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Buy-side due diligence on a UK domiciliary care business

Financial Due Diligence

The Challenge

A private buyer was acquiring their first business, a home care provider running under a franchise. Care businesses depend on staff costs and on reliable contract income. The buyer needed an independent view of both before committing their own capital.

What We Did

01Built a quality of earnings analysis covering three full years and the current year to date.
02Tested revenue by source to confirm how stable the income was.
03Analysed payroll, the biggest cost in a care business.
04Set out the working capital the business needs and every debt-like item.
05Delivered a clear workbook and a short findings summary the buyer could act on.

Value Delivered

A first-time buyer got the same depth of diligence that private equity funds use.
Findings focused on what affects price and deal terms, not on paperwork.
The buyer went into negotiation knowing the real earnings and cash needs of the business.

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