Menu

Deal Opportunities.co.uk

the UK marketplace for company sales

Statistics

These statistics show the number of unique requests for the contact details of the person responsible for a listing. As listings stay live on the website for 12 months, the averages shown are not final and may increase further, until all the listings for that year expire, 12 months after the end of that year.

Average number of enquiries

2023
For sale listings (regular) 5.5
For sale listings (premium) 12.7
For sale listings (distressed) 7.3
Business wanted listings 8.2

Average number of enquiries – by turnover bands
(Regular, premium & distressed for sale listings)

2023
Under £0.5m 3.2
£0.5m to £1m 4.5
£1m to £2m 6.6
£2m to £5m 10.4
£5m to £10m 12.7
Over £10m 15.2

Average number of enquiries – by sector
(Regular, premium & distressed for sale listings)

2023
Advertising & media 9.0
Agriculture, forestry & fishing 6.6
Automotive 7.5
Aviation 12.4
Business services 8.7
Construction 7.7
Creative industries 6.5
Distribution, freight & logistics 8.8
Education 7.2
Electricity, gas & water supply 9.0
Engineering 9.6
Food & drink 7.3
Health & care 8.7
Hotels & restaurants 6.0
Leisure 6.1
Manufacturing 9.6
Medical 9.1
Mining & quarrying Note (a)
Miscellaneous 8.3
Motor dealerships 7.0
Printing & publishing 6.3
Professional & financial 8.1
Real estate activities 8.1
Recruitment 7.9
Retail & wholesale 7.3
Service industries 8.4
Technology 9.5
Tourism 7.1

Note (a): Too few listings to give a meaningful average.