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Bringing our vision to life

Our vision

We’re aiming for 30,000 feet, not 30 feet, because the opportunity in front of us is genuinely huge, across every sector, market, niche and geography. Partnering with Valloop reaches beyond the deal itself, into the lives of employees, their families and the communities they’re part of, and gives every business real scope to grow further than they ever planned on their own.

  • An ambition for the whole globe.
  • Widening ownership to people who wouldn’t normally get the chance.
  • Hybrid routes to ownership: senior employee leaders and employee ownership trusts.
  • Creates the opportunity for the people who helped create the value to share in its future success.

A world where more people can create and realise wealth through business ownership.

  • A better alternative for business owners to realise their wealth.
  • Builds wealth for everyone involved and their families, and keeps SMEs rooted in their local communities.
  • An alternative route into ownership for senior employee leaders.
  • A partnership with Valloop supports business growth beyond the transition.

What it means for our customers

  • For the Owner

    No drawn-out, uncertain sale process. No handing the business to a stranger who doesn’t understand what you built.

  • For the Senior Leaders

    Not just a job anymore, but a stake in the outcomes they’re already responsible for creating every day.

  • For the Employees

    Employee Ownership Trusts are a genuine benefit for the whole team, strengthening the business as an employer and helping it attract and retain the best talent.

Vision

A world where more people can create and realise wealth through business ownership.

Purpose

We believe ownership should not be a privilege enjoyed by a few. The people who already know a business and have worked to build it deserve to participate in it and share in its future success, and we believe the best exits are built on partnership, not just a transaction.

Mission

We help owners sell their business to the employees who work in it. Our AI-enabled platform, tools, capital and expertise make each stage possible, and our ‘Life in Ownership’ partnership helps the business grow under its new owners.

Our Values

  1. Keep it simple

    Remove unnecessary complexity.

    • We look for smarter, more EFFICIENT ways of doing things.
    • We PAUSE to think before we speak or act.
    • We ask for HELP when someone else knows more than we do.
    • We get to the POINT and keep things concise.
    • We choose PROGRESS over perfection, and stay agile as things change.

  2. Build with people

    Design alongside those who will use what we create.

    • We SHOW our thinking early, not just the finished idea.
    • We LISTEN more than we present.
    • We test ideas with REAL owners and employees, not just each other.
    • We ASK before we assume.
    • We stay OPEN to feedback that might change our minds.

  3. Put SMEs first

    Optimise for the lasting success of the businesses and people we serve, even when it costs us the easier or more profitable option.

    • We choose what’s RIGHT for the business, even when it isn’t easiest for us.
    • We treat every SME as UNIQUE, never as a template to be filled in.
    • We stay CLOSE enough to understand what really matters to them.
    • We measure success by THEIR outcomes, not just ours.
    • We protect their LEGACY as carefully as our own reputation.

  4. Be fair and reasonable

    Act with integrity and balance the interests of all parties.

    • We treat every party’s interests as LEGITIMATE.
    • We explain the REASONING behind our decisions.
    • We say the harder thing KINDLY, rather than avoid it.
    • We hold ourselves to the same STANDARD we expect of others.
    • We look for what’s FAIR to everyone, not just convenient for one side.

  5. Innovate with purpose

    Use technology and AI to scale the work, while people stay accountable for every outcome and own the relationship.

    • We use technology to remove effort, never ACCOUNTABILITY.
    • We keep a named OWNER on every outcome.
    • We TEST new ideas on a small scale before we trust them at scale.
    • We ask what a tool is FOR before we adopt it.
    • We stay CURIOUS about better ways of working, without losing the human touch.

  6. Create shared success

    Measure our success by the long-term success of the businesses and people we serve.

    • We STAY in the relationship long after the deal is done.
    • We check in on how things are GOING, not just how they closed.
    • We treat their long-term success as OURS.
    • We CELEBRATE milestones that happen well after we’ve moved on.
    • We measure ourselves by outcomes that take YEARS to show up.

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Valloop

Valloop Holdings Limited. Registered No: 13152795

167-169 Great Portland Street, Fifth Floor, London, W1W 5PF

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Disclaimer: Valloop provides a technology-enabled platform offering information, guided tools and structured support for businesses exploring an employee ownership transition. Platform content, assessments, models and outputs are indicative, are based on information and assumptions provided by users, and do not constitute legal, tax, valuation, investment, financial or other professional advice. Valloop does not determine whether employee ownership, a particular transaction structure or an investment is suitable for any business or individual. Transactions, funding arrangements and employee participation models vary between businesses and remain subject to applicable eligibility criteria, due diligence, professional review, legal documentation, approvals and contractual terms. Use of the platform does not guarantee that a transaction, funding arrangement or employee ownership transition will proceed or complete. Certain transaction coordination, completion services, guarantee arrangements and third-party professional services are subject to separate engagement terms, eligibility requirements and additional fees. Users remain responsible for obtaining independent legal, tax, financial and other professional advice appropriate to their circumstances before making or implementing material decisions.

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