About us
The people behind your valuation.
We combine modern research tools with real-world M&A experience. Every valuation is personally led by a director who has valued and sold businesses just like yours, so you get the accuracy of current analytics with the judgement that only comes from hands-on deal experience.
1000+
Valuations delivered
17
Years in brokerage and valuation
23
Sector pages
100%
Independent & unbiased
Our founder
James Nelson
Founder & M&A Valuation Director
James has spent 17 years in UK business brokerage and valuation. He was Head of Corporate Sales at a leading national business broker, and before that held a senior role at Christie & Co, specialising in pubs and restaurants. He has completed more than 1,000 SME valuations.
He founded The Business Valuers to give owners an independent figure that is not shaped by a sale mandate. James previously also ran It's Just Business, an M&A brokerage. That side is being wound down so that The Business Valuers is valuation-only.
Author: books by James Nelson on business valuation in divorce, shareholder exits and sales.
Contact James directly →Or call our 24/7 AI assistant on 0117 463 5211
Our team
The specialists who make it all happen.
Laura Carter
Office Manager
Laura keeps the operation running smoothly, managing client scheduling and document workflows, and making sure every engagement is delivered on time.
Fully confidential. Always.
Your business information is treated with the highest level of confidentiality. We never share your data or your report with any third party without your explicit consent. NDAs are signed as standard.
Our standards and who we are right for
How every report is prepared
Every report triangulates a normalised-EBITDA earnings multiple (our primary method), a net asset valuation and a discounted cash flow cross-check, benchmarked against comparable transactions. We do not sell businesses and we do not prepare accounts. The fee is paid before work starts, and all the information and correspondence we rely on is listed in an appendix to the report.
Professional indemnity
The Business Valuers carries £1m of professional indemnity cover.
Divorce reports
Our divorce reports are written to the expert-report requirements of FPR Part 25 and Practice Direction 25B. One round of written questions from either solicitor is included in the fee. We do not currently attend court to give oral evidence.
Property
We are not RICS-regulated. Where a business owns its freehold, we use an agreed property value, or value the business debt free, cash free and excluding the freehold.
Tax
We are not tax advisers. Our reports do not give tax advice on extraction, capital gains tax or mitigation. That is for your accountant or tax adviser.
When you may need someone else
If your case is heading to a contested final hearing where the court directs a single joint expert who may be cross-examined, or the work needs a regulated property valuation, we are not the right fit. We will tell you this at the quote stage.
Ready to find out what your business is worth?
Send us an enquiry today. No obligation, fully confidential. Typical response within the hour.
Independent.We don't sell businesses. No success fee.
- 1,000+ UK business valuations
- 17 years of brokering & valuing experience
- Fixed fee from £495 — no hourly billing
- Report delivered in 3 working days