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 →Selling a Business in the North West: What Owners in Manchester, Liverpool, and Lancashire Need to Know
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10 min readregionalSelling a Business in Yorkshire: What Owner-Managers Need to Know
Yorkshire produces serious businesses — manufacturing, food production, engineering, professional services, logistics — run by owners who've built them over decades…
10 min readValuationSelling a Care Home in the UK: Valuations, Regulation, and the Buyer Landscape
Selling a care home is not like selling most businesses. Buyers price these assets using a combination of per-registered-bed values and EBITDA multiples, and the spr…
11 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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