Sell your business through an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT)

What we do

We help business owners (like you) sell your shares to an Employee Ownership Trust. We deal with every part of your EOT transition:

Full project management of the EOT sale
Valuation and payment plan
Liaising with HMRC and Companies House
Creating formal sale documents
Setting up the Trust

Our pricing is fully transparent and our service is provided by people who’ve been in your shoes.

What is an EOT?

An Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) is a way to exit your business.

You sell your shares to the trust, which pays you over time from profits, with staff benefitting from any excess. The company stays independent; you get a fair market value sale.

Plus there's zero Capital Gains Tax (CGT), subject to meeting criteria. Stamp duty is payable at 0.5% of the sale price.

How does an EOT work?

Is an EOT right for your business?

Try our free EOT Explorer. It only takes a few minutes to complete; no contact details required. You’ll get a personalised insight into:

Indicative business valuation
How and when you’ll get paid
Whether you qualify for EOT tax perks
Whether you’re mentally ready to sell

Find out if my business is suitable

Who are Go EO?

Chris Maslin, a Chartered Tax Adviser, sold his accountancy business to an EOT in 2021. Drawing on that experience, Chris founded Go EO to streamline the EOT sale process, offering all necessary services in one place.

Go EO are EOT specialist advisers, authorised and regulated by the Chartered Institute of Tax, and an ‘Employee Ownership Association advisor member’.

Meet our expert team

Book my free video call
We always respond within 24 hours.

Who we help

Our process is suitable for most SMEs looking to sell to an Employee Ownership Trust.

We aim to bring EOT benefits to companies with 5 to 50 employees, valued up to £5m, who want an efficient EOT transition service and who are happy to adopt our best practices.

We specialise in service-based agencies, turning over anywhere from £250k to £5m.

Our happy clients

Go EO have completed dozens of EOT sales, including:

(Lots of) marketing agencies – like Coda Communications, The Film Farmers, and A Thousand Monkeys
Funeral directors – like Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services
Care providers – like Everycare (Central Hants)
Finance providers – like Plus Finance
Retailers – like Klimek Jewellers

Go EO are 5-star rated EOT advisers for small UK companies

His advice and support has been simply indispensable.

David Perkins
If you are considering the EOT route for your business and need assistance, I recommend Go EO without hesitation or qualification.

Chris Lawrenson
Chris was very efficient, professional, patient and took the time to carefully explain any queries that I raised and went to great lengths to ensure all points were understood.

Alister Walters
Experts in the EOT field. Highly recommended.

Bill Whitfield
Chris and the team are absolutely fantastic. They made the process of making my company an EOT incredibly easy.

Tom Farmery
I would recommend Go EO as a cost effective way to sell your company into Employee Ownership.

Mike Frizzell
What could have been a long, costly process was in fact a very simple and stress free experience.

Nicki Matthews
The process has been quick and frustration-free, and Go EO's fees are highly competitive.

Kingfisher Funerals
Chris and Laura transformed the whole EOT transition process from the complex, prohibitively costly experience that some solicitors described, to the smooth, straightforward process that the government website says it should be.

John Michell
Great work from Chris and Laura. Very professional and helped us achieve our goal of transitioning to an EOT.

George Burr
Chris is incredibly knowledgeable, conscientious and helpful when it comes to advising on employee ownership projects.

Oliver Twentyman
Extremely pleased with the process and outcome. Chris was hugely supportive and instrumental in getting us over the line.

Alan Sanders

Sell your business to an EOT, tax-free