Independent · UK Business Exits
What happens to your business when it is time to leave?
Practical guides for UK owner-managers thinking about exit or succession. Written without an adviser mandate and without a sales pitch.
The questions most owners have been sitting with
What is my business actually worth?
Most owners estimate significantly higher than market reality. Understanding the number honestly is the first step.
Valuation guides →How much of it will I keep after tax?
BADR, inheritance tax relief, share versus asset sale — the structure of your exit determines how much lands in your account.
Tax guides →Who would actually buy it, and how?
Trade buyers, PE firms, management teams, employee ownership. Each route has different implications for price, timeline, and staff.
Exit routes →What happens to my people?
Staff protection under TUPE, the case for employee ownership, and what buyers actually do with the team post-sale.
Read the guide →How to Clean Up Your Financials Before a Business Sale
Buyers pay for confidence as much as they pay for profit. If your financials are messy. Personal expenses buried in cost lines, director loans sitting on the balance…
9 min readValuationDental Practice Valuation by UK Region: London, Wales, Leeds and Birmingham
Owners often ask how much a dental practice will sell for in London, Wales, Leeds, Birmingham, or the UK as a whole. Location matters, but not because every practice…
6 min readExit RoutesHow Is an Employee Ownership Trust Financed? A UK Owner's Guide
An Employee Ownership Trust does not arrive with its own pot of money. The trust may acquire a controlling interest in a company, but the purchase still has to be fu…
6 min readWhere are you in the process?
Just starting to think about it
You haven't told anyone yet. You're wondering what the business might be worth and what your options look like.
Actively researching your options
You know you want to exit in the next few years. You're working out which route makes sense and what the tax position looks like.
Getting close to a decision
You have a timeline in mind. You need to understand the process, who to involve, and how to prepare the business.
The weekly Succession briefing
Every week we send a short briefing covering exit planning, valuation, tax changes, and what buyers are looking for.
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