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Selling your business
Our Process

Steps 1 – 3

    1. Determine timing and objectives: Define the clear objectives of the sale and what the appropriate time to achieve them is.

 

    1. Valuation: Conduct a thorough evaluation of the business to determine its fair market value.

 

  1. Prepare the business for sale: Ensure financial records are correct and up to date, all contracts are in order, legal and regulatory compliance is in place. We make sure the business is presented in the best light.

Steps 4 – 6

    1. Marketing: We build and implement a marketing strategy, identify potential buyers, field enquiries and vet interested parties.

 

    1. Due Diligence Once a potential buyer is found, we will enable them to conduct due diligence on the business and arrange meetings with you, the seller.

 

  1. Deal Structuring & Sale: Drafting and completion of sale and purchase agreements ensuring the terms of the sale protect interests of all parties. Complete financial transaction and close the sale.
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Expert Knowledge

Frequently Asked Questions

No it will not. Being the director of a limited company limits the liability to the company. That is providing you have acted as any reasonable person would whilst running the business and not signed up to any personal guarantees or have an overdrawn directors loan account.
Fees vary depending on the level of work that needs to be undertaken and the level of specialism that needs to be given.
Please contact us at your earliest convenience. We can provide guidance on the Company’s ability to repay these amounts over time and assist in negotiating a suitable time-to-pay arrangement with HMRC on your behalf. Acting promptly increases the likelihood of HMRC providing assistance.
Yes, you can. However, should your conduct as a director be called into question for the company you were a director of, you could be banned at a later stage.
Yes – HMRC can absolutely chase a dissolved company. They have six years from the date of dissolution and twenty years if they believe and fraud or negligence has taken place.
Disqualification under the Company Directors Disqualification Act bars former directors from holding director positions in UK-linked limited liability or overseas companies. They are also prohibited from involvement in setting up or managing such entities.