Tritility Acquisitions

    We buy energy
    businesses.

    We are a profitable UK energy company in our own right, and we are growing by buying the businesses, products and services that make ours better: brokers, TPIs, consultancies, commission books, software and complementary B2B businesses. Funded, audited and structured around your tax, timing and future role.

    Deal size
    £100k – £5m

    Funded from our own reserves, with Allica Bank and Barclays as banking partners if a deal needs it.

    Tritility by the numbers
    The business behind the offer
    £29.6m
    FY27 forecast revenue
    150+
    People, UK based, mainly in Jarrow
    22,000
    Direct contracts, 4.5TWh, plus thousands via partners
    200+
    Sub broker partners placing contracts through us
    1 in 10
    Of the UK's registered energy brokers powered by our indirect channel

    We power around one in ten of the entire UK registered energy broker base through our indirect channel. See how we work that out.

    Our acquisition timelines
    From first data pack to completion
    2 weeks
    Data pack to indicative offer
    6 weeks
    Exclusivity from heads of terms
    8 to 12 weeks
    Indicative offer to completion, most deals

    Key facts about us

    We service and power around one in ten of the UK’s registered energy brokers. So if you have not heard of us directly, the chances are you have come across us in one form or another.

    How we work that out

    Every broker selling to microbusinesses must be signed up to an approved redress scheme, and there are two. The Energy Ombudsman’s Broker Report puts 1,952 brokers in its scheme at the end of 2025, and the Dispute Resolution Ombudsman lists a little over 200 energy broker members, giving roughly 2,150 registered brokers in total. Over 200 sub-brokers are registered with us, so around one in ten. On top of that, tens of thousands of businesses use our Envisij software to track their cost, consumption and carbon.

    What 4.5TWh looks like

    4.5TWh a year is roughly what 1.5 million UK homes use, or a city the size of Newcastle and Sunderland combined. Put another way, it is about 2,000 supermarket superstores, 15,000 mid-sized hotels, or the entire annual demand of a large steelworks and its supply chain.

    Founded
    2019
    in Washington, Tyne and Wear; moved to Jarrow and a 22,000 sq ft head office in 2021
    People
    150+
    employees across the UK, mainly at our Jarrow head office
    Direct clients
    5,000+
    businesses, 17,000+ meter points, plus many thousands more indirect
    Contracts
    22,000
    in our direct channel, 4.5TWh a year, with thousands more managed through our partner channels
    Partners
    200+
    sub-brokers registered with us, around one in ten of the UK's registered brokers
    Suppliers
    30+
    direct supplier relationships
    Trustpilot
    4.8 / 5
    rated Excellent from 830+ reviews
    Google reviews
    4.6 / 5
    from 165+ reviews
    Software
    Tens of thousands
    of customers use Envisij to track cost, consumption and carbon
    Accredited
    Certified
    Good Business Charter and Cyber Essentials
    Acquisitions
    £100k – £5m
    the size of business we buy
    Who is buying

    We are an energy company that buys other energy businesses

    Tritility has been trading profitably since 2019. We are not a fund assembling a portfolio, and we are not a consolidator buying commission books to flip. We are an operating energy business with 150 people in Jarrow serving thousands of UK companies every day: procurement across every major supplier, contract and renewal management, bill validation, capacity and cost forecasting, a full account management team, an indirect channel supporting more than 200 sub-broker partners, and our own software in the Envisij energy management platform and DemandIQ.

    Acquisition is how we grow that offer. When we buy a business we are buying its customers, yes, but also its products, its services, its data, its software and the people who built them, and folding all of it into what we already run. Your service does not get switched off and absorbed. If it is good, it becomes part of what every Tritility customer and every partner broker can buy.

    What we already run
    • Business energy procurement across every major supplier
    • Contract, renewal and portfolio management
    • Bill validation and cost recovery
    • Capacity cost forecasting with DemandIQ
    • The Envisij energy management platform
    • Clearbook™, our automated contract book due diligence and health reporting platform
    • An indirect channel for 200+ sub-broker partners

    Every acquisition adds to this list, which is why we are able to value the whole of your business rather than only the book.

    Find out more about Tritility
    Built by us

    Clearbook™, our automated contract book due diligence and health reporting platform

    Clearbook is software we built to take the guesswork out of valuing a non-domestic energy book. It connects directly to the industry data sources (EES/ECOES, GES/Xoserve, Electralink and the DCC) and checks every contract for itself, instead of relying on a spreadsheet of expected commission.

    Is the contract live?

    Every supply point checked against industry records, contract by contract.

    Is it with the right supplier?

    Confirms the supply is still registered to the supplier the commission is being paid by.

    Does consumption match?

    Compares actual consumption against the forecast the commission was calculated on.

    Evidenced end-of-contract value

    A supported value for every contract, independent of the supplier's payment structure and of what has already been paid.

