Christie & Co

What Christie & Co does

Christie & Co is a UK-headquartered specialist business property adviser and brokerage firm, operating as the primary advisory subsidiary of publicly listed Christie Group plc. Founded circa 1935-1936 and employing 251-500 staff, the firm advises on the buying, selling, and valuation of businesses across seven core verticals: care (care homes, nursing, dementia, learning disability), childcare and education, dental practices, hotels and hospitality, pubs and leisure, pharmacy, and retail. It is RICS-regulated and holds the position of largest team of sector specialists in the UK and largest hotel specialist group in Europe, with country offices in Germany, France, Austria, and Spain supplementing the UK base.

The core product is the Christie & Co Brokerage Platform, supported by an online searchable listings database at christie.com where registered users access sales particulars, brochures, and floor plans. Adjacent services include Business Valuation, Capital Markets, and Consultancy modules, delivered alongside two intra-group affiliates within Christie Group plc: Christie Finance (commercial mortgages and business finance) and Christie Insurance (commercial insurance brokerage). These adjacencies are positioned as integrated add-ons that remove friction from transaction completion. The firm also publishes annual market intelligence products (Business Outlook, Care Market Review, Dental Market Review, Childcare & Education Market Insight) that function as top-of-funnel demand generation.

Revenue is generated primarily through transaction-based brokerage commissions on the more than 1,000 UK business deals advised per year, with supplementary fee income from valuation, consultancy, capital markets, and referrals to Christie Finance and Christie Insurance. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by deal value, sector, and complexity. Distribution is primarily direct via sector-specialist advisers, with secondary self-serve discovery through the online listings database and PR-driven inbound enquiry from market reports. The GTM motion is sales-led, with the Group ecosystem (Finance, Insurance) acting as both a deal-completion enabler and an internal referral revenue stream.

Name

Christie & Co

Legal name

Christie Owen & Davies plc

Website

https://christie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Christie & Co is a UK-headquartered specialist business property adviser and brokerage firm, the advisory arm of publicly listed Christie Group plc. It brokers buying, selling, and valuation of care homes, childcare, dental, hospitality, leisure, pharmacy, and retail businesses across the UK and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (531210)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Main Street Business Brokerage (SMB/Owner-Operated) (FSAEAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sell-Side Business Brokerage (FSAEAIAC)

Keywords

• Business brokerage
• Commercial property advisory
• Business valuations
• Sector specialist advisers
• Business sales advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Brokerage / Transaction Fees: Christie & Co earns fees from facilitating business sales, purchases, and leases. They act as agent for sellers, buyers, and landlords of commercial properties and businesses, charging transaction-based fees upon completion of sales or lettings.
2. Professional Advisory Services: The firm provides valuation, consultancy, and capital markets advisory services, generating fee income from professional advice engagements.
3. Christie Finance (subsidiary referral revenue): Christie Finance, part of Christie Group, provides commercial property finance and business mortgages. Christie & Co facilitates introductions to Christie Finance, generating referral revenue.
4. Christie Insurance (subsidiary referral revenue): Christie Insurance arranges insurance cover for clients. Christie & Co facilitates referrals to Christie Insurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Christie & Co is a specialist business property adviser that brokers the buying and selling of businesses and commercial properties across UK and European markets. Its sector-specialist agents handle transactions end-to-end — from valuation, marketing, and buyer qualification through to negotiation and completion — across care homes, childcare and education, dental practices, hotels, pubs, restaurants, leisure, pharmacies, and retail. The firm complements its brokerage with valuation, capital markets, and consultancy services, plus integrated referrals to Christie Finance (commercial mortgages) and Christie Insurance.

