Wholesale Clearance

What Wholesale Clearance does

Wholesale Clearance UK Ltd is a Poole, Dorset-headquartered private B2B wholesale marketplace founded in 2005, specializing in bankrupt stock, liquidation stock, clearance stock, surplus stock, and end-of-line inventory. The company operates an e-commerce platform at wholesaleclearance.co.uk serving three distinct customer cohorts: (i) buy-side resellers — eBay traders, Amazon FBA sellers, market traders, car-boot sellers, discount stores, and high street shops — who source inventory at claims of 80-95% off RRP; (ii) sell-side stock owners — typically retailers, manufacturers, and distributors with excess inventory — who list via a tiered subscription portal (Free, Gold at £49.99/month, Platinum at £399.99/month); and (iii) auction participants transacting via no-reserve auctions subject to a buyer's premium of typically 15% plus VAT. The platform reports 150,000+ registered wholesale buyers, 1.5M+ monthly page views, 120,000+ monthly unique visitors, and 2,500+ companies that have sold through it.

The underlying technology stack is a standard SSL-secured e-commerce storefront with Safebuy consumer-protection accreditation; no proprietary AI, mobile app, public API, or SDK is referenced. Operational inventory is held at a single Poole warehouse (Unit N Waterside Estate, with a secondary Ringwood address listed), with 4,000+ job lots on offer at any time across categories spanning clothing, footwear, fashion accessories, jewellery, beauty, toys, electronics, home and garden, and miscellaneous surplus. Distribution is direct-to-buyer via self-serve web checkout (PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, wire, cash on collection), phone orders, WhatsApp, and appointment-only warehouse viewing.

Commercially, Wholesale Clearance derives revenue from four streams: first-party inventory resale on job-lot and pallet formats; recurring tiered subscription fees from third-party marketplace sellers; auction buyer's premia (5-25%); and brokerage/intermediation fees for buyer-seller transactions. With 11-50 employees and no disclosed funding rounds, it operates as a bootstrapped, family-run firm without external capital, M&A activity, or recent leadership changes recorded in the input.

Name

Wholesale Clearance

Legal name

Wholesale Clearance UK Ltd

Website

https://wholesaleclearance.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wholesale Clearance UK Ltd is a Poole-based B2B wholesale marketplace, founded in 2005, that sells bankrupt, liquidation, clearance, surplus, and end-of-line stock as job lots and pallets to over 150,000 registered resellers, eBay/Amazon traders, and discount retailers, and operates a tiered third-party seller portal alongside a no-reserve auction platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Liquidation Marketplace

NAICS

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (424), Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (423)

akta.pro primary industry

B2B Liquidation Auctions & Asset Disposition Retail (CRAEAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wholesale/B2B Generalist Marketplaces (CRAFAAAF), B2B Marketplaces & Wholesale Platforms (BPAMAGAD)

Keywords

• Wholesale clearance stock
• Liquidation pallets wholesale
• Bankrupt stock wholesale
• B2B wholesale marketplace
• Job lot wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Product Sales (Own Stock): One-time sale of bankrupt, liquidation, clearance, surplus, and end-of-line stock. Items sold as job lots, pallets, or individual units. Revenue generated from markup on bulk-purchased inventory sourced from bankrupt companies or UK wholesalers/manufacturers/distributors.
2. Third-Party Seller Commissions: Marketplace model where third-party sellers list and sell stock through the platform. Sellers pay for premium accounts (Gold at £49.99/month, Platinum at £399.99/month) to access additional features, increased visibility, and higher sales potential.
3. Auction Fees: Online auction platform for stock sales. Buyer's Premium typically 15% plus VAT (can vary 5-25% per sale). Added to hammer price of winning bid. Sellers can list items for no-reserve auctions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Wholesale Clearance operates an online B2B wholesale marketplace that sources and resells liquidated, bankrupt, surplus, end-of-line, and clearance stock as job lots, pallets, and mixed lots. In addition to its own inventory it runs a third-party seller portal where other stock owners can list and sell through the platform, with tiered membership subscriptions and auction-style listings. The business targets resellers, market traders, discount retailers, and start-up online sellers seeking deeply discounted inventory.

