Technology - 2006

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Access Platform & Telecoms - UK
Universal Aerial Platforms Limited (in administration). Principal features of the access platforms business are: leasehold premises in Basildon, Birmingham and north-west London; access platform fleet of c. 800 in the UK; well-established customer base across the South East; a skilled workforce of c. 40 employees; £12m turnover pa. 100% shareholding in a profitable subsidiary business operating in Spain with a fleet of c. 400 and c. 30 employees. Principal features of the telecoms business are leasehold premises in Slough; highly skilled workforce of c. 60 employees; blue chip customer base; £5m turnover pa.
T/O: £17m

B2B & Retail IT Solutions - Midlands
Internet sales across the UK. Providing best value and IT equipment and services. Strong growth, excellent reputation. Well-established trading websites. Relocatable within the UK. Projected turnover for 2006 is £4m+.
T/O: £2m
Asking Price: £750k

B2B Telecommunications & Data Services - London
Established in June 2003, this business has rapidly grown to become one of the leading independent business communications service providers in the UK, offering a wide range of products and services to meet the increasingly important telecommunications needs of businesses in the 21st century.
T/O: £2.2m
Asking Price: £4.35m

Bespoke Systems - North West
Well-established market leading business for sale providing B2B interaction and inter-trading opportunities. Bespoke but adaptable systems currently used in several high profile business organisations/ communities with a nationwide reputation. Offered with existing contracts, revenues due and ongoing/ uncapped potential in current marketplace and beyond.

Call Centre - Leicester
Start up business, March 2005. 120 seat call centre with full facilities located near the city centre.
T/O: £300k
Asking Price: £350k

CCTV/ Access & Barrier Control - UK
Established blue chip clients. Installation and maintenance.
T/O: £897k+

CCTV Security - North West
Established in 1992. Design and installation of closed circuit television and other security products. First class reputation for quality, demonstrated through repeat orders. Excellent sales team and enviable team of skilled engineers. Diverse client base, numerous blue chip companies and local authorities. Scope for additional growth. Recurring income from leasing of capital equipment. 2006 forecast turnover of c. £2.5m; pre-tax profit c. £300k+.
T/O: £2.5m

Complete IT/ Communications Solutions - Midlands
Established customer base. Ideal 'bolt-on' business. Fully relocatable. GP 50-60%.
T/O: £500k
Asking Price: £475k

Computer Consultancy - Surrey
This professionally-managed business provides quality IT support and was established over ten years ago. It has earned wide recognition for the very high level of services provided by the accredited engineers who have been chosen for their qualifications, industry knowledge, and, importantly, their focus on company care, which provides clients with total peace of mind. The portfolio of the business includes network installation and support, IT consultancy and system management.
T/O: £300k
Asking Price: £600k

Computer Hardware & Software Provider - Midlands
Including design, installation and maintenance. Niche patented software. Food processing sector. Profits in excess £1m. Worldwide market.
T/O: £3.5m

Computer Networking Products - South East
A distributor of computer networking products and installation accessories. The company produces a comprehensive and user-friendly catalogue, maintains an up-to-date website with online purchasing facility, and develops and markets its own unique product lines. Based in the South East, the company generates an annual turnover approaching £6m with considerable future growth potential.
T/O: c. £6m

Computer Security, Hardware, Software & Related Services - UK
Established for 14 years. Strong relationship with vendors and an expanding client base. Wide range of products and services, including hardware and software. Elite partner status with a number of hardware and software companies. Niche market security company.
T/O: c. £7.5m

Computer Services - South East
Well-established company for sale providing hardware and software solutions to large corporations and small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Managed services and outsourcing are provided on behalf of both its customers and partners. In addition to design and installation services, ongoing support and maintenance contracts are provided on a contractual basis tailored to the user's requirements.
T/O: £20m

Computer Software Retailer - Walsall
Located in a shopping centre. Good reputation. Established business. Lock-up rent £20k. GP 21%; Adj. NP £105k.
T/O: £936k
Asking Price: £350k

Computer Solutions & Network Integration - West Midlands
Computer solutions and network integration company for all aspects of the information technology life-cycle. £250k per annum in software contracts. Total annual sales £1.5m.
T/O: £1.5m
Asking Price: £750k

Computers - Staffordshire
The business supplies bespoke systems to client requirements and also repairs and supplies general computer peripherals, data retrieval and installs networks for business clients. It is a one-stop-shop, supplying new and used PCs, laptops and printers. The business configures computers to order and supplies peripheral hardware and associated software. In addition, computer equipment is repaired and serviced either in the business's workshops or on-site.
T/O: £420k
Asking Price: £99.5k

