Go EO Ltd

Go EO Ltd manages the sale of small UK companies to Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs). Under this route a founder sells shares to a trust that pays them back over time from profits, while staff share in later profits and the company stays independent. Go EO works directly with founders and alongside brokers, IFAs and accountants.

What Go EO Ltd offers

• Valuation and payment structure — setting the sale value and the plan for paying the founder.
• Tax clearance — handling tax clearance and liaison with HMRC.
• Sale and legal documents — preparing all the paperwork for the transaction.
• Trust set-up — creating the trust and registering the trustees.
• Transition support — guidance for founders, with a solicitor and coach in the team.

Who it works with

The firm focuses on small, simple UK companies. Past clients include marketing agencies, funeral directors, care providers, finance firms and jewellery retailers.

Key facts

• Founder: Chris Maslin, Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser, who moved his own firm to employee ownership in 2021
• Regulation: authorised and regulated by the Chartered Institute of Taxation
• Membership: adviser member of the Employee Ownership Association
• Track record: more than 40 EOT sales, creating over 500 employee owners