Exit preparation for UK founders

One day, every business runs without its founder

Most founders spend a decade building a company and six weeks preparing to sell it. See where you stand today, then follow a clear plan to the exit you want.

Free for UK founders · No card needed · Private by design

app.thefoundersexit.com · Exit Readiness Report
The Exit Readiness Report in the TFE app: an overall score of 3.3 out of 5 at the Building Foundation stage, with scores for strategy, financials, operations, people and risk
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Everything a buyer will look at, ready before they ask

Built from your own numbers and answers, and kept current as the business changes.

Know where you stand

A readiness score, value range and market view built from your own business, in minutes.

Prepare continuously

An AI guide, a plan and the documents a buyer will ask for, kept current.

People when you need them

Vetted partners for brand, fractional leadership and the deal itself.

Private by design

Nobody is told you're thinking about it.

Your Progress panel in the TFE app, listing each module with the date it was last updated
The AI Exit Advisor in the TFE app, with suggested questions about financials, exit routes, priority actions and market position

Ask anything. It already knows your numbers.

Your AI Exit Advisor is grounded in your readiness scores, market intelligence and financials, so every answer is about your business, not businesses in general.

✓ “Why is my financials score low?”
✓ “Which exit route fits me best?”
✓ “What should I fix before I talk to a buyer?”

Helps you prepare. Not a substitute for expert advice.

Know what it's worth today, and what it could be

An indicative value range from your own revenue, EBITDA, growth and sector. Set the exit you want, and TFE turns the gap into a plan, quarter by quarter.

Where you are
Estimated value range
Where you're going
Target value and date
How you get there
A strategy to close the gap

Illustrative only. Not a valuation and not financial advice.

Exit Goals in the TFE app: a current estimated valuation with a range, built from revenue, EBITDA, growth and sectorYour Exit Journey in the TFE app: current valuation, gap to close, target value and progress to target
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Start from where you want to end up

See it first

Watch a three-minute walkthrough, or see a sample report

The same screens you'll use, with a sample UK business, before you put in a single number.

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Software every day. Specialists when it matters.

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People Intelligence Module
The Affable Partnership

Understands the people risks, dependencies and strengths that could influence your exit, from founder dependency to succession readiness, so buyer confidence sits with the organisation, not just you.

Visit The Affable Partnership →
Brand Intelligence Module
The Brand Exit®

Measures and evidences brand equity as a tangible asset ahead of sale. Businesses that quantify brand equity pre-sale have seen 20–40% higher valuations and £500k–£5m in sale value upside.

Visit The Brand Exit® →
Fractional Leadership Module
The Fractional Agency

Places vetted fractional C-suite operators inside founder-led and lower mid-market businesses for the life of a transaction, so the leadership gaps a buyer would find are covered by people who have run deals before.

Visit The Fractional Agency →
• Community

TFE® × Game Changers

Inner game. Outer game. End game.

A private London community for founders. TFE® adds the end game.

Inner game

Who you need to become

Mindset, identity and resilience. Game Changers.

Outer game

Who you need around you

Team, partnerships and deal flow. Game Changers.

End game

What it is worth, on your terms

Value, readiness and your exit options. TFE®.

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Start years earlier, for a fraction of the cost

The Founders Exit®
Advisory programme
Wait for a buyer
When it starts
Today, when you sign up
After a discovery call and a proposal
When someone else decides
Cost to start
Free; Preparation from £245 a month
A 12-month engagement
Nothing now; value lost later
Privacy
Nobody is told
Workshops with your team
Diligence under a deadline
Always current
Yes, updated as you go
At each session
No
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What founders and advisers say

Built with UK founders, advisers and investors

Anonymised at their request.

“A very clear interface, and very logical in how it approaches the problem. It skips a lot of the diligence work you'd otherwise be doing from scratch.”

Serial entrepreneur and investor

“This is smooth, smart, and not too much. I'm already in love with the system.”

Founder

“A way to help founders arrive better prepared, without taking anything away from the advisor's role in execution.”

Corporate finance advisor
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Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.

Full pricing →
Education
Free

Your Exit Readiness score, valuation range and the Founders Hub.

Start free
Preparation
£245/month, billed annually

The full platform and AI Exit Advisor. 14-day free trial, no card needed.

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Founding 50
£1,950/year

Preparation for the first 50 founders who choose it, locked in for life. Your Founding 50 code arrives with your welcome email.

Start free
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Questions founders ask

Leigh Wells, founder of The Founders Exit
Leigh Wells, founder

Still unsure? Book 20 minutes and I'll show you the platform on your own numbers.

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Who is The Founders Exit for?

Founders of UK businesses worth roughly £1m and up who want to sell, step back or grow the value, now or in a few years.

Will anyone know I'm doing this?

No. Nobody is contacted on your behalf and your data is never shared or sold. You decide if and when to involve anyone.

How accurate is the valuation?

It's a range based on UK market multiples and your own numbers, and it tightens as you add detail. It is a guide, not a formal valuation.

Do I need to replace my advisers?

No. TFE gets you to your advisers better prepared, and introduces specialists through our partners when you need them.

What happens after the free trial?

You choose. Stay on Education for free, or move to Preparation. No card is taken during the trial.

Private by design
Nobody is told. Not your team, not buyers, not advisers.
Your data is never sold or shared.
Encrypted, UK-hosted, and yours to delete.

Start with where you stand. Finish with the exit you want.

Your Exit Readiness score and valuation range in about 15 minutes. Free to start, private, no card.