Consultancy Service Businesses for sale in United Kingdom

Separate contracted retainers from repeat work and verbal expectations. Review termination, renewal, assignment and change-of-control clauses, then test revenue sensitivity if the largest clients reduce scope or decline to transfer.

Reconcile timesheets, milestones, expenses, invoices and cash collected for every live engagement. Identify fixed-fee overruns, unbilled time, deferred income and completion obligations that will consume your team after completion.

Compare client ownership, delivery responsibility and sales conversion across the team. Require a transition plan covering introductions, proposal authority, methodology training and the founder's availability after the agreed handover period.

Specify ownership of methodologies, templates, research, training materials, domains and branded content. Check employee and contractor assignments, client reuse restrictions and third-party licences before treating these assets as transferable value.

Review complaints, failed projects, limitation clauses, indemnities and circumstances notified to insurers. Confirm professional indemnity cover suits the services and whether run-off protection is needed for work delivered before completion.

Examine working practices as well as written contracts for each regular contractor. Check employment-status and off-payroll assessments where relevant, substitute rights, control, equipment provision, confidentiality, data access and intellectual-property assignments.