Contractor businesses for sale in the United Kingdom
Every contractor business for sale on the marketplace - plumbing, electrical, roofing, HVAC and the rest of the trades. Blind listings - full financials, no business names. From owner-operator outfits to multi-million platforms.
60
businesses for sale
£81M
listed right now
£20M
of businesses sold
57
avg. days to sell
60 businesses available
Asking price
£340K
Residential roofing business with a trained crew
- Revenue
- £545K
- Profit
- £138K
- Est.
- 2010
Asking price
£4.6M
Home-improvement & general contracting firm
- Revenue
- £4.6M
- Profit
- £1.1M
- Est.
- 2005
Asking price
£324K
Route-based pest-control company
- Revenue
- £561K
- Profit
- £119K
- Est.
- 2008
Asking price
£861K
Commercial roofing contractor with repeat work
- Revenue
- £1.5M
- Profit
- £288K
- Est.
- 2014
Asking price
£1.4M
Grounds & garden business with equipment included
- Revenue
- £1.9M
- Profit
- £419K
- Est.
- 2017
Asking price
£241K
Residential roofing business with a trained crew
- Revenue
- £395K
- Profit
- £87K
- Est.
- 2006
Asking price
£1.1M
Landscaping firm with HOA contracts
- Revenue
- £1.5M
- Profit
- £308K
- Est.
- 2011
Asking price
£1.9M
Janitorial company with multi-year contracts
- Revenue
- £2.2M
- Profit
- £565K
- Est.
- 2011
Asking price
£664K
Commercial roofing contractor with repeat work
- Revenue
- £1.1M
- Profit
- £225K
- Est.
- 2007
Asking price
£1.4M
Climate-control firm with commercial accounts
- Revenue
- £2M
- Profit
- £514K
- Est.
- 2014
Asking price
£253K
Flooring & fit business with supplier terms
- Revenue
- £387K
- Profit
- £103K
- Est.
- 2020
Asking price
£920K
Home-improvement & general contracting firm
- Revenue
- £1.4M
- Profit
- £280K
- Est.
- 2017
Asking price
£1.1M
Flooring company with showroom and trade accounts
- Revenue
- £1.6M
- Profit
- £320K
- Est.
- 2020
Asking price
£2.5M
Carpentry firm with private and trade clients
- Revenue
- £4.3M
- Profit
- £727K
- Est.
- 2007
Asking price
£5.4M
Regional main contractor with framework contracts and a strong order book
- Revenue
- £9.1M
- Profit
- £1.4M
- Est.
- 2003
Asking price
£1.5M
Construction arbitrage firm winning and subcontracting commercial work
- Revenue
- £2.1M
- Profit
- £506K
- Est.
- 2015
Asking price
£201K
Painting business with repeat contracts
- Revenue
- £442K
- Profit
- £95K
- Est.
- 2022
Asking price
£292K
Service & install electrical company
- Revenue
- £545K
- Profit
- £142K
- Est.
- 2012
Asking price
£1.4M
Plumbing & drainage business with a trained team
- Revenue
- £1.9M
- Profit
- £510K
- Est.
- 2015
Asking price
£600K
Flooring business with retail and trade mix
- Revenue
- £830K
- Profit
- £190K
- Est.
- 2022
Asking price
£233K
Contract cleaning business with low churn
- Revenue
- £419K
- Profit
- £95K
- Est.
- 2019
Asking price
£1.5M
Design-build firm with managed crews
- Revenue
- £2.1M
- Profit
- £431K
- Est.
- 2019
Asking price
£435K
Flooring firm with strong margins
- Revenue
- £553K
- Profit
- £166K
- Est.
- 2016
Asking price
£367K
Asset-light construction arbitrage business with subcontractor network
- Revenue
- £577K
- Profit
- £170K
- Est.
- 2020
Asking price
£103K
HVAC business with maintenance-agreement base
- Revenue
- £205K
- Profit
- £47K
- Est.
- 2020
Asking price
£695K
Plumbing & heating company with Gas Safe team and service-plan base
- Revenue
- £932K
- Profit
- £221K
- Est.
- 2010
Asking price
£1.4M
Residential building company with a full pipeline
- Revenue
- £1.9M
- Profit
- £494K
- Est.
- 2009
Asking price
£427K
Commercial cleaning company on long-term blue-chip contracts
- Revenue
- £569K
- Profit
- £130K
- Est.
- 2014
Asking price
£5M
Climate-control firm with commercial accounts
- Revenue
- £7.7M
- Profit
- £1.3M
- Est.
- 2013
Asking price
£194K
Remodeling business with premium clients
- Revenue
- £277K
- Profit
- £83K
- Est.
- 2017
Asking price
£371K
HVAC business with maintenance-agreement base
- Revenue
- £498K
- Profit
- £142K
- Est.
- 2019
Asking price
£798K
Remodeling business with premium clients
- Revenue
- £1.2M
- Profit
- £273K
- Est.
- 2019
Asking price
£5.6M
Construction arbitrage company with strong margins and a pipeline
- Revenue
- £6.5M
- Profit
- £1.3M
- Est.
- 2022
Asking price
£253K
General contractor with strong lead flow
- Revenue
- £332K
- Profit
- £91K
- Est.
