Key Takeaways You may handle the sales calls, know every major customer, approve payments, solve staff issues and make the final decision on almost everything. The business is profitable, but much of its performance still sits with you. That can reduce business value. A buyer may see strong accounts but worry that revenue, customers and…
When you’re asking, “how much is my business worth?”, you’re usually not asking out of curiosity. You’re thinking about a sale, a funding round, a partner buy-out, tax planning, or whether the business has moved forward at all. A free calculator can give you a quick estimate, and for a rough sense check, that’s useful.…
A business is not worth “6 times profit” because someone said so over coffee. A multiple can be useful, but only when the right number is used in the right way. Too many SME owners grab the headline figure and stop there. That can push value far too high, or drag it far too low.…
If you’ve decided to sell, the number that matters isn’t the one you have in your head. It’s the one a buyer’s finance team will arrive at independently, then compare against whatever you tell them. The gap between those two numbers is where deals get renegotiated, delayed, or lost — and it’s almost always smaller…
If the people buying the business already run it, why bring in an outside valuer? Because a management buyout changes the relationship overnight. Trusted colleagues become buyer and seller, and the same company can suddenly look very different from each side of the table. That is where an independent valuation earns its place. It is…
When a shareholder dispute turns sour, one question usually lands hardest: what are the shares worth? This is where fair value and market value get mixed up. They sound close. They are not the same, and the difference can change the outcome by a painful amount. If you own or run an SME, the key…
Most UK SME owners get their first business valuation from a free online calculator. They enter their EBITDA, pick a multiple from a dropdown, and walk away believing they have a number they can use in a sale process. They cannot. A figure generated by an algorithm that has never read your management accounts, never…
A business valuation calculator is a handy place to start, but it rarely tells the whole story. For many SME owners, the first number is useful because it gives a rough sense of value before a sale, fundraise, partnership discussion, or exit plan. The problem is simple. Growing businesses are messy in ways a formula…
A management buyout can look simple on paper. The people buying the business already know the numbers, the customers, the staff, and the day-to-day pressures. That is exactly why an independent valuation matters. It gives the deal a fair price, a clear point of reference, and a proper footing for lenders, sellers, and anyone who…
If you are putting Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) options in place, the valuation is not just a box-ticking exercise. It sets the exercise price, shapes HMRC’s view of the scheme, and dictates how attractive the options actually are to your team. Get EMI Share Valuations wrong, and you invite avoidable tax headaches, painful delays, or…