Growth Share Hurdle Calculator
Estimate the hurdle value, indicative day-one AMV and illustrative exit payout for a UK growth share issuance. Use it as a starting point - an HMRC-defensible report requires an independent valuation.
Inputs
Use a negative number for net cash.
Uplift above the current ordinary value. UK practice: 0-15%.
Results
- Equity value
- £4,750,000
- Ordinary value per share
- £4.7500
- Hurdle per growth share
- £5.2250
- Aggregate hurdle (existing shares)
- £5,225,000
- Indicative day-one AMV per growth share
- £0.1900
- Indicative AMV for the issuance
- £19,000
Indicative only. The day-one AMV is a rule-of-thumb proxy (4% of ordinary value). A defensible AMV/UMV for HMRC requires an option-pricing valuation calibrated to the company's specific cap table, volatility and expected exit horizon.
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