- 2008
Asking price
£213K
Construction arbitrage company with strong margins and a pipeline
- Revenue
- £308K
- Profit
- £83K
- Est.
- 2008
Asking price
£4.6M
Project-managed construction business on the arbitrage model
- Revenue
- £6.2M
- Profit
- £1.2M
- Est.
- 2020
Asking price
£379K
Heating & cooling company with recurring service
- Revenue
- £600K
- Profit
- £174K
- Est.
- 2020
Asking price
£3.8M
Construction company with owned equipment
- Revenue
- £6.4M
- Profit
- £1.1M
- Est.
- 2015
Asking price
£514K
NICEIC-registered electrical firm with commercial maintenance contracts
- Revenue
- £687K
- Profit
- £166K
- Est.
- 2010
Asking price
£2M
Project-managed construction business on the arbitrage model
- Revenue
- £2.3M
- Profit
- £581K
- Est.
- 2012
Asking price
£359K
Pest management business with high retention
- Revenue
- £521K
- Profit
- £126K
- Est.
- 2005
Asking price
£1.7M
Heating & renewables installer with service plans
- Revenue
- £2.1M
- Profit
- £565K
- Est.
- 2013
Asking price
£1M
Route-based pest-control company
- Revenue
- £1.4M
- Profit
- £312K
- Est.
- 2015
Asking price
£1.4M
Flooring firm with strong margins
- Revenue
- £2.3M
- Profit
- £423K
- Est.
- 2016
Asking price
£300K
Joinery business with a skilled team
- Revenue
- £403K
- Profit
- £107K
- Est.
- 2010
Asking price
£419K
Remodeling business with premium clients
- Revenue
- £521K
- Profit
- £150K
- Est.
- 2007
Asking price
£284K
Bespoke joinery workshop with loyal trade and private clients
- Revenue
- £363K
- Profit
- £103K
- Est.
- 2015
Asking price
£703K
Roofing firm with storm-restoration revenue
- Revenue
- £956K
- Profit
- £194K
- Est.
- 2015
Asking price
£2M
HVAC contractor with replacement pipeline
- Revenue
- £2.2M
- Profit
- £573K
- Est.
- 2019
Asking price
£209K
Flooring supply & fit business with showroom and trade accounts
- Revenue
- £411K
- Profit
- £109K
- Est.
- 2014
Asking price
£363K
Design-build firm with managed crews
- Revenue
- £593K
- Profit
- £146K
- Est.
- 2021
Asking price
£119K
Owner-run domestic cleaning round with loyal repeat clients
- Revenue
- £166K
- Profit
- £62K
- Est.
- 2018
Asking price
£9.4M
Electrical business with builder relationships
- Revenue
- £12M
- Profit
- £2.4M
- Est.
- 2007
Asking price
£537K
Janitorial company with multi-year contracts
- Revenue
- £798K
- Profit
- £170K
- Est.
- 2017
Asking price
£4.7M
Service & install electrical company
- Revenue
- £5.3M
- Profit
- £1.1M
- Est.
- 2020
Asking price
£304K
Air-conditioning install & service business
- Revenue
- £466K
- Profit
- £146K
- Est.
- 2021
Asking price
£292K
Bespoke joinery & carpentry workshop
- Revenue
- £521K
- Profit
- £119K
- Est.
- 2009
Asking price
£304K
Commercial plumbing contractor with maintenance contracts
- Revenue
- £466K
- Profit
- £130K
- Est.
- 2005
Asking price
£253K
Construction & remodel firm with a seasoned crew
- Revenue
- £521K
- Profit
- £103K
- Est.
- 2015
Asking price
£178K
Heating & cooling company with recurring service
- Revenue
- £371K
- Profit
- £79K
- Est.
- 2005
Recently sold
Real outcomes from the marketplace. This is what selling here looks like.
Sold for
£1.3M
Electrical contractor with a forward order book
- Revenue
- £1.7M
- Profit
- £356K
- Est.
- 2015
Sold for
£395K
Commercial roofing contractor with repeat work
- Revenue
- £624K
- Profit
- £162K
- Est.
- 2010
Sold for
£529K
Home-improvement & general contracting firm
- Revenue
- £624K
- Profit
- £186K
- Est.
- 2005
Sold for
£371K
Flooring business with retail and trade mix
- Revenue
- £419K
- Profit
- £138K
- Est.
- 2010
The UK trade business market right now
Live counts from the Companies House official register, refreshed daily. The market never sits still - and every company dissolved without a sale is value an owner walked away from.
349,240
active UK trade companies on the register
4,541
new trade companies in the last 30 days
3,278
dissolved in the last 30 days
| Trade | Active companies | New (30d) | Dissolved (30d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbing, heating & air-con | 54,099 | 650 | 407 |
| Electrical installation | 60,984 | 625 | 457 |
| Building construction | 123,446 | 1,601 | 1,298 |
| Roofing | 19,225 | 366 | 212 |
| Joinery & carpentry | 24,514 | 265 | 174 |
| Painting & glazing | 26,240 | 329 | 257 |
| Floor & wall covering | 12,831 | 165 | 107 |
| Landscaping | 24,937 | 336 | 194 |
| Commercial cleaning | 27,331 | 677 | 409 |
| Pest control | 1,530 | 30 | 17 |
Source: Companies House official register, by SIC code. Rolling 30-day window, updated 8 October 2026.
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