Consulting & Software - Chorley
Consulting and software business for sale. Strong balance sheet and order book, no debt. Provides energy management, environmental and IPPC consultancy services to large industrial blue chip companies. NP £200k.
T/O: £600k
Asking Price: £800k

Designer of Data Entry Systems - Midlands
A privately owned, leading designer of automated data entry technology systems for the educational and medical education sectors. A cash generative business with a market leading reputation and considerable future growth potential, with a loyal and experienced workforce and substantial client base including many blue chip organisations. This opportunity also offers lucrative cross-selling opportunities for an acquirer with a similar customer base.
T/O: c. £1m

Digital Artwork Automation - Kingston Upon Thames
Five years trading with an installed base of over 300 users. The business is well run and profitable. Funding or the resources needed to allow the business to reach full potential. Seeking a trade sell or merger with a business, either complimenting or competing. Its artwork applications could be a USP. Based in Kingston. Active customer base. £250k pa Gross Margin.
T/O: £1m
Asking Price: £350k

E-Commerce Agency - London
Designing, building, consulting and empowering complete e-commerce systems. An established business which specialises in the delivery of hosted and managed e-commerce systems for a substantial base of satisfied and loyal repeat high profile clients.
T/O: £1m

E-learning - UK
Compliance related e-learning. Solid annual renewals. Wide product range, particularly strong in health and safety.
Asking Price: £1.5m

Electronic Component Distribution - Warwick
Stockists and exporter of current and obsolete electronic components dealing in the commercial and military industry. NP £200k.
T/O: £1m

Enterprise Software Developer - UK
Quillion Limited (in administration). An enterprise software developer with three established asset information products. Asset information management solutions. Oil and gas, rail, chemical and process engineering sectors. Client base almost exclusively blue chip. 12 year history with a well-respected brand name. Over £5m invested to date in the development of their software suite. Proven and implemented products. Last three years' turnover totals £4.4m.
T/O: c. £1.45m

Fire Alarm Systems - South East
Design, installation and maintenance of systems. Established in the 1980s and has built a reputation for quality and reliability. A1 client base, from banks to county councils. £400k+ of maintenance contracts, from PLC retailers to fire brigades. Potential for further growth. Experienced retainable staff. GP 34%. NP £300k+. Rent £24k pa, or alternatively relocatable.
T/O: c. £1.35m

Health & Safety Control Equipment - UK
In house design, manufacture and installation of market leading health and safety equipment. Highly profitable with blue chip and other clients. There are significant expansion opportunities in UK and Europe, which are backed by changes to the regulatory framework. Net return 25%. Senior management to remain. UK-wide service from a confidential location.
T/O: £1.5m
Asking Price: £1.75m

Hosted Software Vendor - Bracknell
The business owns and operates an internet hosted computer software that provides website content management, contact management related to buying preferences, fully automated built-in email marketing and workflow. Winner of Dti eCommerce awards in 2004 and 2005. The software is fully developed with paying customers for the last two years and demonstrable demand and enquiries for the product.
Asking Price: £250k

Internet - UK
Selling travel website portals. Simple to run, no stock or staff required. Run from home. Fully relocatable.
T/O: £200k
Asking Price: £230k

IT Cabling - Berkshire
Well-established business, with a large client base and enormous growth potential. Providing and installing IT network cabling to a specific market in the South/ South East area. Run from home, relocatable. Sales have been £500k+ pa but owner has scaled down to around £185k pa. GP £84k. Realistically priced. For the limited company.
T/O: £500k
Asking Price: £195k

IT Security - Hampshire
An established reseller with the ability to supply, install, support and train on its entire portfolio of products. A large established client base which has proven renewable annual business.
T/O: £1.4m

IT, Telecomms & VoiP Solutions - East Midlands
IT, VoiP and telecomms solutions company, selling to and supporting SMEs. Well-established, with nationwide coverage. Could be relocated. Great potential. Asking price negotiable.
T/O: £500k
Asking Price: £350k

IT Telecoms - South
Service and installation. Broad based services company with £400k recurring revenue. Modern freehold property included in sale if required.
T/O: £1.2m
Asking Price: £1.25m

IT Telecoms VoiP Solutions Provider - Midlands
IT Solutions & VoiP Telecomms business for sale, easily relocatable, well established, good reputation, selling to and supporting SME's nationwide. Good potential for IT/ telecoms company looking to expand or start a new company or direction with VoiP in particular. Good growth potential. Nationwide coverage, relocatable.
T/O: £500k+
Asking Price: £495k+

Jobs Website - UK
A leading UK general jobsite with a market leading software platform. Potential acquirers may be publishers that are seeking to establish, or expand, their online presence, or a recruitment firm looking to drive higher volumes of job seeker traffic. Excellent record of generating traffic flow through unique web page optimisation capabilities. Natural UK job seeker traffic in excess of 350,000 visitors per month. Rapidly expanding candidate database with a high percentage of registered CV's. New candidate registrations of 5,000 per week with over 50% uploading or building new CV's. Leading edge technology providing the latest market tools for candidates and employers in a simple and user friendly manner. A solid platform from which an acquirer can rapidly expand their offering into other market sectors.

