Advertising and Media Businesses For Sale

Advertising - Scotland
Market leading advertising company incorporating media planning and buying, research, direct marketing, production fulfillment and digital media. Established in the late 1970s, the company currently employs a staff of media and production professionals and is amongst the best-resourced advertising specialists in the UK. Significant growth potential on a competitive cost basis. Good profitability, positive cash flow and scope for expansion. Portfolio of blue chip customers. Current sector forecasts indicate strong future growth in UK and world markets. GP £1m; pre-tax profit £472k.
T/O: £12.4m

Audio Visual & Staging Specialist - North West
For the last five years this company has built a stronghold in a northern city providing short term audio visual, staging services and expertise. The company offers complete technology based solutions for conferences, awards and special events including sound, lighting, staging, projection, production and entertainment. An impressive client list includes banks, theatres, TV companies, football clubs, hotel chains and local authorities. In addition, there is also an AVID Media Composer Broadcast Edit Suite with Betacam SP and DVCam. 95% of the turnover is generated from stage events, seminars, road shows, conferences and major launches. GP £291k+.
T/O: £625k

Business Directory Publishing - Ireland
Publishers of retail and trade business directories for local regions, each edition provides effective advertising space for all types of services and gives readers the most up-to-date comprehensive listings available. National distrbution of over 500,000 copies.
T/O: £570k
Asking Price: £500k

Casting Studio Facilities - Central London
Provider of casting studio facilities to the film and television industry. The mechanism of the business is to record the live performance of actors for auditions and screen tests for commercial and major film castings. Located close to Piccadilly Circus.
T/O: £200k
Asking Price: £190k

Consultant Magazine - Hertfordshire
This publication was launched in 2002 and is a specialist monthly publication dedicated to the staffing industry. There are now two titles published, one publication is monthly and the other is published annually plus there is a very popular company website. This monthly trade journal features in depth journalism, serious editorials, hard hitting news and special features, which provide plenty of regional focus for subscribers, plus having appointment pages advertising thousands of job vacancies across the UK.
T/O: £450k
Asking Price: £800k

Corporate Communications - London
A corporate communications company which specialises in editing, copy and speech writing, communications training and strategic communications advice. The Company uses an extensive network of stringently vetted, top quality freelance staff. The Company has a number of framework agreements with government bodies and is top ranked supplier for one such department. NP £91k.
T/O: £152k

Corporate Golf Services - London
Business Golf Corporation Ltd (in administration). Organiser of the prestigious Times Corporate Golf Challenge. BGC generate revenue from entrance fees and also various corporate sponsorships of the event. BGC owns World Corporate Golf Challenge Ltd, which licences out the business model to countries around the globe.

Design & Marketing Consultancy - South East
The business provides an extensive range of consultancy, design and marketing services to a prestigious international blue chip client base. Established by the two majority shareholders in 1997, it has enjoyed year on year growth. Benefiting from an impressive project portfolio and experience in a wide variety of markets, the potential for further growth is excellent. Vendors seeking ongoing involvement. GP £546k; net return under management £125k.
T/O: £700k
Asking Price: £525k+

Digital Photographers & Image Content Provider - Central London
State-of-the-art digital photographers and image content provider /ISP with fully equipped digital imaging studios and web hosting facilities.
T/O: £800k
Asking Price: £1.25m

Direct Mailing House - Northern Ireland
Large loyal client base. GP £830k, Adj. NP £410k.
T/O: £2.2m
Asking Price: £2.5m

Free Newspaper - East Midlands
Independent local free newspaper for sale.

Hotel Marketing/ Booking - London
Offering hotel marketing services and an online booking facility with a call centre for inbound and outbound calls.
T/O: £1.5m

Internet Advertising - Essex
A way to sell your house without using estate agents. You can advertise your house direct to buyers through the website, and take advantage of various services offered including 'For Sale' boards, virtual tours, floor plans and professional photograghy.

Marketing & Design Agency - London
Very profitable marketing and design business for sale or merger. Short W1 lease. Blue chip clients. Talented staff.
T/O: £1m+

Marketing & Public Relations - Midlands
This business was founded by the present directors with a combination of entrepreneurial spirit and a wealth of experience in their chosen profession. Since when it has grown to become a highly successful business with a reputation for achievement and quality service.
T/O: £930k
Asking Price: £750k

Media - UK
Sale of media assets comprising of a national exhibition and related publishing activities. Sold as a whole or in parts. Profits £250k+.
T/O: £1m+

Media & Communications Group - North West
Extremely well organised and highly successful business, which has the added benefit of being able to take advantage of the shifts and trends within the industry that would enable this company to grow exponentially.
Asking Price: £820k

Music Industry Outsourcing - UK
UK based independent creative, production and new media agency working primarily for the music industry, delivering a single source supply solution to leading music industry labels and artist management companies. Markets include music industry, artist management, artists directly, orchestras, venues and leisure industry. Profitable.
T/O: £3.2m

Printer (Magazines, Catalogues & Directories) - Norfolk
New Jarrold Printing Limited (in administration). A leading supplier of high quality long run consumer magazines, catalogues and directories utilising the web-offset process. Currently operating from a single site in Norwich, Norfolk. The sale includes an extensive range of plant and machinery, a skilled workforce of approx. 280 employees, with a reputation for market-leading quality, and a customer base made up of principally blue chip publishers.
T/O: £26m

Publication - UK
Well-respected and established trade title, serving the local government sector. The publication is approaching its 30th anniversary. Principals only.

