About Us
Uscita translates to ‘The Best Way Out’. And that’s exactly what we’re here to provide you with. We work to craft a personalised exit strategy that aligns with your future goals in order to deliver the exit you need.
Our Mission
Our mission is to help owners achieve the business exit they need. Every business is different. Every business owner is unique. We’re interested in getting to know the person behind the business so we can support you to achieve your exit goals.
Our Mission
Our mission is to help owners achieve the business exit they need. Every business is different. Every business owner is unique. We’re interested in getting to know the person behind the business so we can support you to achieve your exit goals.
Meet Our Team
Alex Dodgshon
I have the privilege of working with people whilst they transition their business.
Paul Dodgshon
I bring all my commercial banking and private sector experience to our exit strategy work.
We’re the friendly faces behind Uscita.
We’re Paul and Alex Dodgshon, trusted consultants recommended by many professionals across Cheshire and Manchester. We’ve both had successful careers in financial services before setting up Uscita together in 2005. If you’re looking to build business value, seeking honest and realistic valuation advice, or guidance on making your business more attractive to buyers, we’d love to hear from you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Most often you will need a business valuation in the lead up to selling, but there are other circumstances when a value is necessary. These are;
- Where one shareholder wants to sell their shares to other existing shareholders, often driven by ill-health or retirement.
- When a valuation is needed to confirm levels of Keyman cover or other insurances
- As a benchmark exercise before and after changes in a company to monitor success. These might be structural changes, rapid expansion or other reasons.
- If you want to gift shares to key employees and team members.
- When going through a MBO or MBI. (Management Buy Out or Management Buy In)
- When transferring from a privately held company to an Employee Ownership Trust.
- Then there are also other reasons like divorce, probate and incapacity to work.
Whilst there will always be an average, it is not something we use. By it’s very definition, an average includes the very best of business to the very worst of business and from the micro businesses to multinational Plc’s. Ultimately, buyers will determine the multiple they are willing to pay for your business. Our role is to help you identify those factors in your business which will increase your multiple, and therefore gain a higher value and sale price.
