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Sell a company: Services
Sell a company: Services: create a listing on company.ch with category, location, guide price and handover. Choose open, discreet or anonymous visibility while private seller data stays protected.
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Selling a service business: value, evidence and handover
When selling a service business, the listing should explain contracted and repeat work, margin by service, staff scheduling, response times and the owner's operational role. Buyers need evidence that the operation, people and rights can continue after completion without exposing customer names, service addresses, contract rates, security information and employee records in the public offer.
Explain what creates value when selling a service business
The public profile should make contracted and repeat work, margin by service, staff scheduling, response times and the owner's operational role measurable and separate recurring performance from one-off results. It should also state what the owner still handles personally and which assets, contracts or premises are part of the proposed sale.
Prepare the evidence a buyer will request
Prepare an anonymised contract schedule, revenue and gross margin by service, roster and capacity data, process documentation, vehicles, equipment and software. Reconcile every financial summary to the same sale perimeter and identify consents, licences or third-party rights that require a separate check.
Reach buyers with the right operating fit
Regional operators, complementary service companies and hands-on successors can fit when they have enough people, planning capability and local coverage. The listing should make essential qualifications, capital, location and owner involvement clear enough to filter enquiries without narrowing the search to a single buyer type. Keep customer names, service addresses, contract rates, security information and employee records out of the public listing and first document pack. Use anonymised concentration, ranges and role descriptions until a buyer has been qualified and the information is needed for review.
Plan continuity through the handover
Allocate recurring visits, open jobs, complaints, shifts and key contacts by client so no operational knowledge remains only with the seller. Assign responsible people, dates and completion evidence rather than describing the seller's support only as an undefined transition period.
Related seller guidance for a service business
Explore the relevant industries or return to the main seller page: sell a company, Cleaning company, Security service, Care service and Home care service.
Questions to resolve before selling a service business
How do I demonstrate the profitability of recurring service work after full staffing and travel costs?
Use several comparable periods and show the figures that explain contracted and repeat work, margin by service, staff scheduling, response times and the owner's operational role. Separate recurring operations, exceptional events, owner adjustments and any assets or costs outside the proposed transaction.
Which contracts, schedules and operating procedures should be complete before due diligence?
Prepare an anonymised contract schedule, revenue and gross margin by service, roster and capacity data, process documentation, vehicles, equipment and software. Start with aggregated information, then release original documents in a controlled process once the buyer and transaction fit are credible.
What should I explain about reliance on subcontractors, key employees or a few major customers?
Test how contracted and repeat work, margin by service, staff scheduling, response times and the owner's operational role would change when the current owner steps back. Identify reliance on individual customers, employees, contracts, premises or permissions and explain the practical measures available to reduce that dependence.
How should customers, open jobs, complaints and staff rosters move to the new operator?
Allocate recurring visits, open jobs, complaints, shifts and key contacts by client so no operational knowledge remains only with the seller. Turn these topics into a timetable with owners, access, introductions and a clear point at which the buyer operates independently.