Construction Businesses for sale in United Kingdom

Review margin by completed and live project, including work in progress, retentions, variations, remedial work and expected completion costs. Reconcile applications for payment with cash received and challenge profits recognised before client approval.

Separate signed contracts from tenders, preferred-bidder positions and verbal commitments. Check start dates, cancellation rights, client credit, bonds, price-adjustment clauses and whether the current workforce and plant can deliver the work profitably.

List every accreditation, approved-supplier status, warranty scheme and public framework used to win work. Confirm change-of-control rules, renewal dates and whether an asset purchase requires a new application before relying on the pipeline.

Review employees, labour-only subcontractors and independent contractors separately. Check CIS treatment, employment status, competencies, right-to-work records, holiday liabilities and TUPE exposure, then test whether key supervisors and estimators will remain after completion.

Inspect HSE correspondence, RIDDOR records, accident logs, RAMS, training, plant inspections and subcontractor controls. Outstanding actions or repeated incidents can affect insurance, tender eligibility and the cost of operating the business after purchase.

Review defects, warranties, guarantees, adjudications, claims and contractual limitation periods for completed work. Confirm professional indemnity, public liability and employers' liability cover, including whether run-off protection is needed for design or advisory exposure.