Service Businesses for sale in Australia

List every service, location and regulated task, then search ABLIS and the relevant professional or state authority. Confirm both business approvals and individual licences, expiry dates, conditions and whether qualified staff will remain after completion.

Review assignment, change-of-control, renewal, termination, pricing and service-level clauses. Identify required consents, test actual performance against obligations and separate genuinely contracted revenue from informal repeat work dependent on the seller’s personal relationships.

Measure revenue, customer relationships and technical capability by person. Verify employment status, awards, superannuation, leave, licences, restraints and contractor agreements, then model lost capacity if the owner or a key worker leaves after completion.

Check public liability, professional indemnity, workers’ compensation, vehicles and any industry-specific cover. Review claims, incidents, complaints, exclusions, deductibles and retroactive dates, and confirm run-off insurance where completed work can generate claims after the policy ends.

Confirm lawful transfer of customer records, booking history, phone numbers, domains, software, templates and operating manuals. Check privacy controls and employee or contractor IP assignments, and ensure no essential account remains tied to the seller personally.

Measure margin by service, job and customer using actual labour hours, materials, travel, rework and commissions. Reconcile bookings and invoices to bank receipts and BAS, then adjust for owner labour, underquoted work and unused staff capacity.