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Sell my barbershopto buyers who know the trade
We sell barbershops across the UK, from single-chair shops to small groups, with every enquiry vetted and under NDA.
Selling a barbershop
What buyers look atin a barbershop
A barbershop is valued on what it takes, what it costs to run and how much of that depends on you being behind the chair. Buyers will ask early on how much trade is walk-in and how much is booked, because walk-in trade belongs to the shop and its position, while booked clients often follow a particular barber.
Records matter a great deal in barbering, where a lot of the trade has historically been paid in cash. A buyer, and any bank lending to them, will want takings they can check against a till or booking system and accounts. If your records are thin, tell us at the start and we can help you put together what a buyer will ask for.
Chair rental is common and sells well, provided the agreements are written down and the barbers have been with you long enough for a buyer to expect them to stay.
How it works
How a sale runsbooked in like a client
A typical salon sale, from the first call to the money arriving, laid out the way your own column is. Every sale is different, so treat the weeks as a guide.
A phone call, your figures, and a value with our reasoning written down.
With you · about 45 minutesAn anonymous listing and a full information pack. Nothing names the business or gives the street.
Written by us · approved by youRegistered buyers and the main listing websites. Every buyer agrees to our confidentiality terms first, and viewings happen out of hours.
Enquiries handled by usEvery offer passed to you in writing, then negotiated on your behalf.
You decideContract, lease and staff transfer, with us keeping everyone moving until the money is in the bank.
We stay on it to the endBuyers
Who buys barbershopsand what they want
Most barbershops are bought by barbers who want their own shop, often someone who has worked in the trade for years and wants a fitted-out shop with a client base rather than starting from nothing.
Owners of one or two shops looking to grow in the same area are the next biggest group, followed by people building small barber brands across several sites. A shop on a busy road with long opening hours and a good lease suits all of them.
Confidentiality
Keeping the sale quietuntil you are ready
We work hard to keep your sale quiet until you decide to tell your team and your clients. Our listings are anonymous and never give the street. Every buyer agrees to our confidentiality terms before we send the full details, and the business name and address are only shared before a viewing, once we know who we are dealing with.
We take the enquiries, calls and paperwork, so nobody contacts the business directly, and we arrange viewings with you at a time that suits. No sale can be kept completely under wraps, because a viewing, a photo or word of mouth can give it away, but our process keeps that risk as small as it can be.
A barbershop taking £100,000 a year typically goes on the market for around £57,000.
See what salons are selling forQuestions
Questions owners askbefore they sell
Usually a multiple of the profit the shop makes for one owner, after adding back your own pay. Walk-in trade, the lease, the rent, the team and how much of the work you do yourself all move the number. A free valuation gives you a figure and the reasoning behind it.
Buyers can only pay for income they can see. If your records do not show everything the shop takes, the valuation can only be based on what they do show. We can talk through what to gather before going to market.
We do everything we can to keep your sale quiet. Listings never name the shop, every buyer signs our confidentiality terms first, and viewings are arranged with you so nobody turns up unannounced. That said, no sale can be kept completely under wraps, because a viewing, a photo or word of mouth can give it away, so we will talk through with you when and how to tell people.
Yes. Buyers will want to see the rental agreements and how long each barber has been there, because the income depends on them staying after the sale.
For sale now
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What is it worth?a free, confidential valuation
Tell us a little about the business and we will come back with a value and the reasoning behind it. Or read what a barbershop is worth, with current UK prices.
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