By workstream

How much does due diligence cost? Every workstream on one page

Updated 2026-10-28

Due diligence is several reviews run side by side. Here is what each one is, and the fee where a firm publishes one.

The workstreams

Earnings, cash and debt. Published from £15,000.

Cloudswitched publishes £6,500 to £22,000 for a target of 30 to 150 seats.

Title, contracts, disputes and tax history. None of the firms we read publishes a fixed fee for these on their own page.

Market, customers and competition. Quoted per deal.

Sector, area, price range and timing. Joseph Ellul reads it himself and replies directly. Free, no obligation.

What you want to buy

What kind of business do you want to buy?

Where in the UK?

A town, a region or anywhere: it is the first filter on any search.

Roughly what price are you looking to pay?

Share purchase or asset purchase?

Buy the company's shares Buy the business and its assets Not sure yet

It changes the tax, the diligence and who takes on the liabilities. Not sure is a fine answer.

This site's own dataset, every figure quoted from its source and dated:

The UK Due Diligence Fee Index carries 2 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 6,500 to 15,000 GBP, read 28 October 2026.

Sector, area, price range and timing. Joseph Ellul reads it himself and replies directly. Free, no obligation.