Financials
Numbers that reconcile
Monthly reporting, recurring revenue clearly separated and adjustments explained, prepared with your accountant.
- Monthly management accounts
- Recurring revenue split out
- Adjustments documented
Exit readiness
Sell when you choose, ready when they ask.
Six to twelve months of preparation, one stronger process.
The best exits are prepared well before the first buyer call. We help founders get the numbers, story, technology and documents in shape, so the sale runs on your timetable.
- A paced programme
- 6-12 mo
- A paced programme
- Data room before buyers
- Ready
- Data room before buyers
- Your timetable, not theirs
- Leverage
- Your timetable, not theirs
Readiness programme
Month 4
- Financials cleaned upDone
- Revenue quality evidencedDone
- Growth story writtenLive
- Technology documentedNext
- Data room assembledNext
- Buyer list agreedNext
Every gap closed before a buyer finds it.
Why it matters
Buyers price what they can verify. Preparation turns strengths into evidence.
A buyer’s diligence team will test revenue, customers, code and contracts. When the answers are ready, clear and consistent, the process moves faster and the founder keeps control of the conversation. Preparation is how good businesses get valued as good businesses.
- Questions answered before they are asked.
- A growth story backed by your own numbers.
- Fewer surprises late in the process.
- More choice over timing and buyers.
The programme
Six to twelve months, four stages.
The pace depends on where you start. Some businesses are ready in six months; others benefit from a full year of improvement.
Talk about your timing- 01
Review
Month 1
We look at the business the way a buyer would and agree a short list of what to strengthen first.
OutputReadiness review
- 02
Strengthen
Months 2 to 6
Work through the list with your team and advisers: reporting, revenue evidence, contracts, technology documentation.
OutputGaps closed
- 03
Package
Months 5 to 9
Write the growth story, build the information pack and assemble a data room with clear, controlled access.
OutputBuyer-ready materials
- 04
Go to market
When you choose
Agree the buyer list together and run a confidential, competitive process when the timing suits you.
OutputCompetitive process
What we prepare
The five things buyers look at first.
Each one is a chance to show strength. Prepared early, they set the tone of the whole process.
Revenue quality
Evidence of durable revenue
Retention, expansion and customer mix shown clearly, so buyers see the strength of the base.
- Retention by cohort
- Customer concentration view
- Contract terms summarised
Growth story
A clear reason to buy
Where the business is going, why, and what a new owner could add. Grounded in your own data.
- Market position
- Growth plan
- Value to a buyer
Technology
Code a buyer can trust
Architecture, security practices and open-source use documented before technical diligence begins.
- Architecture overview
- Security practices
- Open-source licence list
Data room
Organised before it is opened
Documents indexed, access controlled and released in stages as buyers progress.
- Indexed structure
- Staged access
- Every view logged
The difference
Prepared seller or reactive seller.
The same business can have a very different process.
Reactive
Prepared
Timing
ReactiveSet by an inbound offer
PreparedSet by the founder
Diligence
ReactiveAnswers built under pressure
PreparedAnswers ready on request
Buyers
ReactiveOne party at a time
PreparedA considered, competitive list
Story
ReactiveTold by the buyer
PreparedTold by you, with evidence
Quick check
Where are you today?
A few questions that show how close the business is to buyer-ready.
| Question | Why buyers ask |
|---|---|
| Can you produce monthly accounts within two weeks of month end? | It shows the business is well run and reporting is reliable. |
| Is recurring revenue reported separately from one-off income? | Recurring revenue is usually valued differently. |
| Could someone outside the team explain how the product is built? | Technical diligence goes faster with clear documentation. |
| Are key customer contracts signed, current and easy to find? | Contract terms affect how revenue is assessed. |
Acquiry does not give legal, tax or accounting advice. Your accountants, lawyers and tax advisers handle those parts. We coordinate the programme with them.
Confidential by default
Prepared quietly, on your timetable.
Readiness work happens privately with you and your advisers. Nothing goes to a buyer until you decide the time is right.
Every Acquiry mandate runs under strict NDA.
Questions
What founders and boards ask us.
What is exit readiness?
It is the preparation a business does before a sale: clean financials, evidence of revenue quality, a clear growth story, documented technology and an organised data room.
How long does exit readiness take?
Usually six to twelve months, depending on where the business starts. Some areas, such as monthly reporting history, take time to build.
Do I have to sell at the end of the programme?
No. The work makes the business stronger either way, and you decide whether and when to go to market.
What do buyers look at first?
Financials, revenue quality, the growth story, the technology and key contracts. Preparing these early shapes the whole process.
Is there an upfront fee?
No. We talk through your situation first, under NDA, before anything is agreed.
Start an exit review
Tell us where you are.
Share a few details and we will reply directly, usually the same working day. Everything stays confidential.
- Strict NDA before we see any document.
- Your timetable, not a buyer’s.
- No upfront fee.