Sell a care business
Sell your care business with confidence and discretion
Maximise the value of your care business with the help of an experienced partner.
No sale, no fee
Access to UK buyers actively seeking care businesses
Personalised guidance throughout
Whatever your reason for selling, we're here to help you navigate the process with care and professionalism.
Achieve the right valuation
As a specialist care business broker, we'll expertly present your business to an extensive network of UK buyers who understand the sector.
Streamlined process
With our expertise in care sector sales, we make the process as smooth as possible so you can focus on running your business.
Confidentiality
We take great care to protect the privacy of our buyers and sellers. Your information will be handled with the utmost discretion.
"James’ deep market knowledge, professionalism and personal attention facilitated three vendors in selling their businesses to Dukes Education."
Aatif Hassan
Founder, Dukes Education
"If I wanted to buy or sell a business in the UK or Ireland, I would immediately engage James Dixey Limited to act for me."
Danny Wang
Managing Director, Full Circle
James knows the ELT industry inside and out, and how to sell businesses in it. If you want to sell your School, engage James Dixey; an experienced, trusted professional.
Nick & Cally Albrecht
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Realise your business's value with someone who understands the care sector.
With an in-depth and personal understanding of the intricacies of selling care businesses, every aspect of our service — from preparing your business for sale to negotiations and closing — is designed to help you achieve a successful outcome.
Our team
Save time as we guide you through our 9 Step process.
We have established a clear process for selling care businesses that is detailed, extensive, and most importantly, it works.
Our 9-step process
Discover how we helped sellers like you.
Each transaction is carefully brokered by our team, which has decades of experience in the education sector. View a sample of some of our recent successful sales.
Frequently asked questions
Have a question? Contact our team.
How much is my care business worth?
A business's value depends on factors that can't simply be put into a calculator - location, profitability, the quality of your team, client relationships, future prospects, and so on.
Critically, your business is worth what someone will pay for it. Please contact us, and after you've provided some initial information, we'll give you a confidential estimate of what we believe we could achieve — and a realistic timeframe.
Critically, your business is worth what someone will pay for it. Please contact us, and after you've provided some initial information, we'll give you a confidential estimate of what we believe we could achieve — and a realistic timeframe.
Why should I use a broker rather than selling privately?
There are several important reasons:
Confidentiality: We keep your identity and location completely private, only releasing details to genuine, vetted buyers under strict confidentiality agreements. You don't want your staff, clients, or competitors knowing you're considering a sale before you're ready.
Presentation: We present your business professionally to buyers, highlighting its strengths and addressing potential concerns before they become obstacles.
Access to buyers: We maintain an up-to-date network of buyers actively looking to acquire care businesses in the UK — from private equity-backed groups to independent operators and first-time buyers.
Protecting your time: Selling a business is enormously time-consuming. You need to keep running your business. We handle the sales process so you can focus on what matters.
Better outcomes: Put simply, we'll achieve a better price and better terms than you could on your own — and we'll help you find a buyer who's right for your business, not just the first one who shows interest.
Confidentiality: We keep your identity and location completely private, only releasing details to genuine, vetted buyers under strict confidentiality agreements. You don't want your staff, clients, or competitors knowing you're considering a sale before you're ready.
Presentation: We present your business professionally to buyers, highlighting its strengths and addressing potential concerns before they become obstacles.
Access to buyers: We maintain an up-to-date network of buyers actively looking to acquire care businesses in the UK — from private equity-backed groups to independent operators and first-time buyers.
Protecting your time: Selling a business is enormously time-consuming. You need to keep running your business. We handle the sales process so you can focus on what matters.
Better outcomes: Put simply, we'll achieve a better price and better terms than you could on your own — and we'll help you find a buyer who's right for your business, not just the first one who shows interest.
How much do you charge?
We work on a success fee basis. We are paid when we successfully sell your business.
Our success fee is a percentage of the final sale price. We'll confirm the exact terms when we understand your situation.
We don't charge upfront fees or retainers.If we need to prepare a detailed sales prospectus (an Information Memorandum), you'll cover the design and production costs.If we can't sell your business, you don't pay for our time and effort.We work on a Success Fee. We only get paid on success, i.e. when we sell your business.
Our success fee is a percentage of the final sale price. We'll confirm the exact terms when we understand your situation.
We don't charge upfront fees or retainers.If we need to prepare a detailed sales prospectus (an Information Memorandum), you'll cover the design and production costs.If we can't sell your business, you don't pay for our time and effort.We work on a Success Fee. We only get paid on success, i.e. when we sell your business.
How long will it take you to sell my business?
We have sold one business within 24 hours of being instructed; others have taken up to 12 months.
However long it takes, we are on hand at every stage to speed the process up, minimise the stress and find the best buyers for your Business.
Speed of sale depends on:
• How ready your business is for sale
• How attractive your business is to buyers
• How quickly you provide data we ask for
• How realistic your price expectations are
• The overall economy and investor confidence
• The speed of both sides’ lawyers and accountants
However long it takes, we are on hand at every stage to speed the process up, minimise the stress and find the best buyers for your Business.
Speed of sale depends on:
• How ready your business is for sale
• How attractive your business is to buyers
• How quickly you provide data we ask for
• How realistic your price expectations are
• The overall economy and investor confidence
• The speed of both sides’ lawyers and accountants
Where does James Dixey find the Buyers?
We've built an extensive network of buyers actively looking to acquire care businesses in the UK.
They include:
• Private equity-backed care groups seeking to expand
• Established independent operators looking to grow
• First-time buyers seeking their first care business
• International investors entering the UK market
We maintain regular contact with our buyer network and understand what they're looking for. When we bring your business to market, we know exactly who to approach.
They include:
• Private equity-backed care groups seeking to expand
• Established independent operators looking to grow
• First-time buyers seeking their first care business
• International investors entering the UK market
We maintain regular contact with our buyer network and understand what they're looking for. When we bring your business to market, we know exactly who to approach.
What are the main steps to sell?
We have established a 9 Step process to sell educational businesses. It’s detailed, extensive and, most importantly, it works.
Sell your care business with James Dixey
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