Asking price: £450,000

Sales revenue: £320,000

Net profit: Undisclosed

Fixtures value: Undisclosed

Stock value: Undisclosed

Business description
This business is truly niche market. Its core business is the acquisition, sale and purchase of worldwide lists of specific and niche market contact data. It acts as both a database owner and broker giving it a market advantage.

It researches and acquires lists of data for brokers and clients which it then either rents out or sells. Bulk data listings include fax, email, telephone, mobile, cell phone and postal mailing lists for any country worldwide. Over the years it has amassed a truly significant database of valuable commercial contact data and its clients come from all four corners of the globe.

All the data is for the commercial sector and is predominantly used for and by many large mailing houses, fax broadcasters, email marketeers, and SMS broadcasters companies across the globe. There are only two other companies who are active in this market both of whom are based in the USA. This is therefore almost a “one off” opportunity.

The vendor has a regular client base of circa one hundred clients who use the facility at least once a year plus many other customers who will approach the business for a single application.

Key Strengths:

Relocatable
Full training given
Home based business
Consistent financial performance
Opportunity to expand

Financial Information:

The business is being offered for sale on a going concern basis, all financial discussions will take place directly between the vendor and all interested parties under the auspices of Turner Butler. The business generates a turnover of circa £320,000. Overheads are absolutely minimal with the cost of broker commissions being the largest outlay. Anticipated profit before tax for the present financial year will be circa £130,000.

Employees: The business is presently owner operated.

Relocatable: This business can be relocated.

Property: Leasehold

Expansion potential
There is a significant opportunity to grow the business by carrying out the fulfilment process. At present a client has to contract out the actual broadcasting of the data supplied by this business and carrying out this process as part of an overall package could generate additional revenue

Competition / Market
All advertising and Marketing is carried out through a number of well established web sites owned by the company and which are highly ranked by Google, Yahoo and other search engines.

Support & training
The key director wishes to retire but is keen to see the business continue to flourish and is committed to providing a comprehensive training programme to the buyer.