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The Business Visitor route is aimed at those who want to conduct or meet business partners in the UK. Below is the list of activities that the Home Office requires you to show:

You must also show that you plan to do one or more of the permissible activities which include:

• attending meetings, including interviews that have been arranged before coming to the United Kingdom, or conferences;
• arranging deals or negotiating or signing trade agreements or contracts;
• undertaking fact finding missions; 
• conducting site visits;
• delivering goods and passengers from abroad such as lorry drivers and coach drivers provided they are genuinely working an international  route;
• tour group couriers who are contracted to a firm outside the United Kingdom, who are seeking entry to accompany a tour group and who intend to leave with that tour group;
• speaking at a conference where this is not run as a commercial concern and the conference is a 'one of';
• representing computer software companies by coming to install, debug or enhance their products. Representatives of such companies may also be admitted as business visitors in order to be briefed as to the requirements of a United Kingdom customer but if they are to provide a service involving the use of their expertise to make a detailed assessment of a potential customer's requirements this should be regarded as consultancy work for which entry under the points-based system would be required; 
• representing foreign manufacturers by coming to service or repair their company's products within their initial period of guarantee; 
• representing foreign machine manufacturers by coming to erect and install machinery too heavy to be delivered in one piece, as part of the contract of purchase and supply;
• interpreting or translating for visiting business persons, provided the interpreter/translator is employed by the overseas company and is coming solely to provide this service for the visiting company member.
• monteurs - workers, for example fitters or servicepersons coming for up to six months to erect, dismantle, install, service, repair or advise on the development of foreign-made machinery; 
• board-level Directors attending board meetings in the United Kingdom provided they are not employed by a United Kingdom company, although they may be paid a fee for attending the meeting.

There are other requirements which you would need to meet, such as you are only allowed to visit the UK on this category for 6 months. You do plan to leave the UK at the end of your visit. Importantly you would need to ensure and must provide proof that you have enough money available to support yourself in the UK. It is important to note that you are not allowed to conduct business activities in the UK by charging anyone for any services. You must also show you are based abroad, do not intend to base yourself in the UK even on a temp basis. The Home Office are very strict on their policies and you must ensure that you meet the Immigration Rules.