Exit IndexNews and analysis for UK private business owners planning their exit.https://exitindex.co.uk/en-gbOne big customer: asset or liability when you sell?https://exitindex.co.uk/news/customer-concentration/https://exitindex.co.uk/news/customer-concentration/A loyal major client feels like security. To a buyer it can look like the single biggest risk in the business.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThree years of clean accounts: where due diligence startshttps://exitindex.co.uk/news/clean-accounts/https://exitindex.co.uk/news/clean-accounts/Buyers and their advisers will go through your numbers line by line. Here is what they look for.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTFive years out: why the best exits start earlyhttps://exitindex.co.uk/news/five-years-out/https://exitindex.co.uk/news/five-years-out/Buyers pay for businesses that run without their owners. That takes years to build, not months.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhen should you talk to an adviser about selling?https://exitindex.co.uk/news/advisers-early/https://exitindex.co.uk/news/advisers-early/Earlier than most owners think. A first conversation commits you to nothing.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTOwner dependency: the discount nobody mentionshttps://exitindex.co.uk/news/owner-dependency/https://exitindex.co.uk/news/owner-dependency/If the business cannot run for a month without you, a buyer will price that risk in.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTEarn-outs explained: getting paid for future performancehttps://exitindex.co.uk/news/earn-outs-explained/https://exitindex.co.uk/news/earn-outs-explained/Part of the price depends on how the business does after you sell. Here is how that usually works.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrade sale, management buyout or family succession?https://exitindex.co.uk/news/succession-options/https://exitindex.co.uk/news/succession-options/A plain-English guide to the main routes out of a private business, and what each asks of you.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTBuilding a management team a buyer will backhttps://exitindex.co.uk/news/management-team/https://exitindex.co.uk/news/management-team/Buyers want to know who runs the business after you leave. The answer takes years to build.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy tax advice belongs at the start of your exit planhttps://exitindex.co.uk/news/tax-advice-timing/https://exitindex.co.uk/news/tax-advice-timing/How a sale is structured can change what you keep. Those decisions are easier years ahead.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTEmployee ownership trusts: a plain-English guidehttps://exitindex.co.uk/news/employee-ownership-basics/https://exitindex.co.uk/news/employee-ownership-basics/Selling to your staff through a trust keeps the business independent. Here is how it usually works.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTSelling a care business: what buyers check firsthttps://exitindex.co.uk/news/selling-care-business/https://exitindex.co.uk/news/selling-care-business/Regulation, staffing and occupancy shape the price of a care business more than almost anything else.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHanding a trades business to your teamhttps://exitindex.co.uk/news/trades-handover/https://exitindex.co.uk/news/trades-handover/A management buyout can keep a trades firm's name and people together. It needs planning years ahead.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT