A rare opportunity to acquire a well-established, profitable and rapidly growing recruitment franchise operating across a substantial exclusive territory in Somerset and the South West.
The business has experienced significant growth under the current owners, increasing weekly turnover from approximately £7,000 at acquisition to a peak of approximately £34,500 per week. Current-year turnover is forecast at approximately £1.2 million, demonstrating the strength of the existing operation and the opportunity available to a new owner.
The business supplies temporary and permanent personnel across transport, logistics, warehousing and wider industrial sectors, with an established client base, a substantial pool of registered workers and strong levels of repeat business.
During the past year, the operation has achieved multiple all-time territory trading records, exceeding historic performance levels going back more than 20 years. It has also received national recognition within its franchise network, reflecting the significant operational improvements and growth achieved.
Considerable investment has been made in improving the business infrastructure. Systems and processes have been streamlined, automation and AI-supported technology have been introduced, candidate management has been improved and existing client relationships have been developed further.
Importantly, much of the growth achieved so far has been generated without a large dedicated new-business sales team. This creates a substantial opportunity for an incoming owner to build upon the existing platform by introducing additional sales and business-development resource.
The business also benefits from an additional neighbouring territory which remains at an early stage of development. Management forecasts indicate that this area could contribute approximately £270,000 in additional annual turnover once fully operational, with further investment in personnel and sales activity providing the potential to accelerate this growth.
The operation is part of a well-established national recruitment franchise network, providing the purchaser with the advantages of a recognised brand, proven operating model, established systems, national-account opportunities, technology, training and central support while retaining control of the local business.
There is already an experienced operational structure in place, allowing an incoming owner to focus on continued growth, client acquisition and development of the additional territory rather than having to build a recruitment operation from the ground up.
The current owners are selling due to increasing commitments within other business interests, which means they are no longer able to dedicate the time required to fully exploit the considerable remaining growth potential.
This represents an attractive acquisition opportunity for an owner-operator, experienced recruitment professional, existing recruitment business or investor seeking an established operation with immediate turnover, existing clients, experienced infrastructure and significant scope for further expansion.
Further financial information, franchise details, territory information and supporting documentation can be made available to serious prospective purchasers following appropriate confidentiality arrangements.
