Evidence-led business valuations for Canberra businesses.
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Small Business Valuation
$1,495 + GST
For a business with annual turnover under $2 million. Signed and delivered in 2 business days. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received. The fee is fixed in writing before we start and never tied to the outcome.
Larger business? Tell us in the form and we recommend the right package. All fees
Specialist valuations for Canberra and Australian Capital Territory businesses. CGT events, restructures, related-party transfers and small business CGT concession matters.
In short
A signed business valuation report from Oliver Group is $1,495 + GST for a business with annual turnover under $2 million, with a draft in 2 business days; $2,495 + GST for turnover between $2 million and $10 million, with a draft in 3 business days; and $3,495 + GST for turnover over $10 million, with the delivery date agreed before commencement. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received.
Oliver Group provides evidence-led business valuation services to Canberra businesses, accountants and lawyers. Our reports support CGT events, restructures, related-party transfers and small business CGT concession matters.
We value businesses, not real property. If you need land, premises or a dwelling valued, you need a certified practising valuer, which is not what we do. Where an engagement involves both, we value the business and separate the land component for a suitably qualified valuer.
State-specific considerations.
ACT engagements often involve professional services firms, government-services contractors and consulting practices. Methodology is calibrated for partner-dependent service businesses where relevant.
What actually differs in ACT.
There is no freehold land in the ACT, and that changes the asset side.
Every parcel in the Territory is held under a Crown lease, usually for 99 years, rather than freehold. It is the only jurisdiction in Australia where that is true across the board. For a valuation it means the premises a Canberra business occupies or holds is a leasehold interest with a finite term and lease conditions attached, including permitted use. A lease with 80 years to run behaves much like freehold. One with 20 years left, or one whose permitted use restricts what a buyer could do with the site, does not. We check the term and the purpose clause rather than assuming.
Security clearances hold the value and cannot be sold with the business.
This is the sharpest issue in Canberra and the one most often missed. A consultancy whose earnings depend on a cleared workforce looks highly profitable, but clearances attach to individuals, not to the entity. A buyer cannot acquire them. If the cleared staff can walk, so can the earnings, and the buyer will treat that as key person risk rather than transferable goodwill. What supports value instead is the depth of the cleared bench, tenure, and whether the client relationships sit with the firm or with the individuals holding the clearance.
Panel appointments are an asset with an expiry date.
Much of Canberra runs on Commonwealth procurement panels, and being on one is genuinely valuable. It is also finite. Panels are re-tendered, appointment is not a guarantee of work, and a business whose revenue concentrates on a single panel or agency carries the same concentration discount as a brand that depends on one supermarket. We look at when the panel is next contested, how much revenue depends on it, and how the business performed before it was appointed.
Government-adjacent earnings move with the budget cycle, not the market.
Consulting and services revenue in the Territory tends to track Commonwealth spending decisions, and it can move sharply after a machinery of government change, a procurement review or a shift in contractor policy. A strong year following a spending surge is not the same as a durable margin. We normalise across a cycle and read the contract profile rather than extrapolating the most recent period.
Industries we commonly value in Canberra.
- ·Professional services firms
- ·Government-services consultancies
- ·Medical and dental practices
- ·Hospitality
- ·IT services and MSPs
Canberra questions we get asked.
Do you need to visit our Canberra premises?
Usually not. Most ACT engagements are professional services businesses and run entirely on documents and a call. Where there is significant plant, stock or a specific site involved, we will say so at scoping and arrange an inspection or bring in a specialist for that component.
How much does a business valuation cost in Canberra?
The same as anywhere in Australia. Fees are fixed and published rather than set by location. Fees are set by the annual turnover of the business: a Small Business Valuation is $1,495 + GST for annual turnover under $2 million, a Medium Business Valuation is $2,495 + GST for turnover between $2 million and $10 million, and a Large Business Valuation is $3,495 + GST for turnover over $10 million, agreed in writing before the work begins.
How do you value a consultancy that depends on security-cleared staff?
Carefully, and usually lower than the owner expects. Clearances are personal and do not transfer with the business, so earnings that rest on a small number of cleared individuals read as key person risk rather than goodwill a buyer can acquire. What lifts the number is a deeper cleared bench, long staff tenure, contracts held at entity level, and client relationships that survive an individual leaving.
Does the ACT leasehold system affect my valuation?
It affects how the property component is treated, not the business itself. A Crown lease is a finite interest with conditions on permitted use, so remaining term and lease conditions matter to what that interest is worth. We value the business and separate any land or leasehold component for a suitably qualified property valuer rather than opining on it ourselves.
How long does a Canberra business valuation take?
Small-business reports are delivered in 2 business days and medium-business reports in 3 business days, and the delivery date for a Large Business Valuation is agreed before commencement. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received.
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Small Business Valuation
$1,495 + GST
For a business with annual turnover under $2 million. Signed and delivered in 2 business days. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received. The fee is fixed in writing before we start and never tied to the outcome.
Larger business? Tell us in the form and we recommend the right package. All fees
Fixed fee from $1,495 + GST, confirmed in writing before we start.