Independent Defensible Business Valuations
Backed by data, human-led and supporting real world decisions.
Valuation InsightsSectors We Serve
Clarity Where it Matters Most
As trusted advisors to your clients, you need valuation insight that enhances your credibility and strengthen your client relationships.
Commercial Certainty
Clear pricing and reliable valuations you can confidently share with clients.
Professional Efficiency
Expert guidance with streamlined processes that save time and build confidence.
Independent and Defensible
Independent valuations you can rely on, backed by data and professional standards.
Typical Use Cases
We work with law, accounting, tax planning, investment banking, lending, and advisory firms, supporting you with the following:
- Assessing an Acquisition
- Divorce and Shareholder Disputes
- Employee Share Schemes
- Growing a Business
- QOE Reports
- Preparing an Exit
- Planning for Sale
- Raising Funding
- Tax Planning
Who We Serve
Trusted by professionals across industries where business value matters.
M&A & Corporate Finance Advisors
Valuation uncertainty can stall deals. bizval delivers independent, data-backed valuations aligned to market reality, strengthening your negotiating position and supporting smoother transactions.
Legal & Tax Professionals
Valuation complexity increases advisory and compliance risk. bizval delivers independent, data-backed valuations that support your advice and help ensure financial positions are credible and defensible.
Business Owners & Boards
Unclear company value complicates strategic decisions and exits. bizval provides independent, data-backed valuations, helping you align stakeholders and plan confidently for growth, succession, or transaction.
How We Value Businesses
We use industry leading methods including DCF, market multiples, and net asset value. All outputs align with tax and regulatory standards, including IRS, HMRC, SARS, IFRS and GAAP.
A valuation is a professional opinion and not legal or tax advice.
What Success Looks Like
Real examples of how bizval helps advisors deliver clarity, reduce friction, and support better decisions.
IFA Strategic Planning Valuation
At a Glance Background and Instruction The Company is a long-established, FCA-authorised independent financial planning practice operating two distinct revenue lines: a corporate employee benefits consultancy advising employer clients on group pension, protection and medical insurance arrangements, and a smaller private client wealth management practice. All client relationships, assets under management and revenue for both…
Multi-entity valuation for rights issue
At a glance Background and instruction The group operating structure comprises two entities: an Operating Company holding the existingclient relationships and generating the bulk of current trading revenue, and a second OperatingCompany, based in a separate jurisdiction, established as the vehicle for international expansion,itself holding a wholly owned subsidiary in a further jurisdiction and a…
Cross-Border Probate Valuation Global capability. UK IHT standard. One week turnaround.
At a Glance Background and Instruction A UK-based chartered accountancy practice was acting as adviser to the executors of a deceased estate. The deceased, a dual national with assets in multiple jurisdictions, had held a 22% ordinary shareholding in an offshore investment holding company incorporated in a Crown Dependency jurisdiction. The company was in the…
Goodwill Allocation in Insurance Roll-Up
In October 2025, our valuation team was engaged by instructing attorneys on behalf of shareholders of a privately held insurance company being integrated into a larger insurance group through a roll-up transaction.
Early-Stage Biotechnology Innovation
In late 2025, our valuation team was engaged by an innovative early-stage biotechnology company developing novel products with applications in the agricultural and construction industries.
Earnout Valuation for CGT Purposes
In mid-2025, bizval was engaged by tax advisers to shareholders of a UK publishing business undergoing a partial disposal, with a large part of the consideration structured as an earnout tied to future performance.
Global Tax Planning
In 2025, bizval was engaged to provide a comprehensive group valuation for a family-owned diversified industrial group with a UK-based holding company and operations spanning the US, South America, Europe, and China.
Advisory Valuation for Strategic Planning Brightwave Marketing
In 2025, bizval was engaged by the founder of Brightwave Marketing, a London-based integrated marketing agency generating approximately £10 million in annual revenue and £1.5 million profit before tax.
Transition from actuary to pharmacy owner
This case study details the transformative journey of an actuary transitioning from a corporate role to entrepreneurial ownership by acquiring a community-focused pharmacy.
Silvery jewellery
Silvery is a wonderful example of how South African craftsmanship can be taken to the world. Based in Durban, Silvery specialises in hand-crafted jewellery with a personalised focus.
Choose the Right Level of Support
Select the valuation product that best fits your needs, complexity, and timeline.
Advisory Valuation
Created for clarity and professional efficiency. Quickly value a business and run a structured sensitivity analysis with expert guidance. Ideal for simple cases or early-stage planning.
Defensible Valuation
Designed to hold up under pressure Our valuations are grounded in real data and designed to support tax advice, compliance planning, and deal execution with confidence.
bizval Partner
For professional advisors who want to handle valuations in-house. Equip your team with expert tools to deliver credible valuations, reduce risk, and unlock more strategic client conversations.
Here’s Something on Us
bizval express
Our complimentary indicative valuation tool makes it easy to get a quick estimated value range.
Common Questions
How is bizval different from an AI-generated valuation?
AI tools provide fast, automated estimates based on standardised inputs and market data.
bizval adds experienced professional judgement.
Even where defensibility is not required, our role is to:
- Interpret the numbers in context
- Adjust assumptions for sector realities
- Identify outliers or anomalies
- Run structured sensitivity analysis
- Translate outputs into commercial insight
AI can calculate.
We apply judgement, context, and experience.
That difference matters — even in early-stage planning.
When is it appropriate to use an AI or automated valuation?
Automated tools are appropriate for:
- Early-stage planning
- Internal strategy discussions
- Educational or exploratory use
However, even in these cases, interpretation matters.
A model can generate a range.
An experienced valuation professional can explain:
- Why the range moves
- Which assumptions drive value
- What investors or regulators may question
- How to improve value drivers
If the valuation may be challenged, negotiated, audited, or relied upon externally — professional oversight becomes essential.
Will your valuation stand up to regulatory or legal scrutiny?
Yes.
Our valuations are:
- Independently prepared
- Based on recognised methodologies (DCF, market multiples, asset approaches)
- Supported by documented assumptions and sensitivity analysis
- Aligned with relevant tax and financial reporting standards
A valuation is a professional opinion of value at a specific point in time, based on the information available and the assumptions applied. It is not legal or tax advice.
Our focus is not just calculation — but defensibility, transparency, and clarity so you can rely on the output with confidence.
Do I need valuation expertise to work with bizval?
No.
We work alongside legal professionals, tax advisors, corporate finance teams, lenders, and business owners.
We guide you through:
- Key inputs
- Assumption setting
- Sensitivity analysis
- Commercial interpretation
You receive a structured output you can confidently rely on — and clearly explain to stakeholders.
Why use an independent valuation instead of relying on internal estimates?
Internal models can provide useful guidance.
However, independence becomes critical when:
- A transaction is taking place
- There is a dispute
- A regulator is involved
- Minority shareholders are affected
- Third parties rely on the outcome
An independent valuation reduces perceived bias and strengthens credibility.
How does a defensible valuation strengthen my negotiating position?
Valuation uncertainty weakens leverage.
A structured, independent valuation:
- Anchors negotiations in market reality
- Clarifies downside risk
- Reduces emotional pricing
- Strengthens credibility with investors or counterparties
In transactions, clarity reduces friction.
In disputes, it reduces escalation.
In tax matters, it reduces exposure.