Our Story.
DRP Advisors was founded to solve a common problem – Business owners often learn too late that their companies aren’t ready for sale. Whether the structure wasn’t aligned with market expectations, the value wasn’t maximised, or the foundations weren’t strong enough, owners faced delays, reduced valuations, or missed opportunities.
We believed there was a better way. DRP Advisors was created to help owner managers think ahead and plan their exit. Our aim is to prepare owners, and their businesses, to be Deal Ready long before the sale process begins.
Our founders bring decades of experience in business growth, transformation, and exit strategy. They know that the most successful sales aren’t accidental—they’re planned, prepared, and executed with precision.
From the start, we focus as much on understanding our client and their business as on understanding the numbers.
By building a tailored strategy, we help:
Strengthen your business
Support sustainable growth
Enhance buyer appeal
Minimise the risk of a future transaction failing due to insufficient prior planning
Meet our team.
Andrew Springhall.
Director
As a co-founder of DRP Advisors, Andrew brings decades of hands on experience as a serial investor, business builder, and exit specialist across the Midlands. Having grown, developed, and successfully sold multiple businesses, he understands exactly what it takes to maximise value and prepare an organisation for a successful sale.
Andrew’s commercial journey began with Power On Connections, the electrical connections provider serving the commercial property sector. Under his leadership, the business scaled to plus £20m turnover before being successfully achieving a trade sale — an achievement that cemented his reputation as a practical, results-driven leader with a deep understanding of value creation.
Following this, Andrew co-founded the investment vehicle Turning Point which invested in nine separate businesses covering a variety of sectors. Simultaneously Andrew founded Blusource Recruitment, specialising in accountancy, finance, HR, and professional office recruitment. He later exited the business through a management buyout, giving him first-hand insight into the dynamics and intricacies of MBO transactions.
He continued his entrepreneurial journey by co-founding a fire and security company, where he also served as Finance Director, further strengthening his operational, financial, and strategic expertise.
Today, Andrew uses this wealth of real-world experience to advise business owners on growth, exit readiness, and achieving the strongest possible outcome at sale. As a Business Growth & Exit Advisor, he works closely with owners to build stronger, more attractive businesses that buyers actively want to acquire.
Emma Hanson FCA.
Director
Emma is a joint founder of DRP Advisors and an experienced Business Growth, Deal Readiness and Exit Planning specialist. Emma combines deep technical expertise with a strong commercial mindset, helping business owners develop strategic clarity, strengthen leadership, and build organisations that are truly ready for sale.
Her career includes senior roles at top-tier accountancy firms. Most notably, Emma served as a Partner at RSM where she worked as a trusted Client Service Partner, supporting and advising a wide range of owner managed businesses and their owners. During her tenure, she led and expanded the Outsourced services and Accounting and Business Advisory divisions in the East Midlands, developed new service lines, supported sector growth, and acted as mentor and adviser to both colleagues and clients.
Emma is known for her ability to build strong, long-term advisory relationships. She has guided and advised clients through periods of significant change, often with a focus on being deal or exit ready. She has over 25 years’ experience that includes strategic planning and project delivery to finance function transformation, HR systems development, data room handling and leadership coaching and mentoring. Her focus has always been on empowering people, improving performance, and creating the right environment for sustainable success.
At DRP Advisors, Emma brings all of this experience together, working closely with business owners to prepare them and their organisations for sale, unlock value, and put strategy into action.