accountancy firms
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177736 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £400,000
Current turn over circa: £700,000
Cash offer: 1.4x
Established since: 2013
Locations: Warrington
Additional Notes:
- Organic growth of 20% or over YOY for the last 5 years demonstrating the success of the friendly and approachable client service
- Highly adept with technology and will therefore support your clients resulting in minimal clawback provisions
- Offers a myriad of services including financial services and will therefore ensure that all of your clients needs are met
- Experience with both medical clients as well as contractors and would take on opportunities with either of those specialisms as well as general practice accountancy firms
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177735 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £150,000
Current turn over circa: £170,000
Cash offer: 1.6x
Established since: 2006
Locations: Greater Manchester
Locations: Oldham,Rochdale,Bury,Manchester
Additional Notes:
- Qualified accountant that has previously worked at one of the big four and has been running their own general practice accountancy firm for the last 10 years
- With the majority of the £170,000 turnover coming from one-off consultancy arrangements, this acquirer wants to port their existing business into that of a retiring principal
- With £100,00 cash in the bank, and further funds from external finance this acquirer is keen to pay above the market rate to bed something down early next year
- The retiring principal will benefit from office retention, staff retention, no fee increases, prolonged handovers if desired
- The acquirer will also improve the marketing and digitisation within the business, as well as offer your existing clients consultancy advice
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177734 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £150,000
Current turn over circa: £300,000
Cash offer: 1.6x
Established since: 1999
Locations: Widnes,Wrexham,Chester
Additional Notes:
- Experienced acquirer who thoroughly understands the acquisitions process and therefore can ensure minimal client attrition and guarantee your installment payments
- Open, personable and friendly culture that any new team members (through acquiring) would be welcomed into
- Keen to bring on existing staff members and / or support longer principal handovers of over 12 months
- Extremely high referral rates of 1-2 per week purely through providing an open and personable service
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177733 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £500,000
Current turn over circa: £800,000
Cash offer: 1.6x
Established since: 2010
Locations: Staffordshire
Additional Notes:
- Experienced acquirer with over 95% retention on every acquisition
- Will let you speak with the previous retired principals illustrating the genuine nature of this acquirer
- Grew one acquisition by 50% within the first year through the offering of added value services securing your installment payments
- Cash available to fund acquisitions so there will be no delays with banks
- Will consider retaining premises and will retain all staff members as well as longer principal transitions of up to 5 years
- Phenomenally successful firm established less than 10 years ago which has been attributed to the over and above personal service provided
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177729 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £60,000
Current turn over circa: £120,000
Cash offer: 1.4x
Established since: 1986
Locations: Cheshire,Conwy
Additional Notes:
- Well established business with proven track record of consistent growth and minimal client attrition
- Digital practice that will either retain your current premises/ take on a serviced office locally or alternatively will digitse your firm and travel to the clients premises
- Committed to being flexible subject to a retiring principals requirements
- Has the capacity and succession planning in-house to ensure longevity for your clients
- Incredibly focused on ensuring minimal client dropoff post acquisition through retaining fee charging structure and principal for an extended handover.
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177727 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £1,500,000
Current turn over circa: £10,000,000
Cash offer: 1.6x
Established since: 1990
Locations: Cheshire
Additional Notes:
- Experienced acquirers with proven track record of success and top retention levels on acquisitions of all sizes
- Will retain your premises and staff members as well as looking to offer longer principle handovers
- Look to maintain operations and fee charging structure whilst providing clients with the options of increased service levels
- Has a strong team to support the acquired practice if required in addition to centralising marketing to foster further growth post acquisition
- Highly reputable company which operates as a small, local and personable accountancy firm whilst having the scale to offer a wide variety of services
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177723 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £100,000
Current turn over circa: £50,000
Cash offer: 1.5x
Established since: 2009
Locations: Cheshire
Locations: Wallasey,Birkenhead,Ellesmere Port
Additional Notes:
- Family run and orientated business looking to use available funds to grow via acquisition in order to bring on another family member on
- Doubled the business turnover in the last 12 months through increased focus
- Will consider retaining premises depending on the proximity to the acquirers current base
- Rarely lost a client through their personal and flexible service offering
- Will allow anyone interested in exiting to speak to the acquirers existing clients about the level of service provided
- Very genuine and flexible local practice that is committed to acquisitions in a mutually beneficial manner
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177721 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £100,000
Current turn over circa: £0
Cash offer: 1.4x
Established since: 2019
Locations: Greater Manchester,Cheshire
Additional Notes:
- 20 years worth of experience in-practice managing teams in excess of 10 people as well as a client portfolios into the hundreds
- Looking to use available funds to purchase a block of fees and kick-start running an accountancy firm
- Tech savvy and keen to implement experience in a myriad of software and develop the practice further
- Looking for acquisition opportunities between £10,000 and £150,000 GRF
- Qualified individual with a practicing license already
- Will retain premises, staff members, charging structures as well as the principal for their desired timescales
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177708 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £200,000
Current turn over circa: £300,000
Cash offer: 1.6x
Established since: 2015
Locations: Blackburn,Preston,Blackpool
Additional Notes:
- A specialist in low price - high quality accountancy services through the use of efficient technology whereby the cost savings are transferred onto the clients
- Available funding of £200,000 GRF which is secured from the acquirers personal funds illustrating the commitment to drive forward the business and make any acquisition a success.