Mobile Computing Software - UK
High growth sector. Full IPR in award-winning product with huge potential. Established blue-chip user base and reseller network. Recurring revenue stream. Committed management and development team. GP £220k.
T/O: c. £240k

Mobile Data Solutions - Republic of Ireland
An IT services firm specialising in devising and implementing data capture and processing systems for commercial and industrial customers via RF-based and GSM-based devices.
T/O: §1.1m

Networking & Computer Reseller - Kent
This business is a networking and computer reseller specialist operating across the UK. Founded in 1997, the company prides itself in providing high quality practical and affordable IT products backed by excellent levels of service to end-users.
T/O: £620k
Asking Price: £1.55m

Print Management & Design House - Central UK
Market leading self-built print management software. Large client bank of loyal customers and suppliers. Low overheads and great potential. Adj. NP £87k.
T/O: £543k
Asking Price: £450k

Provider of IT Training Programmes - UK
Highly profitable, leading Microsoft approved training organisation. Outstanding reputation, providing IT support and software development training programmes in UK (both government funded and commercial). Excellent pass rates. 90% turnover from guaranteed income streams. Potential customer base - any organisation or industry sector that uses IT. Cash generative, considerable future growth potential. Turnover projected £4.5m; Adj. profits £2.1m

Security Installer - South East
Supplies, installs and maintains access control systems, CCTV, intruder alarms and fire alarms to the commercial sector. An approved installer by SSAIB and registered to connect alarms for immediate police response.
T/O: £400k

Security Products - Peterborough
Security products, services, installations of intruder alarms, CCTV, fire safety, access, static guards monitoring and key holding.
T/O: £1m
Asking Price: £1.5m

Software Design - South
Specialising in the design and sale of EPOS software to SME businesses across the country and abroad.
T/O: £1m

Software Development - North West
Software development and support company located in the North West but with national client base. The company has a suite of software products, all of which seamlessly integrate with Sage Line 50 and are targeted at SMEs in the retail, wholesale and small hotels sector. The business also offers website development and IT support to small businesses with server hosting, having some 30 clients using the latter, with all aspects of the business generating annual revenues. Based on the sales history to date, there are projections of £1.5m turnover and £800k net profit. Personal reasons force the sale, this company is an ideal opportunity for any company with an existing infrastructure looking to expand through acquisition. This business could be split into its different sectors and each sold individually.
Asking Price: £300k

Software Development & ICT Services - South East
Software development and ICT professional services business for sale. Based in London and Thames Valley.
T/O: £1m
Asking Price: £750k

Specialist Fire Protection Systems - East Anglia
UK market sector leader with significant growth potential. Long-standing blue chip clients. NFPA, BFPSA and ISO 9002 registered. Sales of £135k pa from contracted maintenance and call-outs. Forecast work in hand with existing clients over £1.5 million during the next 2 years. GP 58%; NP £159k (year ended 31/01/05). Retirement sale with full handover.
T/O: £553k

Systems Integrator - UK
A leading building management systems integrator/ contractor, with a reputation for high quality and service. Services include turnkey supply and installation, with in-house manufacturing capability. Projects of all sizes are undertaken, designed and managed through to installation with ongoing maintenance. The business¼ strengths revolve around their technical expertise and project management skills. Operating in a wide geographic region the business is a recognised market leader in its field. GP £580k (22%); NP £345k.
T/O: £2.7m
Asking Price: £1m

UK Property Website - Southern England
UK property website for sale by owner listings only. Established 2001, 3500 unique visitors a day, massive potential for expansion. One hour a day to run, business can be operated on a blackberry mobile, fully relocatable. Market about to explode. Top of Google, Yahoo and MSN listings for two years, all search terms first page. NP £65k.
T/O: £104k
Asking Price: £600k

Warehouse Management System - UK
Developer, supplier and support. Highly profitable company - unique market leading products, based on which the company is currently achieving rapid growth. Blue chip customer base across a broad range of industries, particularly third party/ contract logistics, manufacturing, retail, distribution and frozen foods. Currently a national player - huge opportunities overseas. Excellent reputation. NP approx. 50%.
T/O: £1.5m

Websites - UK
Three valuable interlinked websites generating healthy income in an important market sector, with established search engine presence and substantial quality daily visitorship, plus email database.

 


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