Product overview

Christie & Co is a specialist business property adviser providing brokerage and advisory services for buying and selling businesses across the UK and Europe. The core offering consists of the Christie & Co Brokerage Platform which connects buyers and sellers of businesses in sectors including care homes, childcare and education, dental practices, hotels, leisure venues, pharmacies, pubs, and restaurants. The company operates a platform-plus-services model where the main brokerage platform is complemented by Christie Finance (financing), Christie Insurance (insurance), valuation services, capital markets, and consultancy modules. Additional offerings include the Christie & Co Property Database for searching listed businesses and periodic Business Outlook market reports providing sector-specific intelligence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Christie Finance: Finance services for business acquisitions and commercial property
• Christie Insurance

Products and services

• Business Brokerage Services
• Business Valuation Services
• Capital Markets Advisory
• Consultancy Services
• Christie Finance
• Christie Insurance

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 UK business transactions advised on in 2025, with markedly improved average fee levels vs 2024

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Watling Real EstateminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 10 June 2026Watling Real Estate partnered with Christie & Co as joint agents handling the sale of The Lakeside, a grade II*-listed Nottinghamshire wedding venue, on behalf of joint fixed charge receivers. The transaction was co-managed by both firms.
• FRP AdvisoryminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 14 May 2026Joint administrators Bob Maxwell and Julian Pitts of BTG Begbies Traynor appointed Christie & Co to handle the sale of the Mour Hotel after it entered administration. FRP Advisory's Anthony Simmons and Ian Corfield were also administrators on separate hotel administration matters. Christie & Co acts as appointed broker for distressed asset sales managed by administration practitioners.
• SavillsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 March 2026Savills partnered with Christie & Co to facilitate the sale of The Lincombe Hall Hotel & Spa in Torquay, with Elevate Legal advising the seller. This was a cross-firm collaboration on a high-value hospitality transaction.
• GK StrategyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2025GK Strategy participated in a roundtable hosted by Christie & Co alongside Compass Carter Osborne to discuss challenges and potential reforms in the children's social care sector, focusing on profit-capping and outcome-based measures.
• Compass Carter OsborneminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2025Compass Carter Osborne co-hosted a roundtable with Christie & Co and GK Strategy in April 2025 to discuss children's social care sector challenges, particularly around profit-capping and government intervention.
• Elevate LegalminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 14 May 2025Elevate Legal advised the seller in the sale of The Lincombe Hall Hotel & Spa, a transaction facilitated jointly by Savills and Christie & Co.
• Christie FinancecoreOthersChristie Finance is a sister company within Christie Group, providing commercial property finance, business mortgages, and lending solutions. Christie & Co advisers facilitate introductions to Christie Finance for buyers needing financing to complete transactions, while Christie Finance provides a revenue referral stream back to the Group.
• Christie InsurancecoreOthersChristie Insurance is a sister company within Christie Group, arranging commercial and business insurance policies. Christie & Co advisers refer clients to Christie Insurance for post-transaction coverage, while the relationship generates referral revenue within the Group ecosystem.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hilton Smythe Business Transfers: UK specialist business broker focused on SMB sales across multiple sectors; competes directly with Christie & Co at the main street and lower-mid-market end of business brokerage.
• Daltons Business: UK business transfer agent specialising in selling small and medium-sized businesses across various sectors; directly comparable to Christie & Co's SMB brokerage business.

Broad incumbents

• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global real estate investment and advisory firm with hotels and hospitality capital markets practice; comparable as a broad incumbent competing for higher-value hospitality and care mandates.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with UK hotels and valuation practice; provides comparable broker-led advisory services overlapping with Christie & Co's capital markets and valuation offerings.
• Knight Frank: Global property consultancy with significant UK hotels and commercial brokerage operations; competes with Christie & Co especially in hospitality and capital markets advisory, though it operates a wider portfolio of services.
• CBRE Group: World's largest commercial real estate services firm with UK hotels and investment properties advisory; competes with Christie & Co primarily in larger corporate hospitality and care property transactions.
• Savills: Global real estate services firm with a UK hospitality and capital markets practice; collaborates with Christie & Co on transactions (e.g., the Lincombe Hall Hotel & Spa sale), competing on larger mandates while Christie & Co dominates SMB and sector-specialist brokerage.
• Colliers International: Global commercial real estate services firm with UK hotels and operational real estate advisory; competes for larger hospitality, care, and leisure sector transactions similar to Christie & Co.

Emerging players

• Redwoods Dowling Kerr: UK specialist business broker active in childcare, healthcare, and dental sectors among others; comparable to Christie & Co on sector-specific brokerage, though smaller in scale.
• HVS (Hotel Valuation Services): International hospitality-focused consulting and valuation firm; comparable to Christie & Co's hotel sector advisory and capital markets services, particularly across European hotel transactions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ChristieCo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/christie---co

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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