SME Valuation and Deal Structuring Specialist Kishen Patel Founder, Consult EFC | ICAEW Chartered Accountant Kishen is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant with over 12 years of experience across Big Four audit, investment banking, and corporate advisory. He works with healthcare and professional services business owners on dental practice valuations and EBITDA-based deal structuring, helping principals…
SME Valuation and Financial Forecasting Specialist Kishen Patel Founder, Consult EFC | ICAEW Chartered Accountant Kishen is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant with over 12 years of experience in Big Four audit, investment banking, and corporate advisory. He specialises in SME business valuations and financial forecasting for owner-managed businesses, helping founders understand what their business is…
SME Valuation and Financial Forecasting Specialist Kishen Patel Founder, Consult EFC | ICAEW Chartered Accountant Kishen works with UK business owners who need their financial forecasts to hold up under buyer and investor scrutiny. As an ICAEW Chartered Accountant with Big Four and Investment Banking experience, he builds valuations grounded in credible assumptions, so founders…
M&A Readiness and Exit Adviser Kishen Patel Founder, Consult EFC | ICAEW Chartered Accountant Kishen helps UK business owners master complex pricing mechanisms like cash-free debt-free deals. As a specialist in SME business valuation, he identifies financial gaps early so founders can accurately bridge the gap between enterprise and equity value while maintaining leverage throughout…
By Kishen Patel, BFP ACA · ICAEW Chartered Accountant · Consult EFC · April 2026 Why 80% of UK SMEs Fail to Sell: The Value Gap Explained Around 70 to 80 per cent of private company sales in the UK fail to complete. For smaller firms the odds are often worse. That sounds stark, but…
Shareholder Disputes & Buyouts Partner Buyout: How to Avoid Being Undervalued By Kishen Patel, BFP ACA · ICAEW Chartered Accountant, Consult EFC · Updated April 2026 · Valuation Insights Vault When a business partner wants to buy you out, the first number on the table can feel personal. It can also be wrong. That happens…
HMRC & EMI How Long Does EMI HMRC SAV Take? Kishen Patel, BFP ACA · ICAEW Chartered Accountant 5 April 2026 10 min read Most EMI HMRC SAV submissions come back within 2 to 6 weeks. Some return faster; others stretch to three months or more if HMRC raises questions or queues build. Knowing the…
Valuations Fair Business Valuation: What UK SME Owners Really Need to Know By Kishen Patel, BFP ACA · ICAEW Chartered Accountant · Updated March 2026 A fair business valuation is, in plain terms, the price a willing buyer and a willing seller might agree in a normal market, with neither side under pressure. For most…
Valuations Business Valuation Methods for UK SMEs: A Plain-English Guide By Kishen Patel, BFP ACA · ICAEW Chartered Accountant, Consult EFC · Updated April 2026 The three main business valuation methods for SMEs are asset-based, income-based, and market-based. Each looks at the same company from a different angle. Choosing the wrong one — or relying…
M&A · Management Buyouts How to Value a Management Buyout in the UK: A Practical 2026 Guide By Kishen Patel, BFP ACA · ICAEW Chartered Accountant, Consult EFC A management buyout is straightforward in principle: the people already running the business buy it from the current owner. In practice, the whole deal turns on…