Publisher - SW London
Greenways Media Ltd (in administration). Business and assets for sale. Publisher of leading title on non-league football, 'The Non-League Paper'. Established over 6 years with a weekly readership of 100k+. Two editions on Friday and Sunday. Combined weekly circulation of over 50,000. Publisher of UK's only dedicated League football title 'The League Papart'. Weekly circulation of over 20,000. Dedicated editorial and advertising team.
T/O: £2.2m

Publisher of a Daily Sports Newspaper - London
Sports Betting Media Limited (in administration). Publisher of daily sports and betting newspaper 'The Sportsman'. The Sportsman was launched in March 2006 specifically targeted at the sports minded, particularly those with an interest in horse racing and sports gambling. Operating from offices in Hammersmith, the company publishes the paper seven days per week and employs approx. 100 staff full time.
T/O: c. £4m

Publisher of Educational Brochures - UK
This successful business offers a creative, affordable and reliable service for independent schools and colleges, publishing the most impressive marketing presentations of school prospectuses and annual information booklets for many independent schools located mainly in the home-counties, but with one client further afield. The business has been operating for twenty years and has gone from strength to strength with recommendations from one school to another generating a vast amount of new and referral business. The business uses high quality printers up and down the country. NP c. £160k.
T/O: £230k
Asking Price: £500k

Publisher of Travel Books - South East
This is an established and profitable company with a popular and successful list of publications. Soft back and printed in full colour, there are over 40 national and regional titles, across three series, covering the whole of the British Isles and Ireland. It would make an excellent acquisition for any company looking to acquire a travel list, or to expand an existing one and increase profitability through advertising revenue. GP 52.4%; Adj. NP £228k.
T/O: £1m

Publishing & Advertising - Kent
Publisher of unique niche Mens consumer title and advertising agents for major sports publications and poster site.
T/O: £600k
Asking Price: £595k

Specialist Design, Marketing & Promotion - South East
High profile company within a niche industry sector. It has a history of innovation and product development and long-established blue chip client accounts. Experienced senior management retainable. 10,000 sq ft premises, with offices and warehousing, available freehold or leasehold. GP 25%.
T/O: c. £2.5m

Specialist Design & Promotion - South East
The company has achieved an enviable reputation for the design and production of promotional marketing material, point of sale and all other publishing related items such as catalogues and brochures. National advertising campaigns. The publishing clients are blue-chip household names and have been in place for many years. GP 25%; NP £535k.
T/O: c. £2.3m

Telemarketing - South East
The company is a dynamic and rapidly expanding outbound B2B agency with particular expertise in marketing companies across the entire spectrum of the Technology sector. 92% client retention rate. The company offers a full range of unscripted outbound telemarketing services. The focus is on high value/ high-level solution marketing, particularly sales lead generation projects, appointment setting and sophisticated market research, rather than just data cleansing. GP 64%.
T/O: c. £1m

Training & PR Business - Central England
Well-established, successful and profitable family business for sale providing full range of professional development training in PR and communication skills, both public and in-house training. Excellent customer base, strong image and foundation for further known growth potential. GP circa 65%.
T/O: £400k

TV Broadcasting - UK
TV Broadcasting business for sale. Debt free. With Ofcom licences, running BSkyB EPGs, studio and transmission equipment.

TV Production - UK
Established in 2002. Completed 26 episode series with long term distribution contracts in 9 different territories. Second series in production (fully funded). Exploitation agreements in place with major international merchandise producers. Highly capable senior management team. Assets include freehold property and åstate of the art¼ production facilities.

Two Specialist Magazines - South West
This publishing company was established in 1999 and has traded effectively and profitably ever since. It now owns two monthly specialist magazines in the entertainment and motoring sectors. The entertainment publication was launched in March 2000 and now produces thirteen issues a year. Relocatable.
T/O: £900k
Asking Price: £395k

Website & Magazine Publishers - London
Leading monthly urban music/ lifestyle magazine and website, successfully aimed at a 16-24 audience. The magazine has a monthly TV programme on MTV Base, ABC circulation of 30,380. Website averages 9,000,000 hits and has 500,000 unique users per month. Clients include all major advertising agencies, Vodafone, Nike, Addidas, O2, Reebok, Lacoste and L'Oreal. Turnover £400k to £500k; NP 50%.
T/O: £400k+
Asking Price: £500k