Archer

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Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« on: May 31, 2010, 03:14:39 pm »


Hi,

just a question regarding how much you think this business would be worth in the North West area.

I know its what someone is prepared to pay, but looking for positive comments.


Business includes the following:

Weekly turnover = £3,500.00 - Commercial only

Annual turnover = £182,000.00

2 vans fully equiped with 650ltr professional systems
expensive poles, etc
website



Also,

what would you pay someone to price up and complete deals, only in quality Commercial work, and also do all the Health & Safety paperwork on your behalf ?

ie: Risk Assessments, Method Statements, HSE,



Positive comments only

Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2010, 03:18:35 pm »
Depends on the outlay required for staff costs for me and how secure the contracts are.

Archer

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Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2010, 03:20:55 pm »


Contracts are as strong as they could be

Some of which have been retained for 20 years.

3 men can complete the work on a weekly basis, so 3 wages, the petrol, and running costs to the vehicles and equipment - thats it !

Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2010, 03:36:33 pm »
i had a mate who sort of did that second bit in manchester city centre he was on about 16000 a year but he was working for a security company

Jack Wallace

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Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2010, 03:47:26 pm »


Hi,

just a question regarding how much you think this business would be worth in the North West area.

I know its what someone is prepared to pay, but looking for positive comments.


Business includes the following:

Weekly turnover = £3,500.00 - Commercial only

Annual turnover = £182,000.00

2 vans fully equiped with 650ltr professional systems
expensive poles, etc
website



Also,

what would you pay someone to price up and complete deals, only in quality Commercial work, and also do all the Health & Safety paperwork on your behalf ?

ie: Risk Assessments, Method Statements, HSE,



Positive comments only
I was talking to a mate last night who runs an air conditioning company, He told me he pays a company£250 a year and they produce all these for him, No limit and on demand. He sometimes rings them from site and they put it together and email straight to the client.
Sound like good value to me.

Sean Dyer

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Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2010, 04:34:52 pm »


Hi,

just a question regarding how much you think this business would be worth in the North West area.

I know its what someone is prepared to pay, but looking for positive comments.


Business includes the following:

Weekly turnover = £3,500.00 - Commercial only

Annual turnover = £182,000.00

2 vans fully equiped with 650ltr professional systems
expensive poles, etc
website



Also,

what would you pay someone to price up and complete deals, only in quality Commercial work, and also do all the Health & Safety paperwork on your behalf ?

ie: Risk Assessments, Method Statements, HSE,



Positive comments only
I was talking to a mate last night who runs an air conditioning company, He told me he pays a company£250 a year and they produce all these for him, No limit and on demand. He sometimes rings them from site and they put it together and email straight to the client.
Sound like good value to me.

for health and safety papers yeah not to sign up and complete contracts ie wins deals in tendering situations etc which is no doubt what i imagine archer is after??

Sean Dyer

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Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2010, 04:35:53 pm »
i should imagine if the profit margin is good that it should fetch 100k??

AJ

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Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2010, 04:49:24 pm »
Archer.

just out of interest, have you been approached by a company from Leeds?

Moderator David@stives

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Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2010, 04:54:39 pm »
I would reckon about 10 months net profit, maybe £80k.

as for the wage I would say you could get someone half decent for £20k starting salary

Dave

Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2010, 05:01:11 pm »


Contracts are as strong as they could beAre there signed contracts, if so for what length?

Some of which have been retained for 20 years.

3 men can complete the work on a weekly basis, so 3 wages, the petrol, and running costs to the vehicles and equipment - thats it !20-25k wages cost plus 2 or 3 vans = 70k-90k IF the contracts are tied up for 5 years I would agree with David Morris prob worth 80k if word of mouth contracts, not much!

Platinum

Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2010, 06:14:36 pm »
General businesses sell for 1.5x net profit plus the value of the assets in this case the vans and any premises.

As for the tendering situation i would recommend you offer a full time job like a sales manager and have them sort the tendering and pricing for you. Put it in the job descrition that they would need to file risk assessments and method statements

Good luck

Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2010, 06:23:09 pm »
With out a balance sheet all these values anre just guess work. One would need much more imfo: age of vans and make of systems the salaries of workers all costs Etc.

ronnie paton

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Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2010, 06:25:38 pm »
archer dont sell!!!! you must be talking at least £80k profit why would you sell for that when you could make it in a year??


richywilts

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Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2010, 12:26:33 pm »
archer if u r seriously thinking of selling let me know please as i could have sumone who would be prepared to back me cheers richy 07894821844
Richard Wiltshire
Window Clean Direct

richardwiltshire36@yahoo.co.uk
www.windowcleandirect.co.uk
07894821844

paul rulton

Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2010, 01:01:55 pm »
wish i could buy it  :( all my probs would be over  ;D
very well done ARCHER  ;)

geoffreyspecht

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Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2010, 10:45:15 pm »
where abouts in north west r u srcher might be interested

TLC

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Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #16 on: June 03, 2010, 11:19:46 pm »
£250,000.00   Sounds like an awesome business! I'de give you 100k for it!

Ian Rochester

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Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #17 on: June 03, 2010, 11:25:03 pm »
We had our business valued recently by a very prominent agent, a business is valued primarily on a multiple of profits, cleaning is around x 2.4 plus assets

Justen Uff

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Re: Whats this window cleaning business worth ?
« Reply #18 on: June 03, 2010, 11:29:41 pm »
The fact is no one will put up an offer on here, the biggest w/c forum in the UK, because they all will think - why is he offering it for sale on here?  Doesn't he want it?  Isn't it worth it?
You''re on a negative from the start.  If you have a business worth that much then you must know "real people" who would be intersted, or ... It isn't worth it!