ValuCap Valuation — three tiers from £350
Bespoke IVSC-compliant business valuations, signed by your named consultant
Three tiers covering everything from a fast indicative sense-check to a 25+ page Comprehensive report aligned with HMRC SVM practice. Every report is signed by Abi Shitta — ACCA, FMVA, MBA — so the methodology is attributable to a named individual.
Three tiers, one methodology
The same valuation discipline applies to every tier. The difference is the depth of analysis, the methods cited, and the length of the report.
Basic
Single-method indicative valuation for sense-checks and conversations
£350 flat
- Timeline
- 7 working days
- Report
- 5-page summary report
- Comparable Company Analysis (CCA) — single method
- Listed peer multiples from our UK comparables repo
- Quartile bands (25th / median / 75th)
- 1-page methodology disclosure
- Suitable for internal use and informal conversations
Standard
Multi-method valuation with a football-field reconciliation
£699 flat
- Timeline
- 10 working days
- Report
- 12-15 page report
- DCF — three scenarios (Downside / Base / Upside)
- Comparable Company Analysis (CCA)
- Football-field chart reconciling both ranges
- WACC build with CAPM cost of equity and re-levered beta
- Sensitivity grid on the two highest-impact assumptions
- Methodology disclosure aligned to IVS 105
Comprehensive
Defensible valuation for EMI, CGT, IHT, disputes and negotiations
£1,500 flat
- Timeline
- 14 working days
- Report
- 25+ page report
- DCF + CCA + Precedent Transactions (PTA)
- Sensitivity analysis on every major driver
- Scenario modelling beyond three scenarios where warranted
- Football-field with weighted concluded equity-value range
- Signed cover letter from the named consultant (Abi Shitta)
- HMRC SVM-aligned methodology disclosure
- EMI s.431 election support (AMV/UMV calculation methodology)
- Defensibility notes referencing IVS 105 and ICAEW TECH 03/19
When founders commission a valuation
EMI scheme (s.431 election)
Calculation methodology for Actual Market Value (AMV) and Unrestricted Market Value (UMV) using the HMRC SVM approach. We do not file the election — your accountant does — but the underlying valuation methodology is built to be HMRC-readable.
CGT and IHT planning
Market-value basis under TCGA 1992 / IHTA 1984. Calculation methodology only — your tax adviser handles the tax position, our report defends the number.
Divorce and shareholder disputes
Independent, signed valuation a counterparty's adviser can scrutinise. Football-field methodology makes the range — not just the point — defensible.
Fundraising negotiations
A baseline you can walk into an investor conversation with. Comprehensive tier includes the same precedent-transactions analysis the buy side will reference back.
Exit preparation
Pre-exit valuation that survives the Quality of Earnings process. Audit-ready calculation trails, clean assumption disclosure, named signatory.
Compliance — what we cover, what we don't
IVSC-compliant. Every report applies the three approaches set out in IVS 105 (market, income, asset) and discloses which methods were weighted and why. There is no chartered UK credential for company valuation — IVSC-alignment is the standard the market reads.
HMRC SVM-aligned methodology. For EMI s.431, CGT and IHT use cases, the calculation methodology is built to be HMRC-readable — Shares & Assets Valuation practice notes, ICAEW TECH 03/19, market-value basis under the relevant tax statute.
Scope caveat. Our reports cover calculation methodology and the underlying assumptions. They are not tax advice. For tax planning, filings, or correspondence with HMRC, customers should engage a qualified tax adviser or accountant alongside the valuation.
Process
7-14 working days from documents-in to signed report, depending on tier.
Brief
30-minute call to scope purpose, valuation date, and which tier fits.
Documents
Statutory accounts, management accounts, forecasts, cap table, customer concentration data.
Analysis
DCF build, peer-set selection, comparable-company multiples, precedent transactions (Comprehensive). Football-field reconciliation.
Draft
Draft report with concluded range. Walkthrough call to test assumptions and answer questions.
Signed Report
Final report signed by Abi Shitta (ACCA, FMVA, MBA), delivered as PDF + supporting Excel workbook.