NCM Auctions

NCM Auctions sells surplus business assets across an unusually wide spread of sectors, working from offices in Doncaster, Leeds and London. It positions itself around what it calls the surplus strategy — advising organisations on what to do with assets they no longer need, then disposing of them — which is why its catalogue reaches into places general auctioneers rarely go, such as gyms, schools and universities.

What you can buy

• Vehicles, plant and machinery: the largest stream, including engineering and industrial machinery.
• Gyms and fitness: complete gym fit-outs when a chain closes or refits.
• Education: equipment and furniture released by schools, colleges and universities.
• Public sector: surplus from councils and public bodies.
• Leisure and hospitality: restaurant, bar and hotel inventories.
• Production and manufacturing: metalworking and woodworking machinery, materials handling.
• Food and beverage, print: processing and printing equipment from closures.
• Luxury jewellery and watches: a separate specialist category.

How the bidding works

Sales run as online auctions, with the firm also handling whole-site disposals where the entire contents of a location are catalogued and sold together. Register before the sale you want. Because NCM works for the organisation disposing of the assets rather than for buyers, the sale timetable follows that client's needs — a school clearing over a holiday, an insolvency practitioner working to a deadline — so watch the calendar rather than expecting a fixed weekly rhythm.

What to check before you bid

Site disposals are where the value and the risk both sit. Lots are at the client's premises, and removal is your responsibility within a window that can be short, particularly on a leased site the client must hand back. Confirm access, lifting requirements and the removal deadline before bidding on anything heavy. Buyer's premium, VAT and payment terms are set per sale — read the conditions attached to the auction. Contact is info@ncmauctions.co.uk or 01302 898260, with separate numbers for the Leeds and London offices.