Award Winning Web Design and Digital Agency For Sale

Business description

The business was established in 2001 and became a limited company in 2007. It initially specialised in web design and development but has subsequently added on a complementary range of e commerce services in response to the demand from its customer base. These services include;

Technical consultancy and strategic planning, Search engine optimization, on line marketing, graphic design, grand image and logo design, business software and e communications.

They have also developed a niche consultancy helping companies with user support and ongoing training programs and achieving corporate and legislative compliance.

They have an active customer base of around one hundred and twenty clients the majority of whom are based within the North West.
The company has won a number of IT awards for businesses excelling in this sector.
Equipment:


The company operates a variety of opensource Content Management Systems and e-commerce software. The team is predominantly focussed on Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP server environment. Creative and Development staff use both Apple Mac and Ubuntu as their desktop environment, admin and finance staff use Windows.


Customer Service:

The customer base is comfortably balanced to include young progressive companies, established businesses and local authorities and emergency services. The team has adopted a simple “can do” policy and have a broad range of services to back up the approach. As such they are able to disperse much of the mystique that surrounds the IT market and clients are assured of sound commercial practice and value for money.


Key Strengths:

Well known and respected
Excellent General Manager who handles the day-to-day operations
Award winning business
Balanced and multi skilled team
Sound client base

Financial Information:

The business is being offered for sale on a going concern basis, all financial discussions will take place directly between the vendor and all interested parties under the auspices of Turner Butler. The turnover for 2009 is anticipated to be circa £250,000 with gross profits targeted at £180,000. Full accounting information will be made available by the vendor.

Property information

Location:

The company occupies offices within a large Victorian City Centre development with approximately one thousand and fifty square feet of space. There is a large open plan office a sub office and meeting room and communal toilets and kitchen.

Other information

Competition / Market:

The company invests in PR and uses web-based marketing. Networking has proved to be particularly effective.

Support & training:

There will be a handover to suit the requirements of the purchaser. However this should not be too difficult to achieve due to the exceptional skills of the existing general manager who would stay with the business.

Reasons for selling:

The directors wish to relocate their young family to be nearer relatives in the south of the country and to jointly pursue new projects.