Selling your business

Who I am

I'm an owner, not a broker. I run industrial companies in Huntingdon, Birmingham and Lincoln. I know what it takes to keep machines running, customers happy and wages paid, because I do it every week.

When I write to a business owner, it's me writing. When you call, it's me who answers. There's no call centre, no junior team, no finder working a list.

What I do

I buy established businesses from owners who are ready to step back. Sometimes that's retirement. Sometimes it's health, or family, or simply enough years at the wheel. I also back owners who want a partner rather than an exit.

I'm interested in solid, unglamorous companies that customers rely on. The kind of business that took thirty years to build and doesn't deserve to vanish because there was no one to hand it to.

What happens to your people

This is the question that matters most to every owner I meet, so here's my answer plainly. I buy businesses to run them, not to strip them. The name on the door stays. The people who made the business work keep their jobs. Your customers keep getting served. Your life's work carries on, with its reputation intact.

How it works

1. A conversation, in confidence. No charge, no obligation. Nobody else hears about it: not your staff, not your competitors, not the market.
2. An honest view of what your business is worth. I'll tell you how a buyer like me sees it, and what would make it worth more, whether or not you sell to me.
3. A straight yes or no, quickly. I won't waste a year of your life. If it's not right for me, I'll say so and, where I can, point you somewhere useful.
4. Straight dealing to the finish. Once we agree something, I stand by it. No last-minute games, no moving the goalposts.

If the timing isn't right, the conversation still costs you nothing, and you'll know more about your options than you did before.