    Your forward position

    Across a whole book it gives an accurate forward commission position, not an estimate.

    Verified valuations

    The same evidence base is used to value any client or commission book we are considering buying.

    For a seller this means the offer is based on evidence rather than an allowance for uncertainty, and diligence on your book takes days rather than months. It also lets us keep diligence deliberately light touch, run by our own internal team rather than an army of outside advisers, focused on the handful of things that genuinely matter. Anything that could get in the way is usually spotted before diligence even begins, so both sides start aligned and working towards the same completion date.

    Find out more about Clearbook™
    What we buy

    The four kinds of business we buy

    01

    Whole brokers and TPIs

    Share purchase where possible, so supplier agreements, letters of authority and customer contracts transfer intact. Any size in range, any region.

    02

    Commission books

    Future commission from live contracts. Bought outright, or left with you on a pass-through schedule while we take the customers and renewals.

    03

    Customer portfolios

    Live and renewal customers, with or without the people who serve them.

    04

    Complementary B2B businesses

    Energy cost-management platforms, accountant and trade-body referral networks, energy software and data, metering and capacity services, water and telecoms brokerages.

    Not for us: domestic switching, unresolved regulatory findings, books built on undisclosed commission.

    More on what we buy and how we pay
    Why sellers choose us

    Four things most other buyers will not do

    We pay for the whole business

    Most buyers only value the commission book. We also value the goodwill, the brand, the software, the referral relationships and the people, because we can run all of it.

    We have the funding and we move quickly.

    Funding is in place to proceed. We give an indicative offer within two weeks of a data pack, and we share our diligence questions at the first meeting.

    You choose the structure

    A clean exit, staying on and selling on commission, or keeping your commission book and selling the rest. Any combination of the three works, and we are happy to discuss you retaining equity after the sale so we stay aligned on long term value.

    Your customers get more

    Every contract goes to the supplier that is right for the customer. They also get free access to an energy management platform, capacity reviews and a full account management team.

    Find out more about why sellers choose us
    Scale and stability

    Funding in place and accounts audited every year

    Most deals are funded straight from our own reserves, with bank finance raised alongside them only where the size or structure of a transaction calls for it. Our accounts are audited every year, so an offer from us is not conditional on finding the money. Scale matters when you sell: it means the back office can absorb your customers and your book is looked after by a team of 150 rather than a handful of people.

    £29.6m
    FY27 forecast revenue
    150+
    People, UK based, mainly in Jarrow
    200+
    Sub-broker partners in our indirect channel
    Since 2019
    Profitable, audited, independently owned

    Barclays and Allica Bank

    Our banking partners, alongside our own reserves.

    Johnston Carmichael

    Independent auditors. Our accounts are audited every year.

    Muckle LLP

    External legal advisers on sales and acquisitions.

    No offer we make is conditional on raising finance. Acquisitions sit alongside direct sales and the indirect channel as a planned growth line, with a budget behind it and a separate ventures company to hold businesses that keep their own identity.

    Six reasons owners sell

    Owners come to us for all sorts of reasons

    01

    Retirement or succession

    Step back on your own timetable, with customers and staff in safe hands and the value realised in cash.

    02

    Growth has hit a ceiling

    More customers means more compliance, admin and working capital than the business can carry alone.

    03

    Funding and cash flow

    Longer supplier payment terms and tighter commission squeeze cash flow. A sale turns a future stream into capital now.

    04

    A new challenge

    You have built one business and want to build the next. A clean exit or a stake in our ventures vehicle lets you move on.

    05

    Work inside a bigger broker

    You like selling and dislike running a company. A salaried role with uncapped commission and our platform behind you.

    06

    Regulation is coming

    Ofgem oversight, redress schemes and reporting fall hardest on small TPIs. Some owners prefer to sell before the cost lands.

    Guaranteed confidentiality and discretion

    The first thing we do is put an NDA in place. We have been through this process multiple times, we do not contact your customers, suppliers or staff without your consent, and at your choice the sale can remain completely confidential, even after completion.

    Thinking about selling? Start here
    Shaped around you

    The sale should fit your reason for selling

    Take capital off the table, keep the income

    Sell the business and keep collecting your existing commission book, or stay on in a salaried role with uncapped commission.

    Stop carrying the back office alone

    Compliance, legal, finance, retention and supplier management handled by functions that already exist. You go back to selling.

    Give your customers and staff a wider platform

    All major suppliers, an energy management platform and a career path for the people who built the business with you.

    A clean, well-paid exit

    Most of the price in cash at completion, a short deferral, a paid handover and a contribution to your legal and tax advice.

