York Street, Sydney · Sales · Buyouts · Disputes · Tax · Estates
Business valuations in Sydney: a signed report for one fixed fee.
An independent, written opinion of what a Sydney or New South Wales business is worth. Owners, accountants and lawyers ask us for one when a business changes hands, an owner leaves, shareholders fall out, a structure changes, a tax date needs a market value or an estate is being settled. The fee depends on turnover alone and you have it in writing before we start.
From $1,495 + GST
- A signed report
- Checked by a second valuer
- Fee in writing first
Have a question first? Put it in the form and a valuer will answer it.
Our valuers have prepared business valuations since 2014. Business Valuations Sydney is part of Valuo.
Our office is at 32 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000, and we value businesses right across the city. See the Sydney areas we cover.
- $1,495 + GSTThe fixed fee where turnover is below $2 million, put in writing before we begin
- 2 business daysFrom payment and complete information to a signed small-business report
- 32 York StOur Sydney office, in the CBD. Most of the work is done from your documents and a call
- 10 yearsHow long the working file behind each report is kept
Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received.
Start here
Why do you need a value?
Choose the nearest reason. It goes straight into the quote form, and a valuer replies with the scope and your fee.
Or read about each one: Selling a businessBuying a businessPartner and shareholder buyoutsShareholder disputesShares and unitsRestructures and related-party transfersTax and CGTNSW dutyEstates and probateFamily law
Why this firm
Five things you can hold us to.
- Valuations and nothing elseWe do not sell businesses, lodge tax returns or audit accounts, so no other line of work can pull on the answer.
- The workings are in the reportMethod, evidence, assumptions and limits are written out, so your accountant, your lawyer or the other side can follow every step.
- An office on York StreetIn the Sydney CBD, for businesses from the Northern Beaches to Parramatta and down to the Shire.
- Two valuers on every reportOne prepares and signs it. A second, suitably qualified business valuer reviews it before it leaves us.
- A fee that cannot lean on the resultTurnover sets it, and it is fixed in writing before anyone knows what the value will be.
Fees
The whole price list is four lines long.
Find your turnover and you have your fee. It is confirmed in writing before you commit, and the value we arrive at cannot move it.
- No hourly billing
- Scope and fee agreed in writing
- Signed by the valuer responsible
- Under $2 millionSmall Business Valuation$1,495 + GST2 business days
- $2 million to $3 millionMedium Business Valuation$2,495 + GST3 business days
- $3 million to $10 millionLarge Business Valuation$3,495 + GST3 business days
- Over $10 millionBusiness Valuation over $10 millionWritten quoteDelivery date agreed before commencement
In every report, at every fee
- One concluded value, with the range the evidence supports around it
- Which valuation method was used and why, with the evidence behind it
- All assumptions and limitations, listed where you can see them
- A signature from the valuer responsible and a statement of independence
- A working file that we keep for ten years
Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received.
How it works
Three steps from your first message to a signed report.
Ask for your fee
Give us the turnover and the reason for the valuation. There is no charge for asking and no obligation to go on.
Send us the records
After a short call we list what the valuer needs, and you upload it through our secure client portal.
Receive the signed report
Work begins when payment and all of the information have arrived, and the signed report follows.
A small business report in 2 business daysThat applies where turnover is below $2 million. From $2 million up to $10 million, allow 3 business days. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received.
What you receive
A report someone else can check.
A valuation is usually read by a second person: a buyer, a co-owner, an accountant, a lawyer or a revenue office. So the report does not stop at a number. It shows the path to it.
- Written for the purpose you asked for, and for no other
- Each figure traced to a document or to a stated assumption
- Market evidence used where it exists, and its limits said where it does not
Inside a valuation report
- 01Why the valuation was asked for, and the valuation date
- 02Exactly what is valued: the business, the shares or the units
- 03The business, its owners and its market
- 04The financial results, and the adjustments made to them
- 05The method chosen and the evidence behind it
- 06The value and the range around it
- 07Assumptions, limits and what could not be verified
- 08The declaration and signature of the valuer
How a value is reached
The evidence comes first. The number comes last.
