Mercaria, business sales and acquisitions
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Devon and the South West

Support for owners who are thinking about a sale.

We help with the preparation, the sale itself, and the handover. If the business is not ready to sell, we can still work on the website, the systems, and how it runs day to day. Buyers are welcome to get in touch as well.

Confidential, with no obligation. Based in Devon.

New
Food & drink
Dart Roast
Dartmouth, Devon
Asking price£185,000
Turnover£420,000
Net profit£78,000
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Under offer
Retail
Totnes Press
Totnes, Devon
Asking price£96,000
Turnover£310,000
Net profit£41,000
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New
Food & drink
Barnstaple Bakehouse
Barnstaple, Devon
Asking price£240,000
Turnover£610,000
Net profit£92,000
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How can we help?

Selling, buying, or improving the business.

For owners

Sell

A private conversation about a possible sale, with support from that first call through to handover.

A free conversation, with no obligation
Indicative price guidance, not a formal valuation
Nothing is announced unless you ask
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For buyers

Buy

We introduce buyers to businesses we are instructed on. The cards above show the format we use. None of those businesses are for sale.

Introductions stay private
Turnover and profit are shown on each card
Support after completion, if you want it
How buying works
How it works

How an instruction usually runs

1
ImproveGet the business into a shape a buyer can understand and take on.
2
BrokerPrepare the sale, speak to buyers who are in a position to complete, and manage the deal.
3
SupportStay on for the handover, so the new owner has the systems and the seller can step away.
Improve

Preparation before a business goes to market.

Many brokers are only paid when a sale completes. We also take on the preparation, whether or not you go on to sell.

Brand and websiteFrom £1,500. The identity, the website, and what a buyer sees first.
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How it runsFrom £495. Systems, staffing, and how much still depends on you.
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The numbersFrom £495. A readiness review, with indicative price guidance.
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Preparing a saleFrom £1,000 to prepare, then 5% when a sale completes.
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Price guidance is indicative. It is not a formal valuation, and it is not advice from your accountant or solicitor.

A small firm

We are based in Devon, and we are not a large national practice. One of us looks after digital work, design, and how the business runs. The other looks after owners, buyers, and the sale itself.

Digital, design, and technologyWebsites, brand, and the day-to-day systems a buyer would expect to inherit.
Sales and client relationshipsThe conversations with owners and buyers, and the follow-up once a deal is underway.

Every conversation is confidential. We do not tell the market a business is for sale unless you ask us to.

If you would like to talk it through, we can start with a call.

Tell us what the business does, and whether you are thinking of improving it, selling it, or buying one.