Achieve Corporation employs a comprehensive valuation model that integrates specific valuation metrics and key performance ratios to establish the defensible worth of your business — both at the current date and in the context of future performance. The methodology is presented in plain English and supported by practitioners who are continuously active in the UK M&A market.

The team members at Achieve who conduct the analysis hold degree-level certifications from the Corporate Finance Institute as Financial Modelling and Valuation Analysts (FMVA) and Commercial Banking and Credit Analysts (CBCA). Every engagement is led by the principal — not delegated to junior staff.

We apply a range of valuation methods — selecting and combining those most relevant to the specific business and its sector. Using multiple methods ensures that no single metric drives the outcome and that the resulting range is cross-checked and internally consistent.

• EBITDA Analysis
• DCF (Discounted Cash Flow) Analysis
• Entry Cost Analysis
• Asset-Based Valuation
• Industry Rules of Thumb
• Ratios and Statistics Analysis

Each method is chosen based on its relevance to the business in question — not applied as a template regardless of context.

Our valuation report is built by practitioners who work on live M&A transactions — which means the market context, buyer behaviour, and current multiples that inform the analysis reflect what is happening in the UK mid-market now, not what historical benchmarks suggest.

Written in plain English, the report is prepared with a clear understanding of the common pitfalls in valuation and the specific nuances that influence what a buyer will actually pay. It is designed to be used in negotiations, board discussions, and lender conversations — not filed away as a theoretical exercise.

Every figure in the report is supported by the underlying model. Every assumption is visible and can be interrogated. The output is a defensible position, not an optimistic number.

Obtaining a valuation report from Achieve Corporation follows three clear steps:

The core requirement is your business's financial accounts — typically the last three to four years of trading. Beyond that, the information required varies by engagement, but generally includes:

• Statutory financial statements (profit and loss, balance sheet)
• Management accounts where available
• Details of significant assets and liabilities
• Operational metrics relevant to the sector
• Any information that highlights unique value drivers — contracts, customer concentration, recurring revenue, key personnel

If your information is incomplete, we will tell you clearly what can be modelled reliably, what cannot, and what additional data would materially change the picture. No false certainty.

Achieve Corporation delivers business valuations across a broad range of sectors and sizes, with a particular focus on UK SMEs in the £2m–£75m enterprise value range. Our active transaction work spans Energy, Telecoms, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Health and Medical, Civil Engineering, Security and Defence, and Travel and Leisure.

The same FMVA-standard methodology applies across all sectors. What changes is the selection of methods most relevant to the specific business, its financial profile, and the sector dynamics that will determine what a buyer will pay.

The standard delivery timeframe from receipt of all required documents is five working days. This timeline is designed to ensure depth and accuracy without unnecessary delay — so you receive a rigorous analysis when the decision that prompted the valuation is still live.

For straightforward engagements, delivery is sometimes faster. For complex structures — group accounts, multi-entity, significant deferred revenue — the timeline is confirmed on the introductory call before commitment.

Choosing Achieve Corporation means your valuation is built by practitioners with 30 years of UK M&A deal experience across all business sizes and sectors — and by analysts who hold FMVA and CBCA certifications through the Corporate Finance Institute.

The distinction that matters most: because we work on live transactions continuously, we know what buyers are currently paying, what multiples lenders will support, and what assumptions a buyer's due diligence team will challenge. A valuation built by someone removed from active deal work cannot capture that context.

The output is a model and memorandum built by someone whose only interest is giving you the accurate picture — not managing your expectations upward to win your instruction, and not telling you what you want to hear.

The fee adjusts based on the complexity, size, and structure of the business. A holding company with multiple subsidiaries, or an engagement that requires forward financial forecasts and ratio analysis, will be scoped and priced accordingly — confirmed upfront before any commitment is required.

No two businesses are identical. Each valuation is built specifically for the business in question — not produced from a generic template. The fee reflects that. What remains fixed is the principle: the full scope and cost are confirmed before work begins, and the fee does not change once agreed.

The value returned — a defensible valuation range, a model you can use in negotiations, and clarity on what the business is actually worth — consistently exceeds the cost of producing it. An owner who negotiates from an informed position with a credible model consistently achieves a better outcome than one who does not.