Beauty business for sale

Some businesses are marketed openly, while others are introduced privately to buyers whose requirements fit the opportunity.

Tell us what you're looking for, and we'll keep your requirements in mind as new businesses come to market.
We work with buyers and sellers across:

Hair salons

Beauty salons

Aesthetic clinics

Tanning salons

Massage studios

Multi-service salons

Multi-site groups

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Nail and brow studios

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Buying vs. starting a salon

Starting your own business gives you complete control over the concept from the beginning: location, brand, team, services, and exactly how the business operates. It also means building everything from nothing, and accepting the time, risk, and uncertainty that comes with it.

Buying gives you a running start. You acquire an existing client base, established revenue, a trained team, fitted premises, equipment, systems, and years of trading history already in place, so you're building on something proven, not starting from zero.

Interactive tool: Buy it or start it

Answer a few questions about your plans and see which route might fit them best.

What to look for when buying a salon

A busy diary and beautiful premises can make a great first impression, but there is much more to understand before buying a beauty business.

Financial performance:

How much does the business actually make, and are those earnings sustainable?

Client retention:

How regularly do clients return, and what keeps them coming back?

Owner dependency: 

How involved is the current owner in generating revenue and running the business?


The team: 

How established is the team, where does the revenue sit, and who manages the business day to day?

The premises: 

Rent, lease terms, obligations, and whether the lease can be transferred


Growth potential: 

Could revenue be increased through capacity, services, pricing, marketing,
or better use of space?

A good acquisition doesn't need to be flawless. You need to understand what you're buying and what you intend to do with it.

Register to buy a beauty business

JOIN THE BUYER NETWORK


Tell us the type of business you're interested in, where you're looking, your budget, and your plans.

We'll use your buyer profile to identify relevant opportunities, including businesses that may be introduced privately rather than advertised on the open market.





Faq's

There isn't a standard price. Two businesses with similar turnover can have very different values depending on profitability, team, client base, owner dependency, premises, and wider commercial strengths.

It varies by buyer. Some use personal savings or a redundancy payment, others arrange a business loan or bank finance, and some transactions include an element of deferred payment agreed directly with the seller. What's realistic for you will depend on the size of the business and your own financial position.

The exact assets depend on how the transaction is structured, but may include goodwill, equipment, stock, branding, and certain contracts, alongside arrangements relating to staff and premises.

Buying can give you an existing client base, revenue, team, and infrastructure. Starting gives you greater freedom to create the business from the beginning. The right option depends on what you want to build, your budget, and how much you want to create yourself.

The stage where you and your professional advisers examine and verify information about the business before completing the purchase.