We read the accounts, work out what makes this business different from others like it, and look at what the market shows. Only then do we settle on a value.
- What it earnsThe profit the business can keep making once one-off items and the owner’s own arrangements are adjusted out.
- What buyers payPrices and multiples from sales of comparable businesses, wherever reliable evidence can be found.
- A method that fitsPicked for this business and this purpose, with the reasons for the choice set down.
- No side takenThe conclusion goes where the evidence goes, whoever is paying for the report.
- Open to testingEvery step is on the page, so a reader can accept the value or challenge it.
Industries
What drives value depends on the trade.
A cafe, a law firm and a freight business are valued on different things. These pages say what we look at in each. Every industry
Sydney areas
One office in the CBD, working across the city.
Each part of Sydney has its own mix of businesses, rents and buyers. Choose yours to read what tends to matter there.
- Sydney CBDSydney CBD, Barangaroo, Haymarket, Pyrmont, Surry Hills
- North Sydney and the North ShoreNorth Sydney, St Leonards, Chatswood, Macquarie Park, Hornsby
- Parramatta and Western SydneyParramatta, Blacktown, Penrith, Liverpool, Wetherill Park
- Eastern SuburbsBondi Junction, Double Bay, Randwick, Maroubra, Paddington
- Inner West and South SydneyMarrickville, Leichhardt, Alexandria, Mascot, Botany
- Northern BeachesManly, Brookvale, Dee Why, Frenchs Forest, Mona Vale
Valuations by purpose: Selling a businessBuying a businessPartner and shareholder buyoutsShareholder disputesShares and unitsRestructures and related-party transfersTax and CGTNSW dutyEstates and probateFamily law
York Street.
Independent.
Signed.
For the moments when the figure has to be believed by someone else.
Get my fixed feeHow much does a business valuation cost in Sydney?
The fee depends on one thing, the annual turnover of the business: under $2 million, $1,495 + GST; $2 million to $3 million, $2,495 + GST; $3 million to $10 million, $3,495 + GST. Above $10 million we give you a written quote first. There is no hourly rate. Two extras can apply and both are agreed at the start: $495 for each past valuation date and $795 for each further entity.
How long does it take?
A small business report (turnover below $2 million) is signed in 2 business days. From $2 million to $10 million it is 3 business days. Above $10 million we agree the delivery date with you before starting. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received. On the first call we tell you exactly what that information is.
Who prepares and signs the report?
The valuer responsible for your job prepares and signs it, and a second, suitably qualified business valuer reviews it before it is issued. Your engagement letter names the signing valuer before any work starts, and the report carries the same name. Our valuers have prepared business valuations since 2014.
Can you work towards a figure I already have in mind?
No. We work out the range the evidence supports and conclude within it. If the evidence supports your figure, the report will say so. If it does not, the report will say that instead. Your fee is the same either way, because it was fixed before anyone knew the answer.
What does the fixed fee assume?
One trading entity, financial statements prepared by an accountant for at least the last three years, a clear purpose and no dispute already running about the value. If the job turns out to be different, for example a second entity comes to light, we stop, send you a revised fixed fee in writing, and you decide whether to go on.
Can my accountant or lawyer deal with you directly?
Yes. Many valuations are asked for by an accountant or lawyer on behalf of a client. They can brief us, receive the report and put questions to the valuer. We give no tax, duty or legal advice ourselves, so their advice and our valuation sit side by side.
Do you only value businesses in Sydney?
No. Our office is in the Sydney CBD and we value businesses anywhere in New South Wales, from Newcastle and the Central Coast to Wollongong and the regions. The work is done from financial records and a conversation with the people who run the business, so the fee and the timing are the same wherever it trades.
Do you prepare valuations for family law?
Valuations for separation and family law proceedings are prepared by our dedicated family law practice, Family Law Valuations, at familylawvaluation.com.au.
When you are ready
Find out what the business is worth.
A signed valuation of a Sydney business, from $1,495 + GST. Tell us the turnover and the reason, and we will reply with the fee in writing.