Can you examine shareholder loans and director accounts?

Yes. We can trace funding and relevant entries through the available company and bank records, then explain balances and unresolved differences.

Can you distinguish a loan from a capital contribution?

We examine the accounts alongside the underlying documents and commercial arrangements. Classification depends on the evidence; a ledger label alone does not settle the issue.

Can this work help before court proceedings?

Yes. A focused financial review can clarify disputed figures for advice or settlement. If expert evidence is later required, we agree an instruction that meets the applicable rules.

Can you value a disputed shareholding?

Yes. The valuation method and relevant rights depend on the company, the holding and the purpose of the instruction. We establish those points before agreeing the scope.

What if the company records are contested?

We can reconcile available ledgers, bank records and supporting documents, and identify where the evidence remains incomplete or disputed.

How do the free consultation and fixed fees work?

The first one-hour consultation is free. We use it to understand the matter and available records. If the work is suitable, we agree a fixed fee before paid analysis begins. Fees start from £1,250; the quoted amount depends on the agreed scope.

Shareholder disputes

Shareholder disputes
with a clearer financial picture.

We examine company records, shareholder funding and valuation evidence to help clarify the financial issues in a shareholder dispute.

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Credentials

Why solicitors instruct Key Ledgers.

Independent forensic accounting and financial analysis. Where instructed to give expert evidence in civil proceedings, our primary duty is to the court.

150+Expert Witness Instructions

20+Years in Practice

FCCAFellow of ACCA

CPR 35Expert Evidence

How We Work

How does Key Ledgers approach shareholder disputes?

Define the points in dispute

We establish whether the issue concerns value, funding, company accounts or specific transactions.

Review the records

We reconcile financial information and examine earnings, loans and related-party entries as relevant.

Explain the position

We present the findings and the assumptions behind any valuation or financial calculation.

Why Key Ledgers

What makes the
critical difference.

When shareholders fall out, the financial disagreement may involve the value of the company, a holding, director remuneration, loans or transfers between connected parties.

Reconstruct Funding

We trace shareholder contributions, director accounts and connected-company balances through the available records.

Look Beyond Ledger Labels

Whether an entry is a loan or capital contribution depends on documents and commercial substance as well as bookkeeping.

Separate the Questions

Company value and disputed account balances are assessed as distinct issues before settlement figures are discussed.

FCCA and Registered Auditor

Bharat Varsani is a Fellow of ACCA and a registered auditor. His forensic profile sets out his professional background.

Read Bharat's forensic profile

Expert Witness Experience

He has received more than 150 expert witness instructions involving business interruption and loss quantification, and has given evidence in High Court proceedings.

Agreed Scope and Fee

We use the free first hour to understand the issue, then quote a fixed fee before paid work begins.

Who We Work With

Who instructs us for shareholder disputes?

Shareholder Solicitors

A client needs independent financial analysis of a company dispute.

Company Owners

A separation or buyout involves a disputed financial position.

Counsel

The valuation or accounting evidence needs to be tested.

Mediators

Parties need clear financial issues for settlement discussions.

What You Receive

Clear findings for the agreed instruction.

Depending on scope, we provide a valuation, reconstructed account schedules or independent financial analysis that identifies the assumptions and points of disagreement.

Shareholding valuation
A reasoned assessment where valuation is within scope.
Funding and account schedules
An analysis of shareholder loans, director accounts or connected transactions.
Written findings
A clear explanation of the evidence and remaining disagreements.

Illustrative scenario

Example, not a client case

A typical financial question

Founders agree to separate but disagree about the company’s value and the treatment of money each contributed. Independent review can separate valuation questions from disputed account balances.

Scope and findings depend on the available evidence

Which figures should inform the settlement?

Common Questions

Frequently asked questions about shareholder disputes.

Yes. We can trace funding and relevant entries through the available company and bank records, then explain balances and unresolved differences.
We examine the accounts alongside the underlying documents and commercial arrangements. Classification depends on the evidence; a ledger label alone does not settle the issue.
Yes. A focused financial review can clarify disputed figures for advice or settlement. If expert evidence is later required, we agree an instruction that meets the applicable rules.
Yes. The valuation method and relevant rights depend on the company, the holding and the purpose of the instruction. We establish those points before agreeing the scope.
We can reconcile available ledgers, bank records and supporting documents, and identify where the evidence remains incomplete or disputed.
The first one-hour consultation is free. We use it to understand the matter and available records. If the work is suitable, we agree a fixed fee before paid analysis begins. Fees start from £1,250; the quoted amount depends on the agreed scope.