Wollongong Business Valuers | IBV™

The NSW Illawarra Shoalhaven Regional Plan describes an economy involving manufacturing, knowledge services, health, research and the visitor economy, with important roles for Wollongong and Port Kembla. This setting can shape a business's customers, workforce and operating requirements. It does not establish a standard Wollongong valuation multiple.

An industrial maintenance supplier, a university-linked technical business and a coastal hospitality venue generate earnings in different ways. We investigate the sources of revenue and the costs needed to sustain them. A business may supply a major industrial customer while another serves residents or clients outside the region; the evidence must reflect that distinction.

Regional renewal and proposed investment can create opportunities. Unless those opportunities have become demonstrable business activity, they should not be treated as transferable goodwill or secured future profit.

Industrial and logistics businesses may depend on specialised equipment, access arrangements or a particular site. Prepare an asset register, finance details and maintenance records. Establish whether current earnings require replacement expenditure and whether operations could continue if an important facility became unavailable.

Port proximity or a strategic address is not an automatic valuation premium. Document the actual access, customer arrangements and cost advantages, if any. If the property is held separately, use a clearly stated occupancy assumption and identify any separate specialist property work required. Do not combine land value, plant value and goodwill without reconciling what the valuation already includes.

A practical handover also requires people and systems. Identify technical approvals, supplier knowledge and customer relationships controlled by the departing owner. Continuing management and technical duties need realistic replacement costs; owner remuneration is not automatically removable from expenses.

Professional, research-related and technology businesses can hold value in recurring client work, staff capability and intellectual property. Establish which rights belong to the business, whether agreements can continue and how revenue is earned. A research collaboration or promising prototype is not the same as a commercial contract with proven margins.

Separate founder reputation from transferable processes and relationships. Review client retention, staff responsibilities, licences and delivery obligations. For hospitality or visitor-facing operators, apply the same evidence discipline to monthly sales, bookings, lease conditions and staffing across complete trading cycles. Coastal appeal cannot explain away a weak lease or unsupported earnings adjustment.

Gather recent financial statements, current management accounts, ownership details, major contracts, leases and equipment records. Explain one-off projects, related-party charges and material changes in operations. If accounts are incomplete, tell us early: reconciliations and alternative supporting records may be needed before a conclusion is possible.

For sale negotiations, see our selling-a-business valuations. A partnership buyout valuation identifies the interest being transferred and relevant agreements. Our family law valuation service provides advisory business-value evidence; it does not include expert-witness or court-appointed work. Tax and legal advice remain with your professional advisers.

Our Fixed Professional Fees are agreed before work begins. Calculated Value is $2,450 + GST for eligible personal planning only; Limited Scope Conclusion of Value is $4,950 + GST and is most common. Shareholder changes, tax and family law require at least Limited Scope. Full Conclusion is quoted on instructions. Fees are payable on signing. Calculated and Limited Scope generally take 5–7 business days after complete information and signed engagement; Full Conclusion timing is agreed individually.

We serve Wollongong remotely through document review and scheduled discussions, without a local office. A valuation does not guarantee a sale price or acceptance by an authority. Start with your purpose, intended users and deadline.