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Sell your accountancy practice in Leeds

When you sell a Yorkshire practice to us, the sale stays between you, us and your advisers until you decide to tell staff and clients.

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Leeds and Yorkshire have a close accountancy community with long-established independent firms. Reputation and relationships carry weight here, so confidentiality matters when you are thinking about selling. If you own a practice in Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield or elsewhere in Yorkshire and are considering an exit, now or in a few years, we buy directly and keep the conversation private.

Selling to us directly

Talking to us means talking to the buyer and the decision-maker at once. That keeps the circle small, saves you broker commission, and lets the deal run to your timetable. Our guide to broker vs direct sets out how the two routes compare.

Who knows about the sale, and when?

Where firms know each other and staff move between them, a leak unsettles clients and it unsettles your team. Selling direct keeps the circle small, because the practice is never marketed or sent to a list of buyers. The table shows who knows what at each stage.

  1. 1First conversationYou and us. It can be anonymous — you do not have to name the firm to get a view.
  2. 2Indicative valuationYou and us. The figure is shared with you alone.
  3. 3Due diligenceYou, us and your own advisers. An NDA is available on request.
  4. 4Heads of termsThe same people. The price becomes binding only when you decide it should.
  5. 5AnnouncementOnly when you are ready. Staff and clients are told on a plan you have agreed.

Then the conversation turns to preparation. If you are two or three years away, the useful work is on the things that decide the multiple: recurring percentage, owner-dependency, client concentration and lockup. Our guide to increasing the value of your practice and the free exit readiness checklist cover what to fix first.

What if I am not ready to sell yet?

Where in Yorkshire do you buy?

Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Halifax, Harrogate, York, Sheffield, Doncaster and Hull, and across North, South, East and West Yorkshire.

When you get to price, the starting point is gross recurring fees (GRF). A multiple is applied to them, because owner-managed profit depends on how the owner pays themselves. Our valuation guide sets general practice at broadly 0.8× to 1.2× GRF. Weaker firms come in below that, and a high-quality fee block can attract 1.3× or more.

How we keep the sale private

  • The sale stays between you, us and your advisers
  • Early conversations can be entirely anonymous
  • Staff and clients hear it from you, on your timetable
  • We will sign an NDA from the first conversation if you want one

If confidentiality is what has held you back, tell us on the first call and we will set out who learns what, and when.

Start a confidential conversation

You can begin without naming the firm.

Book a confidential call
Andy Jackson, co-founder

Helpful guides

How to sell your practiceRead →Heads of terms explainedRead →What due diligence involvesRead →