--- title: "Business Valuations on the Northern Beaches of Sydney" url: https://businessvaluationssydney.com.au/areas/northern-beaches/ description: "Business valuations for Manly, Brookvale, Dee Why, Frenchs Forest and Mona Vale. Hospitality, industrial and childcare businesses. Fixed fee in writing." updated: 2026-11-15 --- # Business valuations on the Northern Beaches, from Manly cafes to Brookvale factories. ## Your fixed fee - Your fee is put in writing first and does not move with the value. - A second valuer checks each report before signing. - The working file stays on record for ten years. - The report carries the name of the valuer who [signs it](https://businessvaluationssydney.com.au/about/). Beachside hospitality at one end, industrial units in Brookvale at the other, and childcare centres in between. A valuer works out what a buyer would pay for yours. Fee guide Under $2 million of turnover: $1,495 + GST, signed report in 2 business days. $2 million to $3 million of turnover: $2,495 + GST, signed report in 3 business days. $3 million to $10 million of turnover: $3,495 + GST, signed report in 3 business days. Above $10 million we quote the fee in writing and agree the delivery date with you first. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received. Get my fixed fee[See every fee](https://businessvaluationssydney.com.au/fees/) - $1,495 + GST The fixed fee where turnover is below $2 million, put in writing before we begin - 2 business days From payment and complete information to a signed small-business report - 32 York St Our Sydney office, in the CBD. Most of the work is done from your documents and a call - 10 years How long the working file behind each report is kept Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received. A Northern Beaches business is valued the same way as any other, but the questions differ by suburb. In Manly, Dee Why and Mona Vale the issue is often seasonal trade and a shop or restaurant lease. In Brookvale it is plant, stock and customers. For a childcare centre it is enrolments, staffing and the regulator's consent to any transfer. Each report from Business Valuations Sydney is signed, and its working file is kept for ten years. A note on property: our reports value businesses, shares and units. Land and buildings are valued by a property valuer in New South Wales. Where a job needs both, the two valuations can be prepared to the same date. ## What tends to matter in Northern Beaches. ### In Brookvale, a valuer separates the assets from the goodwill. Northern Beaches Council describes Brookvale as a key strategic centre and the largest employment hub on the Northern Beaches, with a large concentration of industrial land. A manufacturer, wholesaler or workshop there carries plant, vehicles and stock, so a valuer works out what those assets are worth to the business and what profit is earned on top of them. Likely buyers include competitors, suppliers and the managers already running the floor. ### In Manly, Dee Why and Mona Vale, trade follows the weather. These are beachside suburbs, and a cafe, restaurant or shop near the sand takes more in a warm month than in a wet one. A valuer evens that out by reading several full years, then turns to the lease: its term, options and rent reviews. Buyers are often people who want to live nearby and work in the business, so the owner's wage is a key adjustment. ### In Frenchs Forest, a plan is not yet trade. Frenchs Forest is planned as a strategic centre based around the Northern Beaches Hospital, with a new town centre. The NSW Government describes that as something still to come. A business there is valued on what it earns now. If growth is expected, a valuer wants to see it in signed leases, contracts or forward orders before it goes into a forecast. The signed report is $1,495 + GST where turnover is below $2 million, ready in 2 business days, and $2,495 + GST from $2 million to $3 million, ready in 3 business days. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received. Get my fixed fee[See every fee](https://businessvaluationssydney.com.au/fees/) In New South Wales ## A childcare service approval cannot move without the regulator's consent. Long day care centres, preschools and outside school hours care in NSW operate under the Children (Education and Care Services) National Law (NSW). An operator needs a provider approval first, then a service approval for each service. The regulator is the NSW Early Learning Commission, an independent body established on 1 December 2025. A service approval can be transferred from one approved provider to another, but both must notify the regulator at least 60 days before the intended transfer date, and the transfer cannot go ahead without its consent. That is why a valuer asks who holds each approval before valuing a centre. ## Businesses we are asked to value here. - Cafes, restaurants and beachside venues - Manufacturers, wholesalers and workshops - Childcare centres and early learning services - Specialty and online retailers - Professional practices with local clients - Importers and distributors [How industry changes a valuation](https://businessvaluationssydney.com.au/industries/) ## Northern Beaches: questions owners ask. ### I am selling a shop in Dee Why. Does the lease go to the buyer? Only with the landlord's consent, where it is a retail lease. The NSW Small Business Commissioner says the tenant must ask the landlord in writing for consent to assign the lease, and that the landlord must respond within 28 days of receiving all the information. A valuer reads the lease before valuing the shop. ### Is my Brookvale factory building included in the valuation? No. The business is what we value. The land and the building need a property valuer in New South Wales, and both valuations can be done to the same date. If the business rents the building from you or a related entity, a valuer compares the rent in the accounts with a market rent. ### Does the value change if a manager runs the business and I step back? It can. A buyer pays more for profit that does not depend on one person. If a manager, written systems and customers who deal with the staff are already in place, a valuer can reflect that as lower risk. If you still do most of it yourself, the report allows for the cost of replacing you. ### How is a childcare centre on the Northern Beaches valued? Mainly on the profit it can maintain. A valuer looks at enrolments against the number of children the service can take, fee levels, staff costs and the lease, and allows a market wage for any owner who works there unpaid. The centre is valued as it trades today. 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It is not legal, tax or duty advice: your lawyer or accountant advises on how a rule applies to you. - [Brookvale Precinct](https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/planning-and-development/planning-future/urban-renewal-and-land-release/brookvale-precinct), Northern Beaches Council - [Frenchs Forest](https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/plans-in-nsw/priority-growth-areas-and-precincts/frenchs-forest), NSW Government (planning.nsw.gov.au) - [Service approval](https://education.nsw.gov.au/early-childhood-education/operating-an-early-childhood-education-service/setting-up-a-new-service), NSW Early Learning Commission - [Our role](https://education.nsw.gov.au/early-childhood-education/about-us/our-role), NSW Early Learning Commission - [NSW Early Learning Commission](https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/nsw-early-learning-commission), NSW Government - [Service Transfers Policy, version 1.1, 21 July 2026](https://education.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/main-education/early-childhood-education/operating-an-early-childhood-education-service/media/documents/policies/service-transfers-policy.pdf), NSW Early Learning Commission - [Transferring your lease](https://www.smallbusiness.nsw.gov.au/help/common-questions/transferring-your-lease), NSW Small Business Commissioner Ask a valuer ## Tell us about the business. A few lines is enough. A valuer replies within one business day with the package that fits, your fixed fee in writing and a delivery date. Small Business Valuation $1,495 + GST The package for turnover below $2 million: a signed report in 2 business days. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received. Larger than that? The fee steps up with turnover. [See every fee](https://businessvaluationssydney.com.au/fees/) Page last reviewed on 15 November 2026. Business Valuations Sydney, 32 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000. Signed reports from $1,495 + GST. One fixed fee, in writing, before work starts. Get my fixed fee --- Business Valuations Sydney · 32 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000 · https://businessvaluationssydney.com.au/start/