Business Valuations
Valuing shares, businesses, tangible and intangible assets
Independent business valuation services tailored to your objectives
Understanding the value of a business is essential when making informed commercial decisions. Our team combines expertise across accountancy, tax, corporate finance and forensic accounting to provide valuations that are technically robust, independent and easy to understand. We take the time to understand each client’s circumstances, the nature of the business and the wider commercial context before arriving at a conclusion.
Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
Disputes between shareholders or business partners often require an independent valuation to support negotiations, mediation or legal proceedings. We work closely with clients and legal advisers to provide objective assessments that help clarify the financial position and support informed decision-making.
Our reports are prepared with clarity and attention to detail, ensuring that methodologies and assumptions are fully explained. We understand the sensitive nature of disputes and focus on delivering commercially realistic valuations that can withstand scrutiny.
Business Sales and Acquisitions
Whether buying or selling a business, understanding value is critical to achieving a successful outcome. We provide valuations that help business owners, investors and advisers assess opportunities, negotiate effectively and make confident commercial decisions.
Our approach considers not only historic financial performance, but also future growth potential, market conditions and the operational strengths of the business. We tailor our advice to the objectives of the transaction and the commercial realities of the market.
Succession Planning
Business valuations play an important role in long-term succession and strategic planning. We assist business owners and families in understanding the value of their interests when preparing for retirement, restructuring ownership or planning future transitions.
We work alongside tax advisers and legal professionals to ensure valuations align with broader succession objectives and support efficient long-term planning for both businesses and shareholders.
Matrimonial Proceedings
Business interests are often a significant aspect of matrimonial and family proceedings. We provide independent valuations of private companies, partnerships and shareholder interests to support solicitors and private clients during negotiations and formal proceedings.
Our work may include reviewing financial disclosures, analysing company performance and assessing the value of business assets. We provide clear, impartial reporting designed to assist all parties in understanding the financial position and reaching fair outcomes.
Tax-related Matters
Accurate business valuations are often required for tax and compliance with HMRC, including inheritance tax planning, capital gains tax matters and company reorganisations. We provide robust and well-supported valuations tailored to the relevant circumstances and requirements.
Our team combines technical expertise with commercial understanding to ensure valuations are both practical and defensible. We regularly work with accountants, tax advisers and legal professionals to support wider planning and compliance objectives.
Employee Share Schemes and Employee Incentives
Whether you are implementing an Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) scheme, issuing growth shares or awarding shares to key employees, obtaining an appropriate valuation is an important part of the process. We prepare valuations to support share-based incentive arrangements and, where required, assist with agreeing valuations with HMRC in advance.
Our team works with business owners, tax advisers and legal professionals to ensure valuations are commercially realistic, well supported and aligned with the objectives of the incentive arrangement. We provide clear advice throughout the process, helping clients structure employee incentives with confidence.
Our approach to valuation
No two businesses are identical, and our approach is tailored to the individual characteristics of each business and the purpose of the valuation itself.
We consider a range of factors, including financial performance, the company’s stage, sector, market conditions, industry trends, growth prospects and the overall risk profile of the business. Where appropriate, we also assess asset values and the strength of management and capital structures.
Importantly, we present our findings clearly and explain the methodologies and assumptions used throughout the process. This ensures clients, legal advisers and other stakeholders can fully understand how the valuation has been reached.
Experience across multiple sectors
We have experience advising businesses and shareholders across a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, property, logistics, professional services, retail, healthcare and technology. This commercial understanding enables us to identify the factors that drive value in different sectors and apply appropriate valuation methodologies accordingly.
Why choose Friend Partnership?
Clients value our combination of technical expertise, commercial awareness and practical advice. We recognise that business valuations are often linked to important financial, legal or personal decisions, and we focus on delivering work that is clear, objective and commercially relevant.
Our team provides independent analysis, commercially focused reporting and responsive support tailored to the circumstances of each engagement. We work collaboratively with solicitors, tax specialists, financial advisers and corporate finance professionals to ensure our advice supports the wider objectives of every matter.
Speak to our valuation specialists
If you require an independent business valuation or would like to discuss a matter in confidence, contact Friend Partnership to speak with one of our specialists. You get in touch with Friend Partnership on 0121 633 2000, email enquiries@friendpartnership.com, or complete the enquiry form below.