- Will retain premises, all staff members, principals for their desired handover periods/ an ongoing consultancy arrangement and will improve the technology side of any acquisition
- Flexible acquirer who has verbalised a willingness to pay over the market rate to secure opportunities based in the Preston, Blackburn, Blackpool and surrounding areas of between £30,000 - £300,000 GRF with an SME client base
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177707 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £2,000,000
Current turn over circa: £0
Cash offer: 1.4x
Established since: 2020
Locations: Lancashire,Merseyside,Greater Manchester,Staffordshire,Cumbria,Cheshire
Additional Notes:
- A unique opportunity to realise an above market valuation for your accountancy firm
- With funding secured, this acquirer will retain your premises, operations, branding, all staff members and the current principals for as long (or as short) as desired
- Will make no changes other than enhancing organic growth and centralising the marketing and sales departments, giving you the security that your business will continue in its current form and clawback will be minimal
- This acquirer will fully support organic growth through using the myriad of experienced possessed within their senior management team
- This firm is prepared to be incredibly flexible regarding deal structures moving forward to fir the need of the principals
- Looking for their first of many acquisitions and therefore will pay over the odds to give you additional security
- Will move quickly and understands the process as the board have previous experience of over 20 acquisitions as well as qualified accountants.
- Looking for opportunities of £600,000 and over to begin their acquisitions strategy
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177706 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £1,200,000
Current turn over circa: £3,000,000
Cash offer: 1.4x
Established since: 1995
Locations: Lancashire,Greater Manchester,Cumbria
Locations: Carlisle,Blackburn,Manchester,Preston,Oldham,Bolton
Additional Notes:
- Organic growth of 9% year on year from strong word of mouth referrals based on the high quality of work provided
- Strong tax and advisory departments that could offer additional services to your current client base
- Extremely long standing team with flexible working hours in addition to an honest and commercial business culture
- Will consider premise retention subject to the location alongside retaining all staff members
- Previous acquisitions experience of firms with up to £1,200,000 GRF so well-prepped to ensure smooth transitions occur with minimal clawback
- Will pay above market rate for firms with a strong technology proficiency
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177691 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £500,000
Current turn over circa: £1,000,000
Cash offer: 1.4x
Established since: 2005
Locations: Cheshire
Additional Notes:
- Heavily team orientated practice with over 50% of the staff having a tenure of over a decade
- Keen to bring on existing staff members and/or offer longer consultancy arrangements for principals
- Would consider premises retention alongside portable opportunities
- Partner-led with all clients having one point of contact allowing a small company feel with the offerings of a larger business
- Willing to be flexible regarding payments subject to a retiring principals requirements
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177689 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £400,000
Current turn over circa: £500,000
Cash offer: 1.4x
Established since: 2001
Locations: Cheshire
Locations: Warrington,Stockport,Crewe,Altrincham,Northwich,Chester,Stoke on Trent
Additional Notes:
- On all previous acquisitions retention has been over 98%. This is attributed to making minimal changes during the transition phase, so you can ensure your installment payments
- £400,000 of funding secured specifically for acquisitions opportunities so there will be no delays in the process
- Will retain the premises permanently along with all staff members to ensure minimal disruption and continuity
- Open to considering longer handovers if desired by the retiring principal(s)
- A collaborative and relaxed culture that always puts clients needs first and would provide a great home for your life works
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177688 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £200,000
Current turn over circa: £200,000
Cash offer: 1.6x
Established since: 2004
Locations: Greater Manchester
Locations: Stockport,Altrincham,Warrington
Additional Notes:
- Fast-growing qualified accountancy firm that has doubled its GRF in the last 18 months to £200,000 GRF
- Has the personal finance ready and available to fund an acquisition
- Looking to expand into a multi-office firm and therefore will retain your current location as well as staff members
- Keen to offer partial retirement whereby the principle stays on in a part-time consultancy arrangement if desired
- Can be extremely flecible with regards to timing and deal structures
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177687 ask for Lauren Burnham
Up front budget: £400,000
Current turn over circa: £1,250,000
Cash offer: 1.5x
Established since: 2005
Locations: Greater Manchester
Locations: Bolton,Bury,Rochdale
Additional Notes:
- Experienced acquirer with a successful and proven track record of client retention
- Keen to bring on staff members into their existing progressive team
- Offers flexi-time. yoga classes and team massages to staff members resulting in boosted morale as well as increased productivity
- Strong organic growth demonstrating high-quality of services
- Strong reputation within the local area
For more information please call 01765 698 699 and quote the reference number 177686 ask for Lauren Burnham
Retiring Accountant
Unit 6
Highfield Business Park
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 2RN
01765 698 699
