Optival delivers independent share and business valuations for the specific UK scenarios where founders, executors and advisers most commonly need a defensible figure. Each scenario maps to one of our offers (Strategic Indicator £600, EMI Valuation £1,200, Shareholder Valuation £1,500 or Pre-Sale Valuation £3,500), with Bespoke quotes for complex situations.
Scenarios we cover
- Management buyout (MBO) valuation - independent pricing for management teams acquiring the business they run.
- Probate & IHT share valuation - open-market value at date of death for IHT400 returns.
- Section 431 election valuation - UMV reports for restricted securities and the 14-day election window.
- Growth shares valuation - defensible hurdle pricing for UK growth share schemes.
- HMRC tax valuation - VAL231 submissions and post-transaction rulings.
- Strategic business valuation - board-level value tracking and exit-readiness analysis.
- Gift & IHT valuation - lifetime gifts of private company shares.