Forensic Accounting Services

Business Valuations

We have considerable experience and expertise in valuing businesses for both contentious and non-contentious purposes.

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Business Valuations

We have considerable experience and expertise in valuing businesses for both contentious and non-contentious purposes.

    We can provide business valuations for many purposes including the following:

  • The purchase or sale of a business.
  • The incorporation of a sole trader or a partnership.
  • Probate and tax purposes such as Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains tax.
  • Matrimonial purposes.
  • Valuing the shares therein for a variety of purposes including gifts of shares, matrimonial purposes, selling and purchasing shares, purchase of own shares, employee share schemes, and shareholder disputes.
  • Disputes between the owners of a business.
  • Raising finance.
  • Calculating loss in value as a result of claims being made including consequential loss claims, termination of agency and a wide variety of other claims.
  • Valuing goodwill.
  • Calculating the assets available in criminal proceedings.

Commercial Litigations

We can assist in respect of the financial aspects all types of commercial disputes including partnership and shareholder/director disputes as well as disputes with customers and suppliers.

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Commercial Litigations

Not only can we prepare expert accountancy reports in respect of such matters we can assist in agreeing settlement by attending meetings such as mediation meetings, meetings of experts etc. In respect of any claims for damages we can assist in quantifying the amounts thereof or comment upon amounts claimed. We can also assist with all aspects of business and share valuations, assessing the viability of a business and identifying opportunities for restructuring.


We have considerable experience and expertise in Commercial cases acting for Claimants and Defendants as a Single Joint Expert, Party Appointed Expert, Expert Advisor or Shadow Expert


Areas of Expertise
  • Business Disputes including shareholder/director and partner disputes
  • Business Interruption & Insurance Claims
  • Share & Business Valuations
  • Mis-selling claims against the banks
  • Professional Negligence
  • Loss of Agency claims
  • Breach of Contract disputes
  • Warranty claims
  • Claims under the Companies Act

Crime and Fraud

Experts in the fields of crime, proceeds of crime and confiscation, we are frequently instructed by solicitors in Crown Court proceedings throughout England and Wales.

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Crime and Fraud

We bring specialist knowledge, accountancy skills and years of experience to assist and advise the legal team, so that no stone is left unturned. We are also instructed by the police and CPS to provide specialist support to investigators.



Areas of Expertise
  • Pre-Conviction Investigations
  • Proceeds of Crime and Confiscation
  • Fraud Investigations including benefit, mortgage, director and employee fraud
  • Directors’ disqualification
  • HMRC Investigations including VAT fraud
  • Money Laundering
  • Conspiracy to supply drugs
  • Restraint Orders
  • Allegations under the Theft Act, Fraud Act, Social Security Administration Act, Companies Acts and Insolvency Acts

Matrimonial Disputes

We have considerable experience and expertise in Matrimonial Disputes acting for Applicants and Respondents as a Single Joint Expert, Party Appointed Expert, Expert Advisor or Shadow Expert.

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Matrimonial Disputes

Bartfields are able to assist in valuing businesses and the parties interests therein. We can advise on the liquidity issues of such businesses and the ability to extract funds or realise such interests and the tax implications thereof or the ability to generate a future income stream therefrom. Furthermore we can advise as to the tax implications on disposals or transfer of other assets held by the parties such as properties.


Finally we can also review and comment upon Form E and examine documentation and information provided to see if there is any indication of hidden assets or whether action has been taken to deliberately devalue assets or dispose of them at an undervalue.



Areas of Expertise
  • Share & Business Valuations
  • Help with Form E investigations
  • Tax implications of divorce and separation
  • Collaborative Cases
  • Evaluation of financial standing
  • Assessment of real earnings
  • Release of Capital
  • Duxbury calculations
  • Pension splitting

Personal Injury

We have considerable experience and expertise in Personal Injury cases acting for Claimants as a Party Appointed Expert.

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Personal Injury

We can assist in quantifying past and future loss of earnings / income from employment or self-employment. We can also assist in quantifying loss of pension and any other losses incurred or likely to arise moving forward.



Areas of Expertise
  • Loss of Earnings
  • Loss of Profit
  • Loss of Pension
  • Loss of Dependency
  • Fatal accident claims
  • Clinical Negligence

Tax Investigations

We can assist in dealing with HMRC in respect of all types of tax investigations. By acting for you, HMRC will in the main deal with ourselves and relieve you of the stress of you having to deal with them directly.

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Tax Investigations

We would be able to advise you as to the procedural aspects of tax investigations and provide a check that HMRC are acting in accordance therewith. If required by HMRC we can prepare a detailed disclosure report for you.



Areas of Expertise
  • Income Tax and National Insurance
  • VAT
  • Corporation Tax
  • Capital Gains Tax
  • Appeals against interest and penalty assessments
  • Criminal proceedings