Business Valuations – West London
Business Valuations – West London
We help business buyers and sellers value businesses.
Valuation Services for Business Buyers
Due Diligence Valuations
As Chartered Accountants can provide due diligence to value your acquisition and assess your risks.
But in practice, value depends less on its “book” value – and more on its specific value to you.
That’s precisiely where we can most help you.
Comprehensive Valuation Services
We can help you plan and negotiate your acquisition – and increase its post-acquisition value. Our acquisition services include:
- Identifying acquisition targets
- Clarifying your thinking
- Calculating the true value and benefit of the acquisition to you, considering:
- Synergies
- Risks
- Strategic benefits
- Tax optimisation
- Increase the value of the acquisition post-purchase.
Valuation Services for Business Sellers
We’ll help you:
- Realise your value and family objectives.
- Resolve tax questions efficiently to reduce your taxes.
- Provide an indicative value.
- Provide the facts to justify your valuation for your legal representative.
Deal Negotiation: Your Helping Hand
We provide technical and financial advice to guide you through the ups and downs of your negotiation. We’ll help you stay in control and focussed on your objectives.
You can count on our experience. We understand the reality of business acquisitions – because we’ve made multiple successful acquisitions.
Stuart Thomson, our MD, was previously a private equity principal, so advising on transactions is part of our DNA.
Johnsons, Chartered Accountants
- You’ll receive comprehensive, tailored valuation and negotiation advice – for your specific needs.
- We are a full-service, mid-sized firm of Chartered Accountants (70 staff). We have the resources to meet your requirements – and are small enough to care.
- We’ve currently (March 2025) the staff and expertise to rapidly complete your business valuation.
Business Valuation Team
J Stuart Thomson MA CA FCT ATT MCSI
Group Managing Director
- Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland)
- Associate Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales)
- FCT – Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers
- MCSI – Member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments
- ATT – Association of Tax Technicians
Edmund Cartwright FCCA
Managing Director / Audit Partner
- Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA).
- Authorised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) to conduct audits.
- Authorised as a Responsible Individual by the UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to conduct Public Interest Entity (PIE) audits.
Rob Wilkes FCA
Audit Director
- Rob has 34 years of audit experience.
- Worked in the UK, Ireland and Australia and at four of the top five global accounting firms.
- Advises and audits clients in the technology, professional services, leisure, hospitality, manufacturing, wholesale and NFP sectors.
- Experienced in leading the delivery of audits for listed companies, large privately owned international companies and Private Equity owned businesses.
Peter Briant CTA
Tax Manager
- Chartered Tax Advisor with 20 years experience.
- HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Inspector of Taxes.
- Has worked in tax strategy, tax investigations, large business, public sector, personal tax and corporation tax.
- Represented HMRC in discussions with foreign fiscal tax authorities.
Next Step
Contact us today for your business valuation and avoid the negotiation traps. You’ll be pleased you did.