Unlocking the opportunities hidden in abbreviated accounts

7 January 2021, by Niel Dalrymple

As you know Company Law allows “Small Companies” an option of disclosing less information at Companies House. This means that there is imperfect information in the public domain for SME firms. Companies House is the only verifiable source of financial data on privately held companies. As a result most of the attention is on the...

Valuing Companies Guide

15 January 2019, by Niel Dalrymple

Valuation is a tricky business! In a world of perfect information all risks are known, alternatives can be compared with certainty and cashflows can be discounted to provide the value of a firm. AI could be used to accurately land on a valuation which accounted for all the factors. It is clear that such perfect...

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