    More on selling your business
    The standard offer in this market

    How the usual offer compares with ours

    What gets valued
    The commission book only, discounted hard. Goodwill, brand, software and referral relationships valued at nothing.
    The whole business. Book, goodwill, brand, software, referral relationships and the people who run it.
    How you get paid
    A third on completion, the rest in instalments the buyer controls.
    Most of the price at completion, balance deferred twelve months, or an earn-out if you prefer.
    Your role afterwards
    Founder walks away, or is kept on a short consultancy.
    Clean exit, paid handover, salaried role with uncapped commission, or a retained stake. Your choice.
    Certainty
    Offers conditional on the buyer raising the money.
    Funding in place to proceed. Nothing contingent on finance.

    Sellers who take the standard offer get less than the business is worth, wait two years to be paid in full, and lose the relationships they built. We price the whole business, pay most of it at completion and defer the balance twelve months.

    A buyer checklist

    Six things worth asking any buyer for, all of which we offer

    Certainty of funds

    We have funding in place to proceed. Nothing is contingent on raising money.

    Speed

    Diligence pack ready on day one. Offer within two weeks of data. Most acquisitions complete in 8 to 12 weeks from indicative offer to completion, using light touch due diligence assisted by our own technology.

    Flexible consideration

    Cash, deferred, earn-out, pass-through book, retained shareholding, salaried role. Any combination.

    Tax-led structuring

    Share or asset deal, going-concern treatment, contribution to your advisers' fees.

    A future for your people

    Sales, ops, legal, finance and P&C functions in place. A career path and an EMI option scheme for senior hires.

    Your customers stay well served

    Every contract goes to the supplier worth the most to the customer. We stopped preferred-supplier placements and borrowed to do it.

    Read the seller FAQ in the Secure Area
    Four ways it can end for you
    01

    Exit clean

    You are paid up front, you work a handover period and then you are out.

    02

    Stay and sell

    You are paid up front for the business in every case, then stay on employed by us on an attractive package, so you keep benefiting from the customer relationships you built. What our most recent seller chose.

    03
    Most popular

    Keep your book, sell the rest

    We buy the goodwill, IP and operations, and we leave your existing commission book out of the deal. Rather than paying you a discounted lump sum for future commission, you keep 100% of that book value as it comes in, on top of the money for the goodwill, IP and operations.

    04

    Retain a stake

    Whichever option you choose, partners keep an equity stake, so we stay aligned on the long-term value of what we build together.

    More on deal structures
    Faster due diligence

    Your book is checked against industry data by software

    Our own internal system measures contract performance and links directly to industry data. Volumes, live contracts and commission are verified against the source rather than rebuilt by hand.

    That takes weeks out of the process and removes most of the manual checks, reconciliations and disputes that slow a sale down. You spend less time answering questions and get to an offer sooner.

    Connected to
    EESGESXoserveElectralink
    2 weeks
    From data pack to indicative offer
    Find out more about our due diligence
    Independently rated
    4.8 out of 5
    Trustpilot

    Rated Excellent on Trustpilot from more than 830 reviews.

    4.8/5
    Trustpilot, Excellent, 830+ reviews
    22,000+
    Direct contracts placed since 2019, plus partner volume
    4.2/5
    Glassdoor, 120+ employee reviews
    84%
    Of staff would recommend working here

    We've used Tritility for several years now and were relieved to find a company we could genuinely trust with our energy.

    Heather, Abbey Labels · Trustpilot

    We've used Tritility for a number of years to handle our energy contract renewals and they have always been straightforward to deal with.

    Rob · Trustpilot

    As a small business we get a lot of energy companies contacting us but Tritility stand out as being genuinely helpful.

    Trustpilot review, 2026
    TrustpilotGood Business Charter accreditedCyber Essentials certified

    Accreditations and recognition

    Cyber Essentials certified
    Good Business Charter accredited, all ten standards
    Living Wage Foundation employer
    Better Health at Work Award, Gold
    TPI Code of Practice subscriber
    Energy Ombudsman ADR member, C35TRIT01
    Best Companies: #1 Best Consultancy to Work For 2022
    Best Companies: Top 25 Mid-Sized Employer 2023
    Best Companies: World Class to Work For 2023
    Recent activity
    June 2026

    Acquired the Envisij energy management platform and rolled it out free to every partner broker. Case study

    September 2026

    Offer made for a referral-led energy cost-management business, structured so the founder keeps his commission book and joins to grow the channel. Case study

    2025 to 2026

    Launched a dedicated aggregator channel now supporting almost 200 brokers and TPIs.

    What is your business worth?

    Answer a few questions and, once you have registered and signed the mutual NDA, see an indicative range straight away.

    Light touch diligence

    Register for the Secure Area and sign the mutual NDA. Clearbook does the contract due diligence, so the questions we ask you are few and specific.

    Have a confidential conversation with us

    Thirty minutes with our acquisitions team, with an NDA first if you prefer. We will not contact your customers, staff or suppliers without your say-so.