Your team stays
The people who run your business day to day are the reason we're interested. We plan around them, not without them.
For owners planning what comes next
You built something that lasts. We'd like to keep it that way.
Operator Holdings buys established, well-run businesses from owners who are ready to step back. We keep your team, your name and your customers, and we work to your timeline.
Have a confidential chat No obligation. Everything you share stays between us.Why owners talk to us
A buyer who wants your business to carry on, not change overnight.
Your timeline
Whether you want to step back next year or in three, we fit around your plans, including a handover period if you'd like one.
Quiet and confidential
Staff, clients and competitors don't hear about a conversation unless and until you decide they should.
What we look for
Steady, established businesses with a good team.
We're long-term owners, not quick flippers. If your business looks like this, we'd like to hear from you, even if you're only starting to think about it.
- Established service businesses: accountancy and bookkeeping practices, building and property services, cleaning and facilities, security, IT support and similar.
- Turnover of roughly £1m to £5m, with a consistent record of profit.
- A team that runs things day to day, so the business doesn't rely on one person.
- Loyal, repeat customers, ideally on contracts or recurring work.
- UK first, and open to the right business elsewhere.
How it works
Four simple steps, at your pace.
01
A conversation
An informal, confidential chat about you, the business and what you want next. No paperwork, no commitment.
02
A closer look
We both sign a confidentiality agreement, and you share a few years of accounts so we can understand the numbers.
03
A clear offer
A written offer in plain English, including how and when you're paid, and what happens to your team.
04
A smooth handover
Legal and financial checks, completion, then a handover period agreed with you, so clients and staff feel the change as little as possible.
"Selling a business you've spent decades building is personal. It deserves a buyer who treats it that way."
I'm Orlando Roberts, founder of Operator Holdings. I buy businesses to own and run for the long term, working alongside the teams already in place. I'm happy to talk whenever suits you, even if a sale is years away.
Orlando Roberts, Founder
Start a conversation
Thinking about selling, now or later?
Tell us a little about your business and we'll be in touch personally, usually within two working days. Prefer to talk? Email hello@operatorholdings.com.