The Knowledge Centre Volume 1 - 2026 edition
The honest, UK-specific resource for buying and selling a business.
Practical guides, direct answers, and sector-aware editorial built for owners, buyers, and advisers navigating serious UK business sales.
Editorial focus
Guides written to help people move from curiosity to a credible transaction.
87
Published guides
47
FAQs
102
Total resources
2026
Edition - reviewed regularly
All Guides - Website guide - Updated 06 May 2026
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Can I Sell a Business That Is Not Making a Profit?
Learn whether you can sell a UK business that is not making a profit, what buyers may still value, what reduces value, how to present the opportunity and when to seek advice.
Selling a Business With Debts: What Sellers Should Know
Learn what UK sellers should consider when selling a business with debts, including loans, HMRC arrears, asset finance, creditor risk, insolvency warnings and buyer disclosure.
How to Make Your Business Look More Attractive to Buyers
Learn how to make a UK business more attractive to buyers before selling, including financials, systems, staff, owner dependency, contracts, reviews, documents, handover and listing quality.
How Long Does It Take to Sell a Business in the UK?
Learn how long it can take to sell a UK business, what affects the timeline, why some sales take longer, and how sellers can prepare to reduce delays.
What to Do If Your Business Is Not Selling
A practical guide for UK sellers whose business is not selling, including price, listing quality, financial evidence, buyer demand, broker route, confidentiality and deal blockers.
Selling a Business Because of Retirement
A practical UK guide to selling a business because of retirement, including timing, valuation, goodwill, staff, buyer handover, tax, confidentiality and emotional preparation.
How to Protect Confidentiality When Selling Your Business
Learn how to protect confidentiality when selling a UK business, including staged disclosure, buyer screening, NDAs, staff, customer data and competitors.
7 Signs Your Business Is Ready to Sell
Learn the signs your UK business may be ready to sell, including clean accounts, buyer demand, reduced owner dependency, stable profit and clear handover.
What Documents Do Buyers Ask for When Buying a Business?
Learn what documents buyers ask for when buying a UK business, including accounts, tax, contracts, lease, staff, assets, customer data and handover plans.
Why Businesses Fail to Sell: 10 Seller Mistakes to Avoid
Understand why UK businesses fail to sell, including unrealistic pricing, poor records, weak confidentiality, owner dependency and bad buyer handling.
Can You Sell Part of a Business?
Learn whether you can sell part of a UK business, including asset sales, divisions, customer books, websites, stock, staff, contracts, tax, VAT, TUPE and data protection issues.
Selling a Business With a Lease: What Owners Should Check
Learn what UK business owners should check before selling a leasehold business, including assignment, landlord consent, rent reviews, repairs, dilapidations, use restrictions and buyer approval.
Can You Sell a Business Without a Broker?
Learn whether you can sell a UK business without a broker, what sellers need to handle themselves, when a broker may help, and how to protect confidentiality and buyer quality.
Buying a Business With No Accounts: Is It Too Risky?
Learn what to do if a UK business for sale has no accounts or weak records, including alternative evidence, valuation risk, red flags, cash sales and when to walk away.
How to Check a Lease Before Buying a Business
Learn how to check a commercial lease before buying a UK business, including lease term, assignment, landlord consent, rent, service charge, repairs, use, break clauses and red flags.
How to Value Stock When Buying a Business
Learn how to value stock when buying a UK business, including stocktake, obsolete stock, cost price, retail price, VAT, WIP, completion adjustments and red flags.
How to Avoid Buying Yourself a Job
Learn how to avoid buying yourself a job when buying a UK business, including owner dependency, profit, staff, systems, goodwill, cash flow, working hours and valuation checks.
How to Negotiate the Price When Buying a Business
Learn how to negotiate the price when buying a UK business, including valuation evidence, risk discounts, due diligence findings, seller finance, earn-outs, working capital and walk-away points.
What Is Seller Finance When Buying a Business?
Learn what seller finance means when buying a UK business, including deferred payments, seller loans, security, risks, legal documents and when it can help a deal complete.
What Is an Earn-Out in a Business Sale?
Learn what an earn-out means in a UK business sale, including future payments, targets, buyer and seller risks, disputes, adjusted EBITDA and legal protections.
What Is Working Capital in a Business Sale?
Learn what working capital means in a UK business sale, including stock, debtors, creditors, cash, completion adjustments, normal working capital and buyer funding.
Buying a Business Through a Limited Company
Learn what to consider when buying a UK business through a limited company, including structure, funding, director duties, Corporation Tax, asset purchases, share purchases and due diligence.
Can You Buy a Business While Still Employed?
Learn what to consider before buying a UK business while still employed, including employment contracts, conflicts of interest, funding, time, confidentiality, tax and handover.
What Is an NDA in a Business Sale?
Learn what an NDA means in a UK business sale, when to use one, what it should cover and what sellers and buyers should check before signing.
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