
What Is My Business Worth? A UK Owner's Guide to Valuation
A practical guide for UK SME owners: the main valuation methods, the factors that move value up or down, and why owner dependence often matters most.
Expert perspectives on share valuations, market trends, and regulatory developments.

A practical guide for UK SME owners: the main valuation methods, the factors that move value up or down, and why owner dependence often matters most.

From share schemes to shareholder exits, discover the most common situations where UK SMEs require a professional business valuation.

Unrestricted Market Value (UMV) and Actual Market Value (AMV) drive the tax treatment of EMI options. Here is what each figure means, how HMRC uses them, and why getting both right matters.

Understand why an independent share valuation is essential before launching an EMI, CSOP, or unapproved share scheme - and the risks of getting it wrong.

Everything you need to know about Enterprise Management Incentive valuations, from HMRC requirements to common pitfalls.

A comprehensive guide to understanding how SME valuations work in the UK, covering the main methodologies, step-by-step process, and common mistakes to avoid.

Our quarterly analysis of valuation multiples across the UK technology sector, with insights into emerging trends.

Breaking down the latest HMRC guidance and what it means for your business's share scheme valuations.

How recent consolidation in the healthcare sector is affecting valuation approaches and multiples.

How our expert valuation helped resolve a complex minority shareholder dispute in a family-owned business.

Key considerations for valuing retail businesses in the current economic environment.

Practical guidance for UK SMEs on resolving shareholder valuation disputes - from articles and shareholder agreements to independent expert determinations.

A practical walk-through of HMRC form VAL231: what to file, how to agree UMV and AMV with Shares and Assets Valuation, the 90-day rule, and the most common reasons submissions get pushed back.

A practical guide to HMRC's Shares and Assets Valuation team: what SAV does, when VAL231 applies, how the review process works, typical timelines and how to prepare a submission that gets agreed first time.