About ExitRadar

What ExitRadar does

ExitRadar surfaces the businesses most likely to change hands before they ever reach a broker. Each report combines machine-learning models with Companies House filings to deliver succession analysis, revenue estimation, risk flags, and indicative valuations — the intelligence you need to build a shortlist and approach with confidence.

Data Privacy and GDPR

Data sources

All company data is sourced from the Companies House public API, which provides statutory information that companies are legally required to disclose.

Director information

In compliance with GDPR, ExitRadar does not store or display individual director names, dates of birth, or personal addresses. Director data is processed only to compute aggregate statistics:

• Average director age bracket (e.g. “60-70”) — exact ages are never stored
• Average tenure (years since appointment)
• Family business indicator (based on shared surnames, without storing names)
• Director count

Individual officer details can be viewed directly on Companies House via the links provided on each company’s detail page.

Financial data

Financial information is extracted from statutory accounts filed at Companies House. This data is part of the public record and does not constitute personal data under GDPR.

Data retention

No personal data is shared with third parties. Company data is refreshed regularly from Companies House filings. For full details, see our Privacy Policy.

Important: estimated data

Many of the financial figures displayed — including net profit, cash flow, EBITDA, and valuation estimates — are not reported directly by the companies themselves. They are derived estimates based on automated analysis of statutory financial statements (balance sheets) filed at Companies House.

These estimates rely on assumptions and heuristics, particularly for micro-entities and small companies that file abbreviated accounts without a full profit and loss statement. Key limitations:

• Net profit may be inferred from changes in retained earnings or equity, not from actual P&L data
• Cash flow is reconstructed from balance sheet movements and may not reflect actual cash transactions
• Cash balances for micro-entities may be proxied from total current assets when not separately disclosed
• Turnover is estimated from company size thresholds when not explicitly reported
• Valuations use sector-average multiples which may not reflect the specific company’s circumstances

All data and scores are intended for preliminary screening only and should not be relied upon for investment decisions. Always conduct your own independent due diligence, including reviewing original filings and obtaining professional financial advice, before pursuing any acquisition.

Pricing

Try free, buy a project pack, or run a campaign on a monthly plan. See full pricing at /pricing.

• Free trial — three reports, no card required.
• Starter Pack — £299 (£14.95 per report). 20 reports for project-based work.
• Searcher Plan — £149/month (£4.97 per report). 30 reports a month, built for sustained campaigns.
• Sector Licence — £999/year. Unlimited reports within one search-fund sector.

What’s included when you unlock

• Company names revealed
• Overall score with Exit Timing and Quality sub-score breakdown
• Investment thesis and acquisition approach guidance
• Revenue estimation (ML-powered multi-method engine with confidence bands)
• Indicative valuation range (sector-specific multiples)
• Risk analysis (39 factors across critical, warning, and positive signals)
• Up to 5-year historical financials and trend charts
• Director analysis and succession signals
• Charges register with risk assessment
• Ownership and group structure mapping
• Peer benchmarking versus sector
• Recommended next steps tailored to each company
• PDF export and interactive web report
• Unlocked permanently — revisit anytime at no extra cost

What’s free

• Unlimited search and filtering
• See result count and blurred results with scores visible
• Refine filters unlimited times
• Guided refinement suggestions
• Pipeline tracking (unlimited)

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Scoring methodology

Every company receives an Exit Score (0–100) that answers one question: how likely is this business to change hands in the near future, and how attractive is it as an acquisition?

The score combines two weighted dimensions:

Exit Timing (45%) — when will they sell?

The biggest weight goes to succession urgency. We use a machine-learning model trained on real acquisition outcomes to assess director age brackets, tenure, single-director concentration risk, management depth, family ownership patterns, resignation rates, and signs of disengagement such as declining filing activity.

Business Quality (55%) — is it worth buying?

This measures the underlying business: revenue stability, return on assets, employee trends, capital investment patterns, and cash flow quality. Financial risk factors (leverage, liquidity, debt trends) are surfaced separately as risk flags in each report.

Valuations use sector-specific EBITDA multiples across 130+ SIC categories, with net-profit fallbacks when EBITDA is unavailable. Revenue is estimated via a multi-method triangulation engine when not directly disclosed.

ExitRadar parses Companies House filings submitted in XBRL (iXBRL) format. The vast majority of UK companies in the search-fund target range file in XBRL, but a small minority — typically older micro-entities or paper filers — submit PDF-only accounts that we cannot machine-read. Where financials appear missing, check Companies House directly for the latest filings.

Scores should be used as a screening aid only and do not constitute financial advice. Always conduct thorough due diligence before any acquisition.

Companies House data used under the Open Government Licence v3.0.