The rows

UK Business Purchase Cost Index: every published figure

Updated 2026-10-28

These are the 3 providers that print a number on their own page. The median is £5,000; the rest answer with a quote form and are listed separately.

What each provider publishes

Publishes £500 on its own page, read 2026-10-28.

Publishes £5,000 on its own page, read 2026-10-28.

Publishes £15,000 on its own page, read 2026-10-28.

Sector, area, price range and timing. Joseph Ellul reads it himself and replies directly. Free, no obligation.

What you want to buy

What kind of business do you want to buy?

Where in the UK?

A town, a region or anywhere: it is the first filter on any search.

Roughly what price are you looking to pay?

Share purchase or asset purchase?

Buy the company's shares Buy the business and its assets Not sure yet

It changes the tax, the diligence and who takes on the liabilities. Not sure is a fine answer.

Sector, area, price range and timing. Joseph Ellul reads it himself and replies directly. Free, no obligation.

This site's own datasets, every figure quoted from its source and dated:

The UK Business Purchase Cost Index carries 3 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 500 to 15,000 GBP, read 28 October 2026.
The UK Business Purchase Taxes carries 9 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 40,000 to 1,000,000 GBP, read 28 October 2026.