Readiness score

Sale processes rarely fall over on price.

They fall over because the paperwork cannot survive a buyer's diligence team, and nobody finds that out until week six. Four of the twenty questions are below. Answer them and you will see roughly where you stand.

Sample

Sample — four of twenty questions

Example answers shown. Change any of them.

65/100

Workable

Statutory recordHow many full years of statutory accounts are filed and signed?
Management accountsHow current are the management accounts, month to month?
Customer contractsAre your ten largest customer contracts signed and to hand?
Add-backsCan every earnings add-back you intend to claim be evidenced?

The rest

The other sixteen questions.

The full assessment covers records, contracts, people and numbers. Three minutes. You get a score, the gaps behind it, and what to do about each one. You do not get a call from me unless you ask for one.

One email with your assessment and a written breakdown by section. No list, no sequence, nothing passed to anyone else.