Product overview

Wholesale Clearance operates as an online B2B marketplace specializing in liquidated, bankrupt, and clearance stock. The platform offers a core marketplace for job lots and pallets of returned, surplus, and end-of-line products across diverse categories including clothing, footwear, jewellery, cosmetics, electronics, home goods, and more. The ecosystem consists of the main Job Lots Marketplace for direct purchases, a Stock Auctions platform for no-reserve bidding, and a Third-Party Seller Portal enabling third-party sellers to list stock through tiered membership plans (Free, Gold at £49.99/month, Platinum at £399.99/month). The company also provides a Brokerage Service acting as intermediary for third-party transactions. Stock is sourced from liquidations, bankruptcies, and surplus inventory from major retailers and distributors, offering discounts of up to 98% off RRP.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wholesale Job Lots Marketplace (own inventory)
• Pallet Offers
• Stock Auctions
• Third-Party Seller Portal
• Warehouse Stock Viewing (by appointment)

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PayPalcoreOthersPayment processing partner. PayPal accepted as payment method for purchases on the platform. Orders delivered to registered user's confirmed address when paying via PayPal.
• Visa/MasterCardcoreOthersCredit and debit card payment processing. Card payments accepted over the phone for orders.
• SafebuyminorOthersConsumer protection accreditation program. WCUK is an accredited member providing trust and safety assurance for buyers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Liquidity Services: Liquidity Services (NASDAQ: LQDT) operates a large public marketplace for surplus and capital assets across multiple verticals including government and retail; it overlaps with Wholesale Clearance on retail liquidation but is much broader in scope.
• Wholesale Central: Wholesale Central is a US-based B2B directory and marketplace connecting wholesale buyers with suppliers across general merchandise categories — comparable marketplace/intermediary model though broader in scope beyond liquidation.

Direct peers

• B-Stock Solutions: B-Stock operates one of the largest B2B liquidation marketplaces globally, connecting retailers' excess inventory with business buyers via auction and direct-sale formats — directly comparable business model and buyer/seller marketplace structure to Wholesale Clearance.
• Quicklotz: Quicklotz operates an online liquidation auction platform selling pallets and truckloads of surplus and returned merchandise — directly comparable auction-based liquidation marketplace model.
• 888 Lots: 888 Lots operates a liquidation pallet and job-lot marketplace, offering returns, shelf-pulls, and customer returns inventory to wholesale buyers — closely comparable product offering and customer base.
• Britstock: Britstock is a UK-based clearance and liquidation wholesaler selling job lots and pallets of returned and surplus stock — same geography and very similar product mix to Wholesale Clearance.
• Direct Liquidation: Direct Liquidation runs a B2B liquidation marketplace selling pallets and truckloads of returned and excess merchandise from major retailers — same core offering (wholesale liquidation pallets/job lots) and same target buyer base of resellers.
• ViaTrading: ViaTrading is a wholesale liquidation supplier of pallets and truckloads of returned and overstock merchandise from major retailers — comparable product offering, pricing structure, and target reseller base.

Emerging players

• BlueLots: BlueLots is an online B2B liquidation marketplace for surplus and returned inventory from major retailers — comparable model targeting the same reseller buyer base, though smaller scale.

Regional players

• CrazySales: CrazySales is a UK-based clearance and closeout marketplace selling excess and returned stock at deep discounts — overlapping customer base and category mix but with a stronger consumer-facing orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wholesaleclear
• YouTubeyoutube.com/wholesaleclearanceuk
• Facebookfacebook.com/WholesaleClearanceUkLtd
• TikToktiktok.com/@wholesaleclearanceuk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wholesale-clearance-uk-limited

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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