About Find retiring business owners
Joseph Ellul (5 Dolce Vita Corte, Triq San Mikiel, San Gwann, SGN 2303, Malta). One person runs this site and reads every enquiry it takes.
Why this site exists
The fields that find an owner sit in Companies House's files, and the tax that sets the timing sits on GOV.UK. We read them in October 2026 and set every one out with its source.
Who it is for
People who want to buy a UK business from an owner who is retiring, and who want to know where the register shows those owners and what sets their timing.
What is on this site
One question, "find retiring business owners", answered with a quote form that works on the page with no account, 3 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.
- Retiring business owner exit tax rules, with sources: The tax rules that set when a UK owner sells: Business Asset Disposal Relief at 10%, 14% and 18%, the £1 million limit, the 2-year test and Business Relief.
- Business owners over 60 in the UK: where the register shows them: How to find business owners over 60 in the UK: Companies House holds each director's and controller's month and year of birth, with the company's SIC code and postcode.
- The succession gap in the UK: why owners sell, and when: The UK succession gap: owners near retirement with no successor, and the tax timing that moved with Business Asset Disposal Relief rising from 10% to 18%.
What it does not do
- No list of named owners: the register is public, the targeting is yours.
- No paid placement, no affiliate links and no sponsored rows.
- No tax figure that is not GOV.UK's or the legislation's own.
Who answers for it
Joseph Ellul-Turner, the person who reads every enquiry this site takes.
Reach us
Contact for a question about the site, or enquiries@successiongap.co.uk. The legal terms are on Terms and Privacy.
This is a free information site run by Joseph Ellul. When you send a brief, he reads it and replies to you himself; it is not passed to any buyer, broker or firm, and you pay nothing to ask. The site carries no advertising, no sponsored placement and no affiliate links. Every rule is read from GOV.UK or the legislation on the date shown. Nothing here is tax, legal, regulatory or investment advice; check the source